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determine
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ETERMIN
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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verb
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
“We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
verb
fix conclusively or authoritatively
“set the rules”
verb
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
“the tree determines the border of the property”
verb
shape or influence; give direction to
“experience often determines ability”
verb
settle conclusively; come to terms
“We finally settled the argument”
verb
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
“find the product of two numbers”
verb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
“I want to see whether she speaks French”
verb
decide upon or fix definitely
“fix the variables”
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Example Sentences
We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
set the rules
the tree determines the border of the property
experience often determines ability
mold public opinion
We finally settled the argument
find the product of two numbers
The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
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
fix the variables
specify the parameters
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