Determine is commonly followed by by or from depending on meaning. Other prepositions usually belong to separate time or place phrases rather than to the verb itself.
Use determine by for method or criteria and determine from for source or evidence. Phrases with in or at are usually separate location or time details, not fixed combinations with determine.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use by to introduce the criteria, method, or factor that controls something.
Use from when a conclusion comes from evidence, signs, or data.
In often introduces a separate place or context phrase rather than a fixed verb pattern.
At usually introduces the location or event connected with determining something.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use by when talking about what controls or decides something.
✕ Success is determined from hard work. ✓ Success is determined by hard work.In usually adds place or context information.
✓ The case was determined in court.Determine often takes a direct object without a following preposition.
✕ We determined about the cause. ✓ We determined the cause.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Determine by is standard when you mention the factor, method, or rule that decides something.
Use determine from when a conclusion comes from evidence, data, or observation.
Usually for belongs to another part of the sentence, such as determine the plan for next year, rather than forming a fixed pattern with determine.
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