determine

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To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.

To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To define or limit by adding a differentia.

To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

To come to an end; to end; to terminate.

To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on.

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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. George Eliot

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock. Ben Hecht

War does not determine who is right - only who is left. Bertrand Russell

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations. Alfred Adler

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg

War does not determine who is right, only who is remaining. Finnish Proverb

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