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determine

Verbs

• (v) establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
  • find the product of two numbers
  • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
  ascertain, find out, find,
• (v) shape or influence; give direction to
  • experience often determines ability
  • mold public opinion
  shape, influence, regulate, mold,
• (v) fix conclusively or authoritatively
  • set the rules
  set,
• (v) decide upon or fix definitely
  • fix the variables
  • specify the parameters
  specify, fix, limit, set, define,
• (v) reach, make, or come to a decision about something
  • We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
  decide, make up one's mind,
• (v) fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
  • the tree determines the border of the property
• (v) settle conclusively; come to terms
  • We finally settled the argument
  square off, settle, square up,
• (v) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
  • 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
  ascertain, find out, learn, watch, see, check,

Synonyms

ascertain find out find shape influence regulate mold set specify fix limit define decide make up one's mind square off settle square up learn watch see check

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