Determining
vverb.communicationestablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or studySynset:ascertain determine find find out
Examples:- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
Derivationally Related Form:determinationfindfindingascertainable
Inherited Hypernyms:determine
Direct Hyponyms:admeasurecountenumerategaugelocatenumbernumeraterectifyredeterminerefractsequencesituatetranslate
Full Troponyms:acquireadmeasurebasecensuscountgaugemapmiscountplaceradiolocaterecountrectifyredeterminerefractsequencesituatetotaltranslate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s whether INFINITIVE
vverb.cognitionshape or influence; give direction toSynset:determine influence mold regulate shape
Examples:- experience often determines ability
- mold public opinion
Derivationally Related Form:influenceregulationshapingdeterminantshape
Hypernyms:cause do make
Inherited Hypernyms:determinecausemake
Direct Hyponyms:carry weightdecidedisinclinedisposeinclineindexindisposemiscreatepacepredeterminereshapetime
Full Troponyms:carry weightdecidedisposeindexindisposejinxmiscreatepacepredestinepredeterminepredisposereshapetime
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Somebody ---s whether INFINITIVE
vverb.cognitionfix conclusively or authoritativelySynset:determine set
Derivationally Related Form:determinationset
Inherited Hypernyms:determine
Direct Hyponyms:assesschargedatefiliateformatidentifyinitialiseinitializeplacepricetaxvalue
Full Troponyms:chargechronologizecloistercontradistinguishcontrastdatedecoupledemarcatedisadvantagediscriminatedistinguishfiliatefloatformatghettoizehandicaphave the distinctionhive offidentifyindividualizeinitializeisolateknowlabellosemark upmaroonmisdateoverpriceovervaluepostdatepredateprejudicepricequarantineredlinerigsecludesegregateseveralizesexstratifysubtilizetaxunderquoteundervaluevalue
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationdecide upon or fix definitelySynset:define determine fix limit set specify
Examples:- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
Derivationally Related Form:determinersetlimitdeterminant
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:specifychoosedecide
Direct Hyponyms:definenamequantifyreset
Full Troponyms:definenamequantifyredefinereset
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionreach, make, or come to a decision about somethingSynset:decide determine make up one's mind
Examples:- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
Derivationally Related Form:decisivedeterminationdecisiondeterminantdeciding
Inherited Hypernyms:decide
Direct Hyponyms:adjudicatechoosedecreegovernjudgemeasuremeasure outmensurateorderorientorientatepick outpurposeregulariseregularizeregulateresolverulesealselecttaketrywill
Entailment:debate deliberate
Full Troponyms:adhereadoptanointassignballotcalibratecaliperchooseco-optcourt-martialcream offcull outdedicatedefinedetaildialdrawelectempanelexcerptfieldgaugeguidehand-pickjudgemeasurenamenominateorientoutvoteoverrulepickplumppollpurposequantifyredefinereelectregulatereorientateresetrulerule outscreensealshootsievesieve outsingle outspecifystandardizethink oftriangulateturn thumbs downvotevote inwillwrite inzone
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: determine, decide) | Somebody ---s whether INFINITIVE (apply to: determine, decide) | Somebody ---s (apply to: decide, make up one's mind) | They --- to move (apply to: determine, decide)
vverb.cognitionfix in scope; fix the boundaries ofExamples:- the tree determines the border of the property
Derivationally Related Form:determination
Hypernyms:define delimit delimitate delineate specify
Inherited Hypernyms:determinespecifybe
Direct Hyponyms:nail downnarrownarrow downpeg downpin downspecify
Full Troponyms:concretizepin down
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationsettle conclusively; come to termsSynset:determine settle square off square up
Examples:- We finally settled the argument
Derivationally Related Form:determinerdeterminationsettlement
Hypernyms:conclude resolve
Inherited Hypernyms:settleconcludeagree
Direct Hyponyms:clearclinchcompromiseconcertsolve
Full Troponyms:clearclinchcompromiseconcert
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationfind out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effortSynset:ascertain check determine find out learn see watch
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:checkdeterminationascertainable
Inherited Hypernyms:determine
Direct Hyponyms:test
Full Troponyms:test
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s whether INFINITIVE | They --- whether there was a traffic accident (apply to: learn, watch, determine, check, ascertain, find out, see)
adj satadj.allhaving the power or quality of decidingSynset:deciding determinant determinative
Examples:- the crucial experiment
- cast the deciding vote
- the determinative (or determinant) battle
Antonyms:indecisive
Derivationally Related Form:determinedeterminativedeterminantdeciding
Inherited Hypernyms:deciding
Similar to:decisive