[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/determine/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) / determine # determine verb (determine, determines, determined, determining); adjective determined (see notes); noun (determination) «determine» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To find out or work out something exactly, often by measuring or calculating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#m1) 2. To decide or control what will happen; to be the thing that causes a result. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#m2) 3. (formal) To make a firm decision to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#m3) 4. (formal, exam) A command word: «Determine the value of x» means find it, usually with working shown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#m4) 5. (casual) In everyday talk people say «work out», «figure out», «sort out» or «suss» instead; «it depends» replaces «it is determined by». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#m5) 6. (formal, law) «Determine» can mean to end or settle: «The court determined the matter.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#m6) ### In the lessons Common in maths and science: «determine the value of x», «determine which is bigger». In everyday life, things like weather «determine» whether a game goes ahead. In the exam voice it heads long stiff questions: «Determine the aggregate quantity of…». In casual talk: «work out», «figure it out», «depends on». Phrases: determine whether, determine the cause, be determined to, determined by. ### Examples - Determine the perimeter of a square with sides of 5 cm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x1) - Use the table to determine which class collected more cans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x2) - The weather will determine whether we play outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x3) - Your effort determines how well you do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x4) - The judge must determine who is telling the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x5) - She was determined to finish the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x6) - Scientists measured the water to determine how hot it was. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x7) - Determine how many groups of 4 you can make from 20. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x8) - Determine the aggregate quantity of apples, given that 3 baskets each contain 8. (formal exam) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x9) - work out how many 4s go into 20, quick (casual, the same idea) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x10) - depends on the weather innit, if it rains no footy (casual) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x11) - Don't just sit there, figure it out — it's 5, you numpty. (rough) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x12) - The three widows die, but their mother, "an old witch," determines on revenge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/#x13) ### Note Regular verb: determined. «Determined» as an adjective means having a strong will («a determined girl»). In maths «determine» just means «find» and does not tell you which operation to use; read the rest of the question. «Determined by» means «depends on». Same family of exam words: ascertain, compute, establish, evaluate. Trap: «she was determined» is about will, not maths. ## In Jewish tradition Common in maths and science: «determine the value of x», «determine which is bigger». In everyday life, things like weather «determine» whether a game goes ahead. In the exam voice it heads long stiff questions: «Determine the aggregate quantity of…». In casual talk: «work out», «figure it out», «depends on». Phrases: determine whether, determine the cause, be determined to, determined by. ### Examples - Thus far. it has been impossible to determine tiic ago and authorship of tlic Sefer Yetzirah. .Tcwish tradition claims divine origin for it: it was intrusted by tlie Lord to Adam and after- wards to Abraham\*\*\*). (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x1) ### Note Regular verb: determined. «Determined» as an adjective means having a strong will («a determined girl»). In maths «determine» just means «find» and does not tell you which operation to use; read the rest of the question. «Determined by» means «depends on». Same family of exam words: ascertain, compute, establish, evaluate. Trap: «she was determined» is about will, not maths. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «determine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«determine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/determine.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «determine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«determine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/determine.html) on Mova free.