Determine Definition
determine
See also détermine, and déterminé
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English
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”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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.
Derived terms
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
Galician
Verb
determine
- first-person singular present subjunctive of determinar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of determinar
Portuguese
Verb
determine
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb determinar.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of verb determinar.
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb determinar.
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb determinar.
Spanish
Verb
determine (infinitive determinar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of determinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of determinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of determinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of determinar.
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