English Dictionary

determine

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/

verb

To set the boundaries or limits of. / To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.

They determine the rules of the game.

意味（1）

To set the boundaries or limits of.

[God] hath determined the times before appointed.

意味（2）

To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.

Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.

意味（3）

To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God.

意味（4）

To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.

The news of his father's illness determined him to depart immediately.

意味（5）

To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide.

The court has determined the cause.

意味（6）

To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.

I determined to go home at once.

意味（7）

(logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.

意味（8）

(law, otherwise obsolete) To bring to an end; to finish.

If a lease is determined by notice, forfeiture or frustration, all incumbrances will normally end automatically with the determination of the lease and can therefore be ignored.