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US
/dəˈtɝmən, dɪˈtɝmən/
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[ UK /dɪtˈɜːmɪn/ ]
[ UK /dɪtˈɜːmɪn/ ]
VERB
-
fix conclusively or authoritatively
set the rules -
shape or influence; give direction to
mold public opinion
experience often determines ability -
decide upon or fix definitely
fix the variables
specify the parameters -
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Check whether the train leaves on time
See whether it works
I want to see whether she speaks French
find out if he speaks Russian -
establish 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 -
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
the tree determines the border of the property -
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
We finally decided after lengthy deliberations -
settle conclusively; come to terms
We finally settled the argument
How To Use determine In A Sentence
- Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
- Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old. No Time's Right for 'Traveler's Wife'
- The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes. Christianity Today
- Here in India, especially in relatively small cities like Dehra Doon, it feels like half magic a lot of the time and the only way to live through the muddles is to be determined to find them funny.
- IBM does not publish the actual, in-depth details of how the optimizer determines the best access path, but the optimizer is a cost-based optimizer.
- Second, if a Palestinian state is recognized along the 1967 lines in point of fact, nothing more than the 1949 armistice lines, this undermines UN Security Council Resolution 242 and 338 and the Camp David Accords, which call for a negotiated outcome and do not predetermine final boundaries. David Harris: Support Peace: Oppose Palestinian UN Gambit
- The severity, universality, complexity of peasant burden overweight, is to determined fundamentally that solving peasant burden overweight needs long period of time and arduousness of problem.
- Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.
- The Obama administration should disaffirm the recent DOL guidance and clarify that fiduciaries have the right - indeed, the obligation - to take ESG factors into account when they determine such factors to be material to investment performance and beneficial to retirement plan beneficiaries. Joe Keefe: Sustainable Investing and the Financial Crisis: How Long-Term Investing Can Replace Short-Term Bubbles
- Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
