de·ter·mine (d -tûr mn)v. de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. a. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively. b. To end or decide, as by judicial action. 2. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See Synonyms at discover. 3. To cause (someone) to come to a conclusion or resolution. 4. To be the cause of; regulate: Demand determines production. 5. To give direction to: The management committee determines departmental policy. 6. To limit in scope or extent. 7. Mathematics To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of. 8. Logic To explain or limit by adding differences. 9. Law To put an end to; terminate. v.intr. 1. To reach a decision; resolve. See Synonyms at decide. 2. Law To come to an end. [Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin d  termin re, to limit : d-, de- + terminus, boundary.] |
determine
Verb
[-mining, -mined]
1. to settle (an argument or a question) conclusively
2. to find out the facts about (something): the tests determined it was in fact cancer
3. to fix in scope, extent, etc.: to determine the degree of the problem
4. to make a decision [Latin determinare to set boundaries to]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | determine - 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" gauge - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels" translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA rectify - math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve" redetermine - fix, find, or establish again; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant" sequence - determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - 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" refract - determine the refracting power of (a lens) count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" admeasure - determine the quantity of someone's share |
| 2. | determine - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" disincline, indispose - make unwilling miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies" carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight" decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" predetermine - determine beforehand | |
| 3. | determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" date - assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" value - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" filiate - fix the paternity of; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock" format - determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) charge - set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" initialise, initialize - assign an initial value to a computer program price - determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high" | |
| 4. | determine - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" quantify - use as a quantifier choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" name - mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" reset - set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock" define - give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'" | |
| 5. |  determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"measure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended" seal - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" orientate, orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" adjudicate, try, judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" | |
| 6. | determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property" | |
| 7. | determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" concert - settle by agreement; "concert one's differences" clinch - settle conclusively; "clinch a deal" compromise - settle by concession | |
| 8. | determine - 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" insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" ascertain, determine, find out, find - 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" test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance) |
determine
verb 1. affect, control, decide, rule, condition, direct, influence, shape, govern, regulate, ordain
Translations
determine [dɪˈtəːmɪn] vt (facts) → feststellen;
(limits etc) → festlegen;
to determine that → beschließen, dass;
to determine to do sth → sich entschließen, etw zu tun
v determine [diˈtəːmin]
1 to fix or settle; to decide He determined his course of action. bepaal يُقَرِّر определям určit, stanovit fastlægge; beslutte; bestemme bestimmen αποφασίζω, προσδιορίζω determinar, decidir kindlaks määrama معیین کردن؛ مشخص کردن päättää déterminer לִקבּוֹע निश्चय करना odlučiti meghatároz memutuskan fastákveða determinare 決定する 결정하다 nuspręsti nolemt; apņemties memutuskan besluiten tot bestemme, fastlegge, beslutte ustalać determinar a stabili определять; решать určiť določiti odrediti bestämma, fastställa ตัดสินใจ saptamak, belirlemek 決定 визначати; вирішувати متعین کرنا quyết định 决定
2 to find out exactly He tried to determine what had gone wrong. vasstel يُحَدِّد، يُعَيِّن установявам zjistit fastslå; afgøre feststellen καθορίζω determinar, establecer kindlaks tegema دقیقاً مشخص کردن؛ معلوم کردن selvittää établir לִקבּוֹע निर्धारण करना odrediti megállapít menemukan ákvarða, finna út determinare 確定する 알아내다, 밝히다 nustatyti noteikt menemukan vaststellen fastslå, finne ut av ustalać determinar a stabili устанавливать zistiť ugotoviti otkriti fastställa ค้นความจริงอย่างแน่วแน่ saptamak, belirlemek 確定 встановлювати نتیجے پر بہنچنا xác định 确定
n deˌtermiˈnation
1 firmness of character or stubbornness She showed her determination by refusing to give way. vasberadenheid إصْرار، عَزيمَه، عَزْم решителност rozhodnost, odhodlanost beslutsomhed; stædighed die Entschlossenheit αποφασιστικότητα determinación otsusekindlus عزم راسخ؛ ارادۀ محکم päättäväisyys détermination נְחִישׁוּת दृढ़ इरादा odlučnost eltökéltség tekad staðfesta, einbeitni determinazione 決意 단호함, 고집 nusistatymas, ryžtingumas noteiktība; apņēmība penuh keazaman vastberadenheid besluttsomhet, fasthet, fastleggelse zdecydowanie determinação hotărâre, fermitate решимость odhodlanie odločnost odlučnost beslutsamhet ความมุ่งมั่น kararlılık, azim 決心 рішучість عزم صمیم tính cương quyết 决心
2 the act of determining. bepaal تَعْيين، تَحْديد определяне určení beslutning die Entscheidung καθορισμός, προσδιορισμός determinación otsustamine تعیین؛ معیین سازی päättäminen détermination הַחלָטָה, קְבִיעָה निर्धारण odlučivanje meghatározás penetapan ákvörðun; úrskurður determinazione 決定 결정, 결심 (nu)sprendimas, nustatymas apņemšanās keazaman het vaststellen fastlegging/-setting ustalenie determinação hotărâre определение; установление určenie določitev odluka bestämmande, fastställande การตัดสินใจ; การคำนวณ saptama, belirleme 決定 визначення; вирішення طے کرنے کا عمل sự quyết định 决定
adj deˈtermined
1 having one's mind made up She is determined to succeed. vasberade مُصَمِّم твърдо решен rozhodnutý, odhodlaný besluttet på entschlossen αποφασισμένος determinado a, resuelto a, decidido a otsusekindel مصمم؛ قاطع päättänyt décidé (à) נָחוּש निश्चय odlučan eltökélt bertekad ákveðinn determinato 決心している 결심한 nusistatęs apņēmies berazam vastbesloten besluttsom, målbevisst zdecydowany resolvido hotărât полный решимости rozhodlaný odločen odlučan [] besluten ตั้งใจจริง kararlı, azimli 堅決的 сповнений рішучості پکا ارادہ کر لینا quyết định 坚决的
2 stubborn He's very determined. vasbeslote, gedetermineerd عَنيد непоколебим rozhodný, zarytý stædig; bestemt festgelegt πεισματάρης determinado, resuelto, decidido kindlameelne سمج؛ قد päättäväinen résolu נָחוּש दृढ़ tvrdoglav elszánt keras kepala harðákveðinn, þrár determinato 断固とした 완고한, 고집이 센 atkaklus apņēmīgs degil resoluut fast bestemt på stanowczy decidido încăpăţânat непреклонный rozhodný, zarytý odločen odlučan bestämd ดื้อดึง inatçı 頑固的 непохитний; незламний ٹھان لینا quyết tâm 顽固的
3 fixed or settled Our route has already been determined. vasstel مُحَدَّد، مُعَيَّن، مُقَرَّر решен určený bestemt; fastlagt bestimmt καθορισμένος, διευθετημένος determinado, decidido, fijado kindlaks määratud مشخص؛ معیین päätetty déterminé קָבוּע निर्धारित riješen elhatározott ditetapkan ákveðinn deciso 決定された 결정된 nustatytas noteikts selesaikan vastgesteld avgjort, fastlagt ustalony determinado stabilit определённый; установленный určený določen utvrđen fastställd ซึ่งไม่ยอมเปลี่ยน kararlaştırılmış, saptanmış 決定了的 визначений طے شدہ được xác định 决定了的
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