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. Act, cause, cerebrate, choose, cogitate, conclude, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, demonstrate, do, engender, establish, make, move, pick out, prove, resolve, select, shew [brit, archaic], show, specify, take, think 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. To conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning or observation 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 conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
Definition of determine verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 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 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.
To find out the facts about something Determines, determining, determined type of
