Definition of determine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ vb to settle or decide (an argument, question, etc) conclusively, as by referring to an authority (transitive) to ascertain or conclude, esp after observation or consideration (transitive) to shape or influence; give direction to (transitive) to fix in scope, extent, variety, etc: the river determined the edge of the ...
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determine (third-person singular simple present determines, present participle determining, simple past and past participle determined) To set the boundaries or limits of. quotations
The earliest known use of the verb determine is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for determine is from around 1374, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator.
If you determine something, you figure it out or settle a question, like when, after checking paws and hands, you determine that it's not the dog that ate your candy stash, but your kid sister.
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