determine
- to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
- to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
- Geometry. to fix the position of.
- to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
- to give direction or tendency to; impel.
- Logic. to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics.
- Chiefly Law. to put an end to; terminate.
- to lead or bring (a person) to a decision.
- to decide upon.
- to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
- Chiefly Law. to come to an end.
Origin of determine
Synonyms for determine
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Examples from the Web for determining
Contemporary Examples of determining
Both Time and CNN reinstated Zakaria after determining the slip-up was “an isolated incident.”
He continues to be enthralled not so much by Earhart as by the process of determining what exactly befell her and her aircraft.
He did not gain access to media reports on the case, the judge established, determining that no further action was required.
More important than determining who deserved credit is appreciating the dynamics that occur when people share ideas.
Police are often given great leeway in determining whether or not to use lethal force, and are rarely indicted for doing so.
Ferguson on Knife Edge of More Violence After Grand Jury Evidence Leak Showing StruggleJustin Glawe
October 18, 2014
Historical Examples of determining
That always had been his determining argument: that one must take risks.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
There was certainly some determining cause underlying all this which escaped her.
The Fortune of the RougonsEmile Zola
The beginner will have little difficulty in determining this genus.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Dr. Peterson says that the sunstroke was only the determining cause.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
Who they were, we have no means of determining except from Plato's description of them.
SophistPlato
determine
- to settle or decide (an argument, question, etc) conclusively, as by referring to an authority
- (tr) to ascertain or conclude, esp after observation or consideration
- (tr) to shape or influence; give direction toexperience often determines ability
- (tr) to fix in scope, extent, variety, etcthe river determined the edge of the property
- to make or cause to make a decisionhe determined never to marry
- (tr) logic to define or limit (a notion) by adding or requiring certain features or characteristics
- (tr) geometry to fix or specify the position, form, or configuration oftwo points determine a line
- mainly law to come or bring to an end, as an estate or interest in land
- (tr) to decide (a legal action or dispute)
Word Origin for determine
Word Origin and History for determining
determine
mid-14c., "to come to an end," also "to settle, decide" (late 14c.), from Old French determiner (12c.) or directly from Latin determinare "to enclose, bound, set limits to," from de- "off" (see de-) + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus). Sense of "coming to a firm decision" (to do something) is from mid-15c. Related: Determined; determining; determiner.
Idioms and Phrases with determining
determine
see bound and determined.