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determine

/ determine /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fix conclusively or authoritatively
"set the rules"
Kinds of:
identify place date value filiate
Derived:
bent set decision determination conclusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb Sense 2
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property
Type of:
specify define delineate
Kinds of:
pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow
Derived:
determination finding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
shape or influence; give direction to
"experience often determines ability"
"mold public opinion"
Type of:
cause do make
Kinds of:
dispose incline indispose disincline miscreate
Derived:
regulation regulating influence form shape
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 4
after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
"find the product of two numbers"
"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
Kinds of:
gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence
Derived:
discovery breakthrough find finding decision
Verb group:
check find out see ascertain watch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 5
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
"I want to see whether she speaks French"
"See whether it works"
"find out if he speaks Russian"
"Check whether the train leaves on time"
Kinds of:
test
Derived:
check checkout check-out procedure determination finding
Verb group:
see check insure see to it ensure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 6
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
Kinds of:
measure mensurate measure out choose take
Derived:
decision determination conclusion decision making deciding
Entails:
debate deliberate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"
"specify the parameters"
Type of:
choose take select
Kinds of:
quantify name reset define
Derived:
terminus ad quem terminal point limit bounds boundary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
settle conclusively; come to terms
"We finally settled the argument"
Type of:
conclude resolve
Kinds of:
clear solve concert clinch compromise
Derived:
clincher determiner determining factor decision determination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
95
Times Searched
1
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identify place date value filiate specify define delineate pin down peg down nail down narrow down