determine
Use Determine in a sentence
mɪn verb (used with object)
1.
to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
2.
to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
3.
Geometry. to fix the position of.
4.
to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
5.
to give direction or tendency to; impel.
verb (used without object)
10.
to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
11.
Chiefly Law. to come to an end.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English determinen < Anglo-French, Old French determiner < Latin dētermināre, equivalent to dē- de- + termināre to bound, limit; see terminate
1325–75; Middle English determinen < Anglo-French, Old French determiner < Latin dētermināre, equivalent to dē- de- + termināre to bound, limit; see terminate
Related forms
in·ter·de·ter·mine, verb (used with object), in·ter·de·ter·mined, in·ter·de·ter·min·ing.
qua·si-de·ter·mine, verb, qua·si-de·ter·mined, qua·si-de·ter·min·ing.
re·de·ter·mine, verb, re·de·ter·mined, re·de·ter·min·ing.
un·de·ter·min·ing, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to settle or decide (an argument, question, etc) conclusively, as by referring to an authority |
| 2. | (tr) to ascertain or conclude, esp after observation or consideration |
| 3. | (tr) to shape or influence; give direction to: experience often determines ability |
| 4. | (tr) to fix in scope, extent, variety, etc: the river determined the edge of the property |
| 5. | to make or cause to make a decision: he determined never to marry |
| 6. | (tr) logic to define or limit (a notion) by adding or requiring certain features or characteristics |
| 7. | (tr) geometry to fix or specify the position, form, or configuration of: two points determine a line |
| 8. | chiefly law to come or bring to an end, as an estate or interest in land |
| 9. | (tr) to decide (a legal action or dispute) |
| [C14: from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre to set boundaries to, from | |
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Word Origin & History
determine
late 14c., "to come to an end," also "to settle, decide," from O.Fr. determiner (12c.), from L. determinare "set limits to," from de- "off" + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit." Sense of "coming to a firm decision" (to do something) is from mid-15c. Related: Determiner.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
We determine our own happiness.
These hearings were conducted in order to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed with the process.
It is much more difficult, however, to determine the processes that produced and changed these societies.
Each year, sweeps determine how more than twenty billion dollars in ad money gets spent.
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