Definition of determine

"determine" in the verb sense

1. determine, find, find out, ascertain

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

"find the product of two numbers"

"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

2. determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

shape or influence give direction to

"experience often determines ability"

"mold public opinion"

3. determine, set

fix conclusively or authoritatively

"set the rules"

4. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

decide upon or fix definitely

"fix the variables"

"specify the parameters"

5. decide, make up one's mind, determine

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

6. determine

fix in scope fix the boundaries of

"the tree determines the border of the property"

7. settle, square off, square up, determine

settle conclusively come to terms

"We finally settled the argument"

8. determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

"I want to see whether she speaks French"

"See whether it works"

"find out if he speaks Russian"

"Check whether the train leaves on time"

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Quotations for determine

Inclination and interest determine the will. [ Talleyrand ]

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed. [ Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan ]

The first step toward happiness is to determine to be happy. [ George Hodges ]

Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart. [ Zimmermann ]

They that are more frequent to dispute be not always the best able to determine. [ Hooker ]

The problem with quotes on the internet is it's difficult to determine if they are genuine. [ Abraham Lincoln :) ]

It is virtue which should determine us in the choice of our friends, without inquiring into their good or evil fortune. [ La Bruyere ]

Little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. [ Oliver Wendell Holmes ]

As for the ass's behavior in such nice circumstances, whether he would starve sooner than violate his neutrality to the two bundles of hay, I shall not presume to determine. [ Addison ]

The wise will determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high-minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands. [ Burke ]

Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings, - as some savage tribes determine the power of their muskets by their recoil; that being considered best which fairly prostrates the purchaser. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

determine in Scrabble®

The word determine is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters determine:

DETERMINE
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

demerit, dimeter, emender, entered, merited, metered, mitered, needier, remined, retimed, teenier

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word determine

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determine in Words With Friends™

The word determine is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters determine:

DETERMINE
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

demerit, dimeter, emender, entered, merited, metered, mitered, needier, remined, retimed, teenier

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word determine

DETERMINE
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Word Growth involving determine

Shorter words in determine

deter

in mine ermine

mi mine ermine

term

Longer words containing determine

codetermine codetermined

codetermine codetermines

determined codetermined

determined determinedly undeterminedly

determined determinedness undeterminedness

determined indetermined

determined interdetermined

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selfdetermine selfdetermined

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