determine
verb (used with object)
to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
is determining
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present progressiveof determine (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For now, the key is determining whether you’re even allowed to make this type of conversion.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
The challenge is determining how to structure such a complex transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The next step is determining whether reproducing this unexpected distribution is itself computationally difficult or whether the observed errors caused the device to lose its 'quanutmness'.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025
One complication for doctors at Nasser Hospital now is determining which of the returned bodies are Hamas fighters killed in combat, which are civilians and which are detainees who died in Israeli custody.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
The tricky part is determining where the other punctuation marks go: inside or outside the closing parenthesis.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
