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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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