determine

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn/]

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1. determine (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To set the boundaries or limits of.

Example: [God] hath determined the times before appointed.

2. determine (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.

Example: Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.

3. determine (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

Example: The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God.

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