Entry Word: determine

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) <a three-member panel will determine the case> — see judge 1
2 to come to a judgment after discussion or consideration <trying to determine which direction we were facing> — see decide 1
3 to come upon after searching, study, or effort <we failed to determine the answer to the riddle> — see find 1