decide, determine, settle, rule, resolve mean to come or cause to come to a conclusion. decide implies previous consideration of a matter causing doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy. …

People want to determine their own destinies. The amount of money the bank is willing to lend is determined by the value of the property. The police never actually determined the cause of …

Determine definition: to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.. See examples of DETERMINE used in a sentence.

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.

2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning or observation. 3. to fix the position of. 4. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand usually determines supply. 5. to give direction …

de•ter•mine /dɪˈtɜrmɪn/ v., -mined, -min•ing. to settle, resolve, or decide (a dispute, etc.): [~ + object] The date of the election has yet to be determined. [~ + to + verb] They determined to …

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.

• How you explain situations to yourself therefore, determines how likely you are to feel done in by them. • Knowing how much was there to start with and how much remains determines how …

While all these words mean "to come or cause to come to a conclusion," determine implies fixing the identity, character, scope, or direction of something. When is it sensible to use decide …