determine
Meaning of determine
verb
- cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
it will be her mental attitude that determines her future
- ascertain or establish exactly by research or calculation.
the inquest is entrusted with the task of determining the cause of death
the point of our study was to determine what is true, not what is practicable
- firmly decide.
he determined on a withdrawal of his forces
she determined to tackle Stephen the next day
my wife had determined that I must swap my old bike for a car
- bring or come to an end.
late Middle English: from Old French determiner, from Latin determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.
Information about determine
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of determine is: determines.
- Languages in which determine is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of determine
de-ter-mine
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- determine is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
determine synonyms
Meaning find:
Meaning shape:
shape, mold, influence, regulate
Meaning set:
Meaning specify:
Meaning decide:
Meaning settle:
Meaning check:
check, see, ascertain, watch, learn
Meaning regulate (a mechanical or scientific process):
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case:
Meaning control or decisively affect; determine:
Meaning control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events):
Meaning have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something):
Meaning bring together parts or combine to create (something):
Meaning have an effect on; make a difference to:
Meaning move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side:
Meaning influence the formation or development of:
Meaning make partial or minor changes to (something):
Meaning change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way:
Meaning come into or be in contact with:
Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):
Meaning drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something:
Meaning cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning provide (someone) with a reason for doing something:
Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):
Meaning poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object:
Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:
Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):
Meaning incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood:
Meaning be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something:
Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Meaning try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something:
Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
Meaning consider to be; estimate as:
Meaning serving to resolve or settle something:
Meaning settling an issue; producing a definite result:
Meaning (of evidence or argument) having or likely to have the effect of proving a case; decisive:
Meaning coming at the end of a series:
Meaning reach a decision about; determine:
Meaning (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority:
Meaning enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad:
Meaning of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else:
Meaning decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something:
Meaning expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements:
Meaning sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy:
Meaning specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university:
Meaning a leader or ruler of a people or clan:
Meaning first in order of importance; main:
Meaning of first importance; main:
Meaning more important than anything else; supreme:
Meaning become aware of (a fact or situation):
Meaning show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts:
Meaning determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:
Meaning arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion:
Meaning of or like God or a god:
Meaning understand or work out by instinct:
Meaning identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms:
Meaning distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses:
Meaning make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified:
Meaning establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case):
Meaning attest or confirm in a formal statement:
Meaning decide firmly on a course of action:
Meaning pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives:
Meaning choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting:
Meaning make a choice from a range of possibilities:
Meaning have as one's intention or objective:
Translation of determine
- German: entdecken, ermitteln, ausmachen, beschließen, entscheiden
- Spanish: descubrir, determinar, detectar, resolver, decidir, concluir, encontrar
- French: décider, déterminer
- Portuguese: decidir, determinar
- Italian: decidere, determinare, stabilire
Anagrams of determine
Words that rhyme with determine
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