# determine

## verb

de·ter·mine
di-ˈtər-mən

dē-

determined; determining

1

a

**:**to fix conclusively or authoritatively

determine national policy

b

law

**:**to decide by judicial sentencedetermine 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 better2

3

a

**:**to fix the boundaries of

b

**:**to limit in extent or scope

c

**:**to put or set an end to

**:**terminate

determine an estate

4

**:**to find out or come to a decision about by investigation, reasoning, or calculation

determine the answer to the problem

determine a position at sea

5

biology

**:**to bring about the determination (see determination sense 7) ofdetermine the fate of a cell

1

**:**to come to a decision

had determined on becoming a doctor

2

**:**to come to an end or become void

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