Decide, determine, settle, rule, resolve mean to come or cause to come to a conclusion To cause (someone) to come to a decision or resolution. Decide implies previous consideration of a matter causing doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy
Determine implies fixing the identity, character, scope, or direction of something. 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. People want to determine their own destinies
The police never actually determined the cause of death [ + question word ] it is the responsibility of the court to determine whether these men are innocent. Definition of determine verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc. See examples of determine used in a sentence. If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.
To fix the position of To cause, affect, or control To give direction or tendency to To lead or bring (a person) to a decision
To settle, resolve, or decide (a dispute, etc.) [~ + object] the date of the election has yet to be determined [~ + to + verb] they determined to leave the school at once [~ + (that) clause] they determined that they would travel to texas this summer.
• knowing how much was there to start with and how much remains determines how much time has passed.
