Determine
 

determine
verb1.establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"2.shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"3.fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"4.decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"[syn: specify]5.reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"[syn: decide]6.fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"7.settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"[syn: settle]8.find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"