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determinedetermine /dɪˈtɚmɪn/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdetermineOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French determiner, from Latin terminus edge, limit VERB TABLEdetermine |
| Present | I, you, we, they | determine | | he, she, it | determines | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | determined | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have determined | | he, she, it | has determined | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had determined | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will determine | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have determined |
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| Present | I | am determining | | he, she, it | is determining | | you, we, they | are determining | | Past | I, he, she, it | was determining | | you, we, they | were determining | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been determining | | he, she, it | has been determining | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been determining | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be determining | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been determining |
THESAURUS to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments► decide to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments: “Which one do you want?” “I can’t decide.” Has the committee decided anything yet? ► make a decision to decide something after thinking about it carefully: They made a decision not to have children. ► make up your mind to decide something after thinking about it so that you are unlikely to change your decision: Henry made up his mind to go to college in the spring. ► come to a decision (also reach a decision) to officially decide something important, often as a group, after discussing or thinking carefully about it: The committee still has not come to a decision on how to spend the money. ► resolve formal to make a definite decision to do something: She had resolved to work hard and not disappoint her parents. ► determine formal to officially decide exactly what the details, rules, etc. of something will be: Details of the plan have yet to be determined. ► choose (also pick informal) to decide which of a number of things, possibilities, etc. you want: I let the kids choose what they want to wear. ► opt/elect to decide to do one thing instead of another: When he won, he opted to take the cash rather than the car. 1to find out the facts about something SYN establish: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire.determine how/what/who etc. Using sonar, they determined exactly where the ship had sunk.determine that Experts have determined that the signature was forged.2to officially decide something: The date of the court case is yet to be determined.determine how/what/who etc. The tests will help the doctors determine what treatment to use.► see thesaurus at decide3if something determines something else, it directly influences or decides it: Your votes will determine the outcome of the election.determine how/whether/what etc. How hard the swimmers work now will determine how they perform in the Olympics.4determine to do something formal to decide to do something, even if it is difficult or not nice: He determined to work harder. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French determiner, from Latin terminus edge, limit] |