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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There is little it can do from outside with military force to determine the regime’s fate, especially without deploying ground troops to influence events inside the country, analysts said.
But he was determined to forge his own path.
From BBC
Their goal was to uncover how PD-L1, a key immune checkpoint protein, is selectively loaded into sEVs and to determine whether this pathway could be targeted therapeutically.
From Science Daily
Under a longstanding policy, the company does not “lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for or duration of an individual’s incarceration or detention,” Todd noted.
From Salon
The elections will determine the makeup of the 275-seat House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, with 165 members chosen in a direct vote and 110 through party lists.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
