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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Determine \De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d['e]terminer, L.
     determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus
     limit. See Term.]
     1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
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              [God] hath determined the times before appointed.
                                                    --Acts xvii.
                                                    26.
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     2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit;
        to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.
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              The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined
              by the view or sight.                 --Bacon.
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              Now, where is he that will not stay so long
              Till his friend sickness hath determined me? --Shak.
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     3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe
        imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
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              The character of the soul is determined by the
              character of its God.                 --J. Edwards.
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              Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time
              or other might influence or even determine her
              course of life.                       --W. Black.
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     4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a
        remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will
        determined me to this course.
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     5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific
        character or name of; to assign to its true place in a
        system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered
        plant or its name.
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     6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to
        settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as,
        the court has determined the cause.
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     7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to
        cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as,
        this determined him to go immediately.
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     8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
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     9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity,
        or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine
        the salt in sea water.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Determined \De*ter"mined\, a.
     Decided; resolute. ``Adetermined foe.'' --Sparks.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Determine \De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d['e]terminer, L.
     determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus
     limit. See Term.]
     1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
  
              [God] hath determined the times before appointed.
                                                    --Acts xvii.
                                                    26.
  
     2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit;
        to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.
  
              The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined
              by the view or sight.                 --Bacon.
  
              Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his
              friend sickness hath determined me?   --Shak.
  
     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.                 --J. Edwards.
  
              Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time
              or other might influence or even determine her
              course of life.                       --W. Black.
  
     4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a
        remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will
        determined me to this course.
  
     5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific
        character or name of; to assign to its true place in a
        system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered
        plant or its name.
  
     6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to
        settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as,
        the court has determined the cause.
  
     7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to
        cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as,
        this determined him to go immediately.
  
     8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
  
     9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity,
        or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine
        the salt in sea water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Determined \De*ter"mined\, a.
     Decided; resolute. ``Adetermined foe.'' --Sparks.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  determined
       adj 1: characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a
              determined enemy"
       2: having been learned or found or determined especially by
          investigation [ant: undetermined]
       3: devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made
          continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy
          headquarters"
       4: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and
          place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of
          surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: dictated,
           set]
       5: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: compulsive, driven]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αποφασιστικός
     2 αποφασισμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     a.
     decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
     vb.
     (infl of en determine  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     a.
     decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
     vb.
     (infl of en determine  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     a.
     decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
     vb.
     (infl of en determine  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     a.
     decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
     vb.
     (infl of en determine  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d etermine d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  determined
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en determine ordform=perfpart); bestämd, fast besluten
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb determine)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Determined /dɪtˈɜːmɪnd/
  مصمّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  determined //dɪˈtɜːmɪnd// //dɪˈtɝmɪnd// 
  реши́телен
  decided or resolute

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  determined /dɪtˈɜːmɪnd/ 
  předurčený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  determined /dɪtˈɜːmɪnd/ 
  rozhodnutý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  determined /dɪtˈɜːmɪnd/ 
  rozhodný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  determined /dɪtˈɜːmɪnd/
  odhodlaný