Determine

English

Verb

Determine (third-person singular simple present Determines, present participle determining, simple past and past participle determined)

1. To set the limits of.
2. To ascertain definitely; to figure out.

Adverbs for Determine

absolutely; happily; objectively; unanimously; shrewdly; passionately; accurately; pre cisely; resolutely; sternly; conclusively; immediately; unceremoniously; inflexibly; zealously; grimly; stubbornly; doggedly; invincibly; unflinchingly; ruthlessly; inexorably; manifestly; indomitably; largely.

Synonyms for Determine

decide, ascertain, settle, resolve, fix, limit, define, find out, conclude, end, bound, specify, restrict, affect, influence.

Antonyms for Determine

doubt, waver, hesitate, vacillate, falter.

Derived terms

• determinant
• determination
• determiner
• determinism
• determinist
• overdetermine
• underdetermine

Thesaurus

reassure, rediscover, redound to, regulate, remove all doubt, resolve, rope off, rule, run down, run to earth, scrap, scratch, seal, see, see fit, see that, see to it, select, set, set at rest, set the limit, settle, settle on, settle the matter, settle upon, shape, show, sight on, signify, sort out, specialize, specify, stake out, state, stipulate, stop, strike, subserve, surround, sway, take a decision, take a resolution, tempt, terminate, think, think fit, think good, think proper, trace, trace down, track down, train, train upon, tumble, turn, turn the scale, turn upon, ultimate, unearth, verify, wear the pants, will, wind up, wish, wrap up, abort, act on, actuate, adjudge, advance, affect, afford proof of, aim, aim at, arbitrate, ascertain, aspire after, aspire to, assign, assure, be after, be informed, become acquainted with, bend, bias, bound, bring, bring home to, broaden the mind, call the shots, carry, catch on, cease, certify, choose, choose to, cinch, circle in, circumscribe, clear up, clinch, close, command, complete, conclude, condition, conduce to, contribute to, control, cram the mind, decide, decide upon, decree, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, demonstrate, denominate, design, designate, desire, destine, detect, determine upon, dictate, direct, directionize, discover, dismiss all doubt, dispose, draw, drive, drive at, enclose, end, engage, enlist, ensure, establish, fate, figure, find, find out, find out about, finish, finish up, fix, fix on, fix upon, follow, follow from, foreordain, forward, gain knowledge, get, get at, get hold of, get to do, go for, govern, guide, halt, harbor a design, have a case, have every intention, hear, hit, hold good, hold on, hold water, hunt down, impel, incline, indicate, induce, infer, influence, insure, intend, interest in, invent, judge, lay off, lead, lead to, learn, learn about, level at, limit, load the mind, locate, lure, make a decision, make certain, make good, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, mark, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, mean, measure, mention, move, nail down, name, order, perorate, persuade, pick out, pick up information, pin down, plan, point, point at, point out, point to, predetermine, predispose, preordain, present, procure, project, prompt, propose, prove, prove to be, prove true, purport, purpose,

Etymology

From Middle English determinen < Old French determiner, French déterminer < Latin determinare (“to bound, limit, prescribe, fix, determine”) < de + terminare (“to limit”) < terminus (“bound, limit, end”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
• (US) IPA: /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

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Translations

to set the limits of

Bulgarian: определям (bg), установявам (bg) Catalan: determinar (ca) Dutch: vaststellen (nl) Estonian: piiritlema (et) Finnish: päättää (fi) French: déterminer (fr)

German: bestimmen, eingrenzen Icelandic: ákveða (is) Macedonian: определува (mk) (opredéluva), одредува (mk) (odréduva) Portuguese: determinar (pt) Spanish: determinar (es)

to ascertain definitely

Bulgarian: определям (bg) Catalan: determinar (ca) Czech: určit (cs) Dutch: bepalen (nl) Estonian: selgitama (et), määrama (et) Finnish: määrittää, ottaa selville, ottaa selvää French: déterminer (fr)

German: festlegen (de) Icelandic: ákveða (is) Macedonian: утврдува (mk) (utv'rduva), востановува (mk) (vostanóvuva), установува (mk) (ustanóvuva) Spanish: determinar (es) Swedish: avgöra (sv), bestämma (sv)

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Galician

Verb

Determine

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of determinar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of determinar

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Portuguese

Verb

Determine

1. determinar.
2. determinar.
3. determinar.
4. determinar.

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Spanish

Verb

Determine (infinitive determinar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of determinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of determinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of determinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of determinar.