determine

Verb

• 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
    

• settle conclusively; come to terms
  • We finally settled the argument
    

• fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
  • the tree determines the border of the property
    

• reach, make, or come to a decision about something
  • We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
    

• decide upon or fix definitely
  • fix the variables
    
  • specify the parameters
    

• fix conclusively or authoritatively
  • set the rules
    

• shape or influence; give direction to
  • experience often determines ability
    
  • mold public opinion
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  check , find out , see , ascertain , watch , learn , settle , square off , square up , decide , make up one's mind , specify , set , define , fix , limit , shape , mold , influence , regulate , find