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determine
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verb
(= find)
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
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verb
(= shape, mold, influence)
shape or influence; give direction to
experience often determines ability
mold public opinion
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verb
(= set)
fix conclusively or authoritatively
set the rules
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verb
(= specify, fix)
decide upon or fix definitely
fix the variables
specify the parameters
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verb
(= decide)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
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verb
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
the tree determines the border of the property
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verb
(= settle)
settle conclusively; come to terms
We finally settled the argument
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verb
(= check, find out, see, learn)
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
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
crisis
Noun
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A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, societal or environmental issues.
The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.
This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.
The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.
The US financial system is in crisis.
He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.
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A crisis is a serious emotional problem.
My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.
My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.