determine
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English determinen < Old French determiner, French déterminer < Latin determinare (“‘to bound, limit, prescribe, fix, determine’”) < de + terminare (“‘to limit’”) < terminus (“‘bound, limit, end’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /dɪ'tɜːmɪn/
- (US) IPA: /dɪ'tɝmɪn/
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[edit] Verb
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to determine (third-person singular simple present determines, present participle determining, simple past and past participle determined)
- To set the limits of.
- To ascertain definitely; to figure out.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to set the limits of
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to ascertain definitely
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[edit] External links
- determine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- determine in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- determine at OneLook® Dictionary Search
[edit] Galician
[edit] Verb
determine
- first-person singular present subjunctive of determinar.
- third-person singular present subjunctive of determinar.