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adjective
- 1. causing something to occur or be done in a particular way; serving to decide something: "money may have been the determining factor in his decision"
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to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen: The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend. Your health is determined in part by what you eat. Eye colour is genetically determined.
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen: The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend. Your health is determined in part by what you eat. Eye colour is genetically determined.
1. a. : to fix conclusively or authoritatively. determine national policy. b. law : to decide by judicial sentence. determine a plea. c. : to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities. trying to determine the best time to go. d. : resolve. she determined to do better. 2. a.
de·ter·mine. (dĭ-tûr′mĭn) v. de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines. v.tr. 1. a. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation: determined the easiest way to reach the summit. See Synonyms at discover. b.
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen: The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend. Your health is determined in part by what you eat. Eye colour is genetically determined.
to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision. Synonyms: adjust, resolve. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply. Synonyms: influence. to give direction or tendency to; impel. Synonyms: incline, lead, induce. Geometry. to fix the position of.
Definitions of determine. verb. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. synonyms: ascertain, check, find out, learn, see, watch. ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. ascertain, find, find out.
Definition of determine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'determine'. 1. If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind. [formal] [...] 2. To determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation. [formal] [...] 3. If you determine something, you decide about it or settle it.
Definition of 'determining' Word Frequency. determining in British English. (dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪŋ ) adjective. having the quality of deciding. The place of birth is not the determining factor as to whether a person is subject to the security measures. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'determining' in a sentence.
