[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/determine.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / determine [← D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/D/) # determine «determine» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To find out or work out something exactly, often by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb (determine, determines, determined, determining); adjective determined (see notes); noun (determination) ### meaning for a pupil 1) To find out or work out something exactly, often by measuring or calculating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#m1) 2) To decide or control what will happen; to be the thing that causes a result. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#m2) 3) (formal) To make a firm decision to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#m3) 4) (formal, exam) A command word: «Determine the value of x» means find it, usually with working shown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#m5) 6) (formal, law) «Determine» can mean to end or settle: «The court determined the matter.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#m6) ### sense 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 - 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x1) - Determine the perimeter of a square with sides of 5 cm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x2) - Use the table to determine which class collected more cans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x3) - The weather will determine whether we play outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x4) - Your effort determines how well you do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x5) - The judge must determine who is telling the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x6) - She was determined to finish the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x7) - Scientists measured the water to determine how hot it was. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x8) - Determine how many groups of 4 you can make from 20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x9) - Determine the aggregate quantity of apples, given that 3 baskets each contain 8. (formal exam) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x10) - work out how many 4s go into 20, quick (casual, the same idea) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x11) - depends on the weather innit, if it rains no footy (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x12) - Don't just sit there, figure it out — it's 5, you numpty. (rough) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x13) - The three widows die, but their mother, "an old witch," determines on revenge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/#x14) ### 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 the corpora - [For an extermination wholly determined shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.239/) - [For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.549/) - [Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1004/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «determine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.