🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Determinar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-tehr-mee-nar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Determine/dɪˈtɜːr.mɪn/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Necesitamos determinar la causa del problema."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause something to occur in a particular way; to be the decisive factor in.

    "The weather will determine whether we go hiking or stay indoors."
  2. 2

    To establish the facts or truth about something.

    "The investigation will determine the cause of the accident."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'determine' originates from the Latin 'determinare', meaning 'to limit, fix, or set bounds'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of making a decision or conclusion.

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