determine

de·ter·mine

D0171000 (dĭ-tûr′mĭn)v. de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines v.tr.1. a. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation: determined the easiest way to reach the summit. See Synonyms at discover.b. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control: The school board determines educational policy.c. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively. See Synonyms at decide.2. To cause (someone) to come to a decision or resolution: "It was the discovery ... of this very project of hers, which determined him to come forward at once, own it all to his uncle" (Jane Austen).3. To be the cause of; bring about a result regarding: the genes that determine eye color.4. Mathematics To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of.5. Logic To explain or limit by adding differences.6. Archaic To put an end to legally; terminate under the law.v.intr.1. To reach a decision; resolve: determined to become a better pilot; determined on a course of treatment.2. Archaic To come to an end through legal means.

---

[Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre, to limit : dē-, de- + terminus, boundary.]

---

de·ter′min·a·ble adj.de·ter′min·a·ble·ness n.de·ter′min·a·bly adv.

determine

(dɪˈtɜːmɪn) vb1. to settle or decide (an argument, question, etc) conclusively, as by referring to an authority2. (tr) to ascertain or conclude, esp after observation or consideration3. (tr) to shape or influence; give direction to: experience often determines ability. 4. (tr) to fix in scope, extent, variety, etc: the river determined the edge of the property. 5. to make or cause to make a decision: he determined never to marry. 6. (Logic) (tr) logic to define or limit (a notion) by adding or requiring certain features or characteristics7. (Mathematics) (tr) geometry to fix or specify the position, form, or configuration of: two points determine a line. 8. (Law) chiefly law to come or bring to an end, as an estate or interest in land9. (Law) (tr) to decide (a legal action or dispute)[C14: from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre to set boundaries to, from de- + termināre to limit; see terminate]

de•ter•mine

(dɪˈtɜr mɪn)

v. -mined, -min•ing. v.t. 1. to settle or resolve (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision. 2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning or observation. 3. to fix the position of. 4. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand usually determines supply. 5. to give direction or tendency to; impel. 6. to lead or bring (a person) to a decision. 7. to decide upon. 8. Logic. to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics. 9. Law. to put an end to; terminate. v.i. 10. to come to a decision or resolution; decide. 11. Law. to come to an end. [1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French determiner < Latin dētermināre=dē- de- + termināre to bound, limit; see terminate] syn: See decide.

determine

Past participle: determined
Gerund: determining

Imperative
determine
determine

Present
I determine
you determine
he/she/it determines
we determine
you determine
they determine

Preterite
I determined
you determined
he/she/it determined
we determined
you determined
they determined

Present Continuous
I am determining
you are determining
he/she/it is determining
we are determining
you are determining
they are determining

Present Perfect
I have determined
you have determined
he/she/it has determined
we have determined
you have determined
they have determined

Past Continuous
I was determining
you were determining
he/she/it was determining
we were determining
you were determining
they were determining

Past Perfect
I had determined
you had determined
he/she/it had determined
we had determined
you had determined
they had determined

Future
I will determine
you will determine
he/she/it will determine
we will determine
you will determine
they will determine

Future Perfect
I will have determined
you will have determined
he/she/it will have determined
we will have determined
you will have determined
they will have determined

Future Continuous
I will be determining
you will be determining
he/she/it will be determining
we will be determining
you will be determining
they will be determining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been determining
you have been determining
he/she/it has been determining
we have been determining
you have been determining
they have been determining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been determining
you will have been determining
he/she/it will have been determining
we will have been determining
you will have been determining
they will have been determining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been determining
you had been determining
he/she/it had been determining
we had been determining
you had been determining
they had been determining

Conditional
I would determine
you would determine
he/she/it would determine
we would determine
you would determine
they would determine

Past Conditional
I would have determined
you would have determined
he/she/it would have determined
we would have determined
you would have determined
they would have determined

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	determine - 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"ascertain, find out, findgauge - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNArectify - math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"redetermine - fix, find, or establish again; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant"sequence - determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome"ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - 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"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"refract - determine the refracting power of (a lens)count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"admeasure - determine the quantity of someone's sharesituate, locate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
	2.	determine - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"shape, influence, regulate, molddispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"disincline, indispose - make unwillingmiscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"predetermine - determine beforehandcause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	3.	determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"setidentify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"date - assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"value - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"filiate - fix the paternity of; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock"format - determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)charge - set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"initialise, initialize - assign an initial value to a computer programtax, assess - set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)price - determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
	4.	determine - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"specify, fix, limit, set, definequantify - use as a quantifierchoose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"name - mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"reset - set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock"define - give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
	5.	determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"decide, make up one's mindmeasure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"seal - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"purpose, resolve - reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"orientate, orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"adjudicate, try, judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
	6.	determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"narrow down, pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify - determine the essential quality of
	7.	determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"square off, square up, settlesolve, clear - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"concert - settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"clinch - settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"resolve, conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberationcompromise - settle by concession
	8.	determine - 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"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"ascertain, find out, learn, watch, see, checkinsure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"ascertain, determine, find out, find - 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"test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

determine

verb1. affect, control, decide, rule, condition, direct, influence, shape, govern, regulate, dictate, ordain, have an impact on, have an effect on What determines whether you are a success or a failure?2. settle, learn, establish, discover, check, confirm, find out, work out, calculate, detect, figure out, certify, verify, ascertain, deduce, fix upon The investigation will determine what really happened.3. decide on, choose, establish, purpose, fix, elect, arrange, resolve, come to a decision about The people have a right to determine their own future.4. decide, purpose, conclude, resolve, make a decision, make up your mind, come to a decision I determined that I would ask him outright.

determine

verb1. To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law:adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, decree, judge, referee, rule, umpire.2. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study:ascertain, discover, find (out), hear, learn.3. To make up or cause to make up one's mind:conclude, decide, resolve, settle.4. To fix the limits of:bound, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, limit, mark (off or out), measure.

Translations

决定确定

determine

(diˈtəːmin) verb1. to fix or settle; to decide. He determined his course of action. 決定 决定2. to find out exactly. He tried to determine what had gone wrong. 確定 确定deˌtermiˈnation noun1. firmness of character or stubbornness. She showed her determination by refusing to give way. 決心 决心2. the act of determining. 決定 决定deˈtermined adjective1. having one's mind made up. She is determined to succeed. 堅決的 坚决的2. stubborn. He's very determined. 頑固的 顽固的3. fixed or settled. Our route has already been determined. 決定了的 决定了的