/deteɾmiˈnaɾ/
#3081 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to determine
Word origin
From Latin determinare ('to set limits to, fix'), formed from de- ('completely') and terminare ('to limit'), from terminus ('boundary'). English 'determine' shares this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- determinare
- English cognates
- determine, terminal
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
.
The tests are going to determine the cause of the illness.
.
They have not yet set the date of the meeting.
.
The judge must determine who is responsible.
.
It is hard to determine the exact price without more data.
.
His decision determined the future of the company.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 62.