determine

v 1: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, or study;

"find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who

found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: {find},

{find out}, {ascertain}]

2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often

determines ability" [syn: {shape}, {influence}, {regulate}]

3: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: {set}]

4: decide upon, as of variables in math [syn: {specify}, {set},

{fix}]

5: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We

finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: {decide},

{make up one's mind}]

6: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the

border of the property

7: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the

argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {square up}]

8: find out or learn with certainty; "I want to see whether she

speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "Watch how he will

react" [syn: {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch},

{learn}]