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present tense form of determine (3rd person singular).

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determines

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conclude, decide v.
discover, find out v.
choose, decide v.
dictate, govern, regulate v.

VERB

conclude, decide

Synonyms

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complete regulate resolve rule

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actuate arbitrate cinch clinch dispose drive end figure finish halt impel incline induce move opt ordain persuade predispose settle tap terminate

WEAK

call the shots fix upon nail down pin down take a decision ultimate wind up wrap up

Antonyms

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bear begin commence create discourage dissuade hinder initiate prevent repress start stop suppress

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doubt hesitate miss overlook waver

VERB

discover, find out

Synonyms

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ascertain check demonstrate detect establish figure out learn see tell verify work out

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certify divine figure hear tumble unearth

WEAK

add up to boil down to catch on have a hunch make out size up

Antonyms

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confuse disprove invalidate miss overlook

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begin doubt hesitate start waver

VERB

choose, decide

Synonyms

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elect establish fix resolve

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destine doom fate finger foreordain predestine predetermine preform preordain purpose settle

WEAK

make up mind

Antonyms

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destroy ignore unsettle

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begin doubt hesitate miss overlook start waver

VERB

dictate, govern, regulate

Synonyms

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affect control decide impose influence limit measure rule shape

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bound circumscribe command condition delimit devise direct impel incline induce invent lead manage modify plot

WEAK

mark off

Antonyms

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let go

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follow mismanage neglect

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begin doubt hesitate miss overlook start waver

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determines

Voter registration records are based on a person’s physical residential address, which determines the districts where they can vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Financial Times reported that the mismatch was due to OpenAI investors trying to directly compare its annualized revenues with rival Anthropic, which determines this number differently.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

However this is not the only factor that determines whether hurricanes will form.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Known to physicists as big G, this fundamental number determines the strength of gravitational attraction throughout the universe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Rank determines whom it can associate with and how; where and when it can eat; where it can rest; where it can drink; and so on.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel