English verb: determine | |||
1. | determine (communication) establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study | ||
Samples | Find the product of two numbers. The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize. | ||
Synonyms | ascertain, find, find out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | admeasure, count, enumerate, gauge, locate, number, numerate, rectify, redetermine, refract, sequence, situate, translate | ||
Verb group | ascertain, check, determine, discover, find, find out, learn, see, watch | ||
2. | determine (cognition) shape or influence; give direction to | ||
Samples | Experience often determines ability. Mold public opinion. | ||
Synonyms | influence, mold, regulate, shape | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry weight, decide, disincline, dispose, incline, index, indispose, miscreate, pace, predetermine, reshape, time | ||
3. | determine (cognition) fix conclusively or authoritatively | ||
Samples | Set the rules. | ||
Synonyms | set | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assess, charge, date, filiate, format, identify, initialise, initialize, place, price, tax, value | ||
4. | determine (communication) decide upon or fix definitely | ||
Samples | Fix the variables. Specify the parameters. | ||
Synonyms | define, fix, limit, set, specify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | define, name, quantify, reset | ||
5. | determine (cognition) reach, make, or come to a decision about something | ||
Samples | We finally decided after lengthy deliberations. | ||
Examples | They determine to move | ||
Synonyms | decide, make up one's mind | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjudicate, choose, decree, govern, judge, measure, measure out, mensurate, order, orient, orientate, pick out, purpose, regularise, regularize, regulate, resolve, rule, seal, select, take, try, will | ||
Entail | debate, deliberate | ||
6. | determine (cognition) fix in scope; fix the boundaries of | ||
Samples | The tree determines the border of the property. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | ||
7. | determine (communication) settle conclusively; come to terms | ||
Samples | We finally settled the argument. | ||
Synonyms | settle, square off, square up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conclude, resolve | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clear, clinch, compromise, concert, solve | ||
8. | determine (communication) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They determine whether there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | ascertain, check, find out, learn, see, watch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | test | ||
Verb group | ascertain, ascertain, assure, check, control, determine, ensure, find, find out, insure, see, see to it | ||