determine

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

2. 2transitive verb

   To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.

3. 3transitive verb

   To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

4. 4transitive verb

   To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course.

5. 5transitive verb

   To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name.

6. 6transitive verb

   To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause.

7. 7transitive verb

   To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately.

8. 8transitive verb

   To define or limit by adding a differentia.

9. 9transitive verb

   To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To come to an end; to end; to terminate.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on.

12. 12verb

    reach, make, or come to a decision about something

    "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

    Synonyms

    decide
13. 13verb

    fix conclusively or authoritatively

    "set the rules"

    Synonyms

    set
14. 14verb

    fix in scope; fix the boundaries of

    "the tree determines the border of the property"

15. 15verb

    shape or influence; give direction to

    "experience often determines ability"

    "mold public opinion"

    Synonyms

    influencemoldregulateshape
16. 16verb

    settle conclusively; come to terms

    "We finally settled the argument"

    Synonyms

    settle
17. 17verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    ascertainfind
18. 18verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    ascertainchecklearnseewatch
19. 19verb

    decide upon or fix definitely

    "fix the variables"

    "specify the parameters"

    Synonyms

    definefixlimitsetspecify