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to determine

to determine

781 2.3
To find out a fact by checking or measuring
  • verb
  • /dɪˈtɜːrmɪn/
translation icon : determinar
  • Without water consumption data, it is impossible to accurately determine the resources available for use.
  • difficult to determine
  • need to determine
  • attempt to determine

So now how do you determine what is actually yours?

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Examples

  • The police will investigate to determine the cause of the accident.

  • So now how do you determine what is actually yours?

  • So now we need to determine what is the center.

  • Were you asked to determine the reason for these?

  • Like how can one determine the current state of affairs?

  • That could not be determined by my studies.

  • Questions eight and nine were meant to determine the level of fashion interest of the respondents.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Standard procedure is to try a course of action, monitor results, and determine if a change of medication is needed.

  • Educators must collect and analyze data to determine the specific areas to be addressed.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We must send a small team to Fort Pulaski to determine exactly what happened to Operation Big Shanty.

Synonyms

to find
vsto determine
1.0

To discover something while looking or by accident

puts more emphasis on proving or establishing facts by careful study
to set
vsto determine
1.9

To decide a rule, value or deadline

is about discovering or proving facts through investigation or careful study
to find out
vsto determine
2.1

To learn something you did not know, often by searching or asking

emphasizes systematic investigation calculation or study rather than chance
to figure out
vsto determine
  • Informal
2.2

To think about something and find an answer or understand it

often uses formal investigation or calculation instead of private thought
to discover
vsto determine
1.0

To find out about something for the first time, often by chance

uses planned investigation or calculation rather than surprise or accident
to define
vsto determine
878 1.0

To say exactly what something is or what it means

is about finding out or proving facts rather than explaining boundaries
to decide
vsto determine
417 1.1

To make something end in a certain way

focuses on discovering facts through investigation or calculation not choosing
to fix
vsto determine
331 1.6

To decide a date or plan

involves discovering or establishing facts rather than officially setting things
to establish
vsto determine
  • Formal
319 4.1

To show something is true using evidence

focuses on discovering or finding out facts rather than proving them
to calculate
vsto determine
210 2.8

To work out an amount using maths or a calculator

also covers nonmathematical investigation calculation or general study methods
to ascertain
vsto determine
59 5.7

To find out for sure by checking the facts

is broader and can mean proving or establishing by study or calculation
to deduce
vsto determine
45 4.6

Figure out something from facts or evidence

relies more on investigation testing or calculation than pure reasoning
to find a solution
vsto determine
41 2.7

To think of a way to solve a problem

is broader applying to finding facts or deciding values beyond problems
determined
vsto determine
16 2.4

Found after careful study or testing

refers to the act of finding out or establishing rather than the finished state
ascertained
vsto determine
  • Formal
6.2

Known to be true after careful checking

focuses on the process of finding out or establishing through study
discovered
vsto determine
2.6

Found by study or careful observation

focuses on the action of finding out or establishing by study

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

How Certain

to prove
3.1
to establish
  • Formal
319 4.1
to determine
781 2.3
to find out
2.1
to investigate
2.8

Surface Forms

determine infinitive
determined past
determined past participle
determining present participle
determines third person singular

Etymology

Determine comes from the Latin terminus, meaning 'boundary' or 'end', and relates to English words like term and terminal. So, to determine a fact or number is to 'find and fix' the exact point, discovering the exact limit or value.