determine
/dɪˈtɜrmɪn/
verb
- To decide or settle something after thinking or investigating.
- The committee will determine the winner of the contest next week.
- The judge will determine the final outcome of the case.
- We need to determine the best route before we start driving.
- To be the main cause or factor that controls something.
- Genetics and environment both determine a person's height.
- The amount of sunlight determines how well the plants will grow.
- Your attitude often determines your success in life.
- To discover or find out something exactly, often by calculation or measurement.
- Can you determine the distance between the two cities on this map?
- The test will determine whether the water is safe to drink.
- Scientists are trying to determine the age of the fossil.
- To make a firm decision to do something.
- After much thought, he determined to change his career.
- They determined to save enough money for a new house.
- She determined to finish the marathon despite the pain.