determine

ermitteln, feststellen

Etwas durch Prüfen, Untersuchen oder Berechnen herausfinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To find out something by checking, studying, or calculating it.

• The test determines your blood type.
• Scientists determined the age of the rocks.
• Can we determine how the fire started?

So benutzt man es: determine whether… (Tests will determine whether the water is safe.); determine what/how/why… (We need to determine why the engine stopped.)

Synonyme: find out, establish, ascertain

Häufige Wendungen: determine the cause, determine whether, determine how

bestimmen

Entscheidend beeinflussen, was passiert oder wie sich etwas entwickelt.

In einfachem Englisch: To control or strongly affect what happens or how something develops.

• Demand determines the price.
• Your choices will determine your future.
• Several factors determined the outcome of the match.

So benutzt man es: determine whether… (The weather will determine whether we travel tomorrow.)

Synonyme: decide, control, shape

Häufige Wendungen: determine the outcome, determine something, determine whether

entscheiden, klären

Eine Frage oder einen Streit durch eine offizielle Entscheidung klären.

In einfachem Englisch: To settle a question or disagreement by making an official decision.

• The court will determine the dispute.
• A judge determined their rights under the agreement.
• The tribunal has yet to determine the case.

Synonyme: decide, settle, rule on

Häufige Wendungen: determine a dispute, determine the issue, determine a case

zu einem Entschluss bringen

Jemanden dazu bringen, sich fest zu entschließen, etwas zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone decide firmly to do something.

• The news determined her to leave.
• His failure determined him to try again.
• That warning determined them to change their plans.

So benutzt man es: determine someone to do something (The threat determined him to seek help.)

Synonyme: resolve, prompt

Häufige Wendungen: determine someone to act, determine someone to leave