determine
Usage
What are other ways to say determine?
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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“As patients gain access to physician-level insight through their smartphones,” he asks, should traditional credentials “still determine who can order tests and authorize treatments”?
Amid great scrutiny, Vonn was determined to keep racing with the support of her medical team and a large knee brace.
From Los Angeles Times
She returned to Nike Run Club, an app that has its users determine their own hard or easy speeds during workouts.
To determine what caused this enrichment in heavier potassium isotopes, the researchers examined three possible factors.
From Science Daily
"By leaving them out of climate models, we risk overlooking fundamental processes that determine how the Earth system responds to climate change."
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
