Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

adj. - Having the power or quality of deciding. Fixing conclusively; Settling a question.

edit
Usage examples (33)
  • The true rule in determining to embrace or reject anything is not whether it have any evil in it, but whether it have more of evil than of good.
  • Verb (used with object) : Demand for a product usually determines supply
  • But the presence or absence of their mother may make all the difference in determining which is which, according to new research published online yesterday in Nature...
  • The primary factor in determining basic eligibility to
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.