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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Investigations are continuing to determine the role played by each person in attendance at the boulodrome on 17 June, she added.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Already this year, 21 jail inmates have died, though autopsy results are still pending to determine the causes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
This comes ahead of MSCI’s decision next week to determine if Indonesia will hold on to its emerging-market status or drop to a frontier-market classification, a demotion that analysts say will spur heavy capital outflows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Participants' health was monitored for an average of seven to eight years to determine whether they developed high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026
The show was a guessing game to determine a contestant’s “secret,” in this case not that Bobby or his mother might be a Communist, but that he was United States Chess Champion.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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