to determine
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3.3
- verb
- /dɪˈtɜːrmɪn/
:
delimitar
- We need to determine the limits of this property before proceeding with the construction.
- determine the limits
- determine the length
He says we can determine the bounds of pure reason, right?
- He says we can determine the bounds of pure reason, right?
Examples
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Any business may need to determine the area to figure out how much paint to buy.
Academic text (1990) -
So let's go ahead and determine what exactly those points are.
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And this is what we'll use to determine this series.
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First thing, of course, will be to determine just what your base ability is.
Fiction book (1999) -
To determine the rules surrounding access to that land.
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Well, once we determine what every child needs to know, it becomes imperative that every child know it.
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So the first step to drilling a hole pattern, it's to determine your center.
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The preferences of consumers determine the uses to which resources are assigned.
Academic text (1999) -
Our emotional response to animal suffering must be considered in determining whether a practice violates an animal right.
Academic text (1999) -
Your job is to determine if it's true or false.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
To control how much or how often something happens
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1.6
To decide a date or plan
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5.3
To form the edge or limit of an area
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3.8
Set a clear limit on what is acceptable
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7.9
To mark the border between two areas with a line or fence
Set or mark the limits of an area like a project
To make a clear line between two areas or kinds of activity
How Precise
Surface Forms
Etymology
Determine comes from Latin parts de- and terminus, where terminus means 'boundary' or 'end', like the English words term or terminal. So, to determine the edge of a park is like 'setting the boundary' or 'putting a clear limit', which matches the modern meaning.