determine

(dĭ-tûr'mĭn)

v., -mined, -min·ing, -mines.

v.tr.

1. 1. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
   2. To end or decide, as by judicial action.
2. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See synonyms at discover.
3. To cause (someone) to come to a conclusion or resolution.
4. To be the cause of; regulate: Demand determines production.
5. To give direction to: The management committee determines departmental policy.
6. To limit in scope or extent.
7. Mathematics. To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of.
8. Logic. To explain or limit by adding differences.
9. Law. To put an end to; terminate.

v.intr.

1. To reach a decision; resolve. See synonyms at decide.
2. Law. To come to an end.

[Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre, to limit : dē-, de- + terminus, boundary.]

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verb

1. To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law: adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, decree, judge, referee, rule, umpire. See decide/hesitate, law.
2. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study: ascertain, discover, find (out), hear, learn. See teach/learn.
3. To make up or cause to make up one's mind: conclude, decide, resolve, settle. See decide/hesitate.
4. To fix the limits of: bound², delimit, delimitate, demarcate, limit, mark (off or out), measure. See limited/unlimited.

v

Definition: choose, decide
Antonyms: doubt, hesitate, waver

v

Definition: conclude, decide
Antonyms: begin, start

v

Definition: discover, find out
Antonyms: miss, overlook

IN BRIEF: To settle or decide on.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. — George Eliot.

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For a list of words related to determine, see:

• Knowledge and Understanding - determine: resolve conclusively
• Reason and Rationale - determine: (vb) define, settle, fix, ascertain, limit

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Common misspelling(s) of determining

• determinining

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fastslå, beslutte, få til at beslutte, afslutte, finde
v. intr. - afsluttes, bringes til ophør

Nederlands (Dutch)
bepalen, vaststellen, een besluit nemen, doen besluiten, beëindigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déterminer, fixer, régler, fixer (un prix), délimiter (une frontière), établir, décider de (l'avenir), (Jur) résoudre (un contrat), décider (de faire), se déterminer à, se résoudre à, décider, amener (qn à faire)
v. intr. - décider, résoudre de faire, se résoudre à qch, décider que

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestimmen, festlegen, feststellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθ)ορίζω, προσδιορίζω, αποφασίζω, αποφαίνομαι, εξακριβώνω, βαρύνω, έχω αποφασιστική σημασία σε

Italiano (Italian)
determinare, stabilire, assicurarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - determinar

Русский (Russian)
определять, устанавливать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - determinar, resolver, fijar, definir, concluir, causar, fijar la tendencia, limitar, terminar, decidir
v. intr. - resolver, definir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avgöra, bestämma, rikta, leda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
决定, 判决, 裁定, 使决定, 使下决心, 确定, 终止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 決定, 判決, 裁定, 使決定, 使下決心, 確定
v. intr. - 決定, 判決, 終止

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 결심하다, 결심 시키다, 단정하다
v. intr. - 결정하다, (효력 등이) 지나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 決心する, 決定する, 確定する, 測定する, 決心させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدد, يتخذ قرارا, يعين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החליט, קבע, חישב, מצא‬
v. intr. - ‮הביא לסוף, גרם לאדם להחליט‬

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