determines
Saydi-TUR-minzUS/dɪˈtɝmɪnz/UK/dɪˈtɜːmɪnz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of determine.
The amount of rainfall determines how well the crops grow.
A thermostat determines when the heating switches on.
Note
One spelling carries every meaning of the verb, so context does the sorting. With a clause or noun object it usually means fixing or finding out: rainfall determines yield, a test determines the cause. Followed by to and a verb it means resolving: she determines to leave. A court that determines a question is deciding it, and whatever determines a person to act is driving them toward it.
determines is a form of determine
determine, verb: To ascertain definitely; to figure out or conclude something through analysis, calculation, or investigation. Full entry
- Forms
- determinedetermines he/she/itdetermining -ing formdetermined past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- determine → determines: add -s
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