No one can determine the amount of money we waste in a year.
Source: tatoeba (27387)
Determine
//dɪˈtɝmɪn//
Synonyms for "determine" (302 found)
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Closest matches (61)
Strong matches (90)
commandcompelcompletecomputeconditionconduce tocontribute tocontrolcram the minddecide upondecreedelimitdelimitatedemarcatedemonstratedenominatedesigndesignatedesiredestine
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detectdetermine upondiagnosedictatedirectdirectionizediscoverdismiss all doubtdisposedistinguishdivinedodrawdrivedrive atelectencloseendendeavorengageenlistensureestimateevaluatefatefathomfeelferret outfigurefindfind outfind out aboutfinishfinish upfirmfix onfix uponfollowfollow fromforeordainforwardgain knowledgegaugegetget atget hold ofget to dogo forgovernguidehaltharbor a designhave a casehave a mind tohave every intentionhearhithold goodhold onhold waterhunt downidentifyimpelindicateinferinfluence
Related words (151)
insureintendinterestinterest ininventjudgelay offleadlead tolearnlearn aboutlevel atlimitload the mindlocateluremake a decisionmake a point ofmake certainmake good
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make no doubtmake no mistakemake outmake suremake sure ofmarkmark boundariesmark offmark outmark the peripherymeanmeasurementionmindmovenail downnameorderpaceperceiveperoratepersuadepick outpick up informationpin downpitchplanplotpointpoint atpoint outpoint topositionpredeterminepredisposepreordainprescribepresentprocureprojectpromptproposeproveprove to beprove truepurportpurposereassurerediscoverredound toregulateremove all doubtrope offrulerun downrun to earthsatisfyscentscrapscratchsealseesee fitsee thatsee to itselectsetset at restset the limitsettle onsettle the mattersettle uponshapeshowsightsight onsignifysolvesort outspecializestake outstatestipulatestopstrikesubservesurroundswaytake a decisiontake a resolutiontelltemptterminatethinkthink fitthink goodthink propertracetrace downtrack downtraintrain upontumbleturn the scaleturn uponultimateunearthwaywear the pantswillwind upwishwrap up
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15 entriesderived
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has context
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
15 entriessimilar
13 entriesTranslations
72 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- опреде́лям verb (to set the limits of)
- опреде́лям verb (to ascertain definitely)
- установя́вам verb (to set the limits of)
- установявам verb (to ascertain definitely)
Catalan
2 entries- determinar verb (to set the limits of)
- determinar verb (to ascertain definitely)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 決定 /决定 verb (to set the limits of)
- 決定 /决定 verb (to ascertain definitely)
- 確定 /确定 verb (to set the limits of)
Cornish
2 entries- determya verb (to set the limits of)
- determya verb (to ascertain definitely)
Czech
2 entries- určit verb (to set the limits of)
- určit verb (to ascertain definitely)
Dutch
2 entries- bepalen verb (to ascertain definitely)
- vaststellen verb (to set the limits of)
Esperanto
1 entries- determini verb (to set the limits of)
Estonian
3 entries- määrama verb (to ascertain definitely)
- piiritlema verb (to set the limits of)
- selgitama verb (to ascertain definitely)
Finnish
4 entries- määrittää verb (to ascertain definitely)
- ottaa selville verb (to ascertain definitely)
- ottaa selvää verb (to ascertain definitely)
- päättää verb (to set the limits of)
French
2 entries- déterminer verb (to set the limits of)
- déterminer verb (to ascertain definitely)
Galician
1 entries- determinar verb (to set the limits of)
German
3 entries- bestimmen verb (to set the limits of)
- eingrenzen verb (to set the limits of)
- festlegen verb (to ascertain definitely)
Greek
1 entries- καθορίζω verb (to set the limits of)
Hindi
2 entries- निर्धारण verb (to set the limits of)
- निर्धारण verb (to ascertain definitely)
Icelandic
2 entries- ákveða verb (to set the limits of)
- ákveða verb (to ascertain definitely)
Italian
4 entries- accertarsi verb (to ascertain definitely)
- capire verb (to ascertain definitely)
- determinare verb (to set the limits of)
- stabilire verb (to set the limits of)
Japanese
4 entries- 定める verb (to set the limits of)
- 定める verb (to ascertain definitely)
- 決する verb (to set the limits of)
- 決する verb (to ascertain definitely)
Latin
1 entries- scīscō verb (to ascertain definitely)
Macedonian
4 entries- востано́вува verb (to ascertain definitely)
- одре́дува verb (to set the limits of)
- опреде́лува verb (to set the limits of)
- устано́вува verb (to ascertain definitely)
Māori
1 entries- whakatakoto whakaaro verb (to ascertain definitely)
Polish
3 entries- określać verb (to set the limits of)
- ustalać verb (to ascertain definitely)
- ustalić verb (to ascertain definitely)
Portuguese
2 entries- determinar verb (to set the limits of)
- determinar verb (to ascertain definitely)
Russian
4 entries- определи́ть verb (to set the limits of)
- определи́ть verb (to ascertain definitely)
- определя́ть verb (to set the limits of)
- определя́ть verb (to ascertain definitely)
Spanish
2 entries- determinar verb (to set the limits of)
- determinar verb (to ascertain definitely)
Swedish
2 entries- avgöra verb (to ascertain definitely)
- bestämma verb (to ascertain definitely)
Thai
1 entries- กำหนด verb (to set the limits of)
Ukrainian
3 entries- визнача́ти verb (to ascertain definitely)
- встано́влювати verb (to set the limits of)
- обме́жувати verb (to set the limits of)
Zazaki
1 entries- belı kerden verb (to set the limits of)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
We should determine what is to be done first.
Source: tatoeba (32776)
When people meet, first impressions determine more than 50 percent of whatever happens next.
Source: tatoeba (269966)
We determine our attitude on the basis of the other party.
Source: tatoeba (274135)
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