DETERMINE
Word of the Week
de·ter·mine ( determinar )
: to officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts : to establish (something) exactly or with authority
: to be the cause of or reason for (something)
: to learn or find out (something) by getting information
FULL DEFINITION OF DETERMINE
transitive verb
1 a : to fix conclusively or authoritatively <determine national policy>
2a : to fix the form, position, or character of beforehand : ordain <two points determine a straight line>
3a : to fix the boundaries of
4: to find out or come to a decision about by investigation, reasoning, or calculation <determine the answer to the problem> <determine a position at sea>
5: to bring about the determination of <determine the fate of a cell>
intransitive verb
1: to come to a decision
2: to come to an end or become void
EXAMPLES OF DETERMINE
- The new policy will be determined by a special committee.
- The demand for a product determines its price.
- He believes that one's personality is determined mostly by genetics.
- An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
- They are unable to accurately determine the ship's position at this time.
- Scholars have determined that the book was written in the late 16th century.
- I am trying to determine what happened and when.
- They are determining if they should stay.
- They determined to leave immediately.
RELATED TO DETERMINE
Antonyms miss, overlook, pass over
Related Words consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh; size up; mediate, moderate, negotiate; prosecute, try; find (for or against); conclude, resolve; redetermine, rejudge
Near Antonyms equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt