· 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"

Synonym(s): find, find_out, ascertain

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

Synonym(s): shape, mold, influence, regulate

Hypernym(s): cause, do, make

· fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"

Synonym(s): set

· decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

Synonym(s): specify, set, define, fix, limit

Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out

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

Synonym(s): decide, make_up_one%27s_mind

· fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"

Hypernym(s): specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate

· settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

Synonym(s): settle, square_off, square_up

Hypernym(s): conclude, resolve

· 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"

Synonym(s): check, find_out, see, ascertain, watch, learn

· characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"

· having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

Antonym(s): undetermined

· devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"

· determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"

Synonym(s): dictated, set

· strongly motivated to succeed

Synonym(s): compulsive, driven