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de·ter·mine
 determine
- pronunciation:
- dih
tuhr
mihn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
determined, determines, determining |
| definition 1: |
to decide or settle (a question, controversy, or the like) finally and authoritatively.
The jury will determine the outcome of this trial.Have you determined a date for the wedding?- synonyms:
- judge, resolve
- similar words:
- appoint, arbitrate, clinch, conclude, decide, fix, pin down, seal, set, settle, sew up
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| definition 2: |
to conclude or ascertain following investigation and observation.
I finally determined the answer to the question.- synonyms:
- ascertain, conclude, deduce, find out
- similar words:
- calculate, decide, discover, establish, infer, pin down, see, substantiate, verify
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| definition 3: |
to bring about; produce.
Training is what determines the result of a race like this.- synonyms:
- cause, produce
- similar words:
- create, effect, fix, generate, govern, mold, occasion, prescribe
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| definition 4: |
to set limits to.
The budget determined the scope of the project.- synonyms:
- control, limit, restrict
- similar words:
- constrain, govern, regulate, restrain
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| related words: |
assign, circumscribe, deduct, define, demonstrate, dictate, discern, distinguish, feel, find out, learn, locate, pace, purpose, resolve, see, solve, stipulate, will |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a decision; have a fixed resolve or intention.
They determined on an investigation of his debts.- synonyms:
- decide, resolve, will
- similar words:
- arbitrate, dispose, intend, rule
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| related words: |
calculate, dictate, feel, find, intend, purpose, settle |
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