Definition: 1. After a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study. 2. Shape or influence; give direction to. 3. Fix conclusively or authoritatively. 4. Decide upon or fix definitely. 5. Reach, make, or come to a decision about something.
Use 'determine' in a sentence:
1. Outsiders may then find it difficult to determine your contributions and strengths.
2. She was determined to do well.
3. After they graduated from college, they determine to cycle along the entire Mekong River.
4. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame.
5. This process enables you to determine both who sent the message and whether it changed en route.
6. The next step was to determine where the fossils fell.
7. How do you determine whether the painting's authentic?
8. The size of the fish will determine the thickness of the steaks.
9. The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.
10. People's interests determine their mindsets.
11. These voters often determine the outcome of statewide elections.
12. You should use the chart below to determine your score in the reading section.
13. To determine which feeling won out, the researchers did a series of experiments.
14. It is impossible to determine the impact of the discounts on individual companies.
15. An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
16. With such a long interval, it is difficult to determine the age of this fossil.
17. Future research is needed to determine how, in those situations, choice blindness can be avoided.
18. The government is determined to tackle inflation.
19. They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke.
20. It must be possible to determine the time at which the inferred climatic conditions held.
21. That should help us determine how to prevent further decline in the population.
22. Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption.
23. How did the local school determine the students' language level?
24. The duration of previous geologic periods was difficult to determine.
25. Others determine who wins and who loses.
26. Once you determine your sleep needs, you should meet those needs every day.
27. This technique helps you determine the origin of any requirement.
28. The police are determined to free the town of violent crime.
29. The expatriate vote could help determine who wins in November.
30. Her jaw was set in a determined manner.
31. The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.
32. Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
33. I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.
34. He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.
35. I'm determined to fight the case.
36. How far is human nature determined by biology?
37. He's determined to pass this time.
38. They determined to start early.
39. We are determined to get at the truth.
40. They seem determined to string the talks out for an indefinite period.
41. She was determined to prove everyone wrong.
42. The new mayor is determined to clean up the city.
43. A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
44. She was determined to exact a promise from him.
45. He is determined to win at any cost.
46. She is determined to make it to the top.
47. She was determined to go out and shop till she dropped.
48. The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition.
49. I was determined to go, come hell or high water.
50. You have to plan a funeral, and you have to deal with the flowers then determine the process.
51. He was determined to have one last fling before retiring.
52. Terman has developed a questionnaire to help determine whether expert care is needed.
53. Their age can be determined by extrapolation from their growth rate.
54. The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions.
55. Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance.
56. When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances.
57. You alone should determine what is right for you.
58. The government is determined to check the growth of public spending.
