Search Result:determining
Overview of verb determine
The verb determine has 8 senses
- 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")
- determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion")
- determine, set -- (fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules")
- specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit -- (decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters")
- decide, make up one's mind, determine -- (reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations")
- determine -- (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property")
- settle, square off, square up, determine -- (settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument")
- 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")
Overview of adj determining
The adj determining has 1 sense
- deciding, determinant, determinative, determining -- (having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle")