determine
Usage
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To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today.
Example Sentences
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"Background actors are like ninjas, and only ninjas can determine who else is a good ninja," Amaya told AFP.
From Barron's
For the first time, they were able to determine in real time and with a single measurement whether the combined quantum state formed by the two Majorana modes was even or odd.
From Science Daily
By the time he sat down for the exam that would determine his Olympic fate, Volodin was studying with multiple teachers for several hours a day.
“This Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts,” Rufe wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
They also compared the bone of modern elephants and steppe mammoths to determine which animal it came from.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
