Synonyms for determining
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-tur-min |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɜr mɪn |
Définition of determining
Origin :- mid-14c., "to come to an end," also "to settle, decide" (late 14c.), from Old French determiner (12c.) or directly from Latin determinare "to enclose, bound, set limits to," from de- "off" (see de-) + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus). Sense of "coming to a firm decision" (to do something) is from mid-15c. Related: Determined; determining; determiner.
- adj deciding
- That always had been his determining argument: that one must take risks.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- There was certainly some determining cause underlying all this which escaped her.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- The beginner will have little difficulty in determining this genus.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- Dr. Peterson says that the sunstroke was only the determining cause.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Who they were, we have no means of determining except from Plato's description of them.
- Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
- There are no means of determining the relative order in time of the Phaedrus, Symposium, Phaedo.
- Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
- With what eyes Andreas may have looked upon all this we have no means of determining.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- A special thermometer is very useful in determining the temperature.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- The influence of the rivers in determining the settlement of the country has been mentioned.
- Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
- But what his ultimate purpose was she had no means of determining.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
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