单词 | to be determined on or upon |
释义 | > as lemmasto be determined on or upon c. To resolve upon, on, †of (some course of action). With indirect passive, to be determined on or upon.This appears to combine senses 5, 18, and to pass imperceptibly from the sense decide to that of resolve. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide upon [verb (transitive)] to take (in early use (i-)nim) to redeeOE redeOE to take (in early use (i-)nim) redeOE to bring to stallc1275 rewardc1380 perfix1415 determ1423 concludec1430 prefix?1523 resolve1523 affix1524 devise1548 pitch?1567 purpose1574 to resolve with oneself1578 to set down1582 settle1596 determinea1616 decision1877 predetermine1884 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. i. 36 Determine on some course. View more context for this quotation 1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana ii. vii. 307 I could not as yet determine of what I was to doe. 1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act I. iv. 24 [This] seduced him to determine on the Life of a Gentleman when his Uncle should die. 1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 33 Unable to determine on what answer they were to give. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vi. 69 The bishops..determined on a further appeal to the pope. 1885 Manch. Examiner 26 June 5/4 Not at present definitely determined on. < as lemmas |
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