All 14 Uses of
determine
in
The Shack
- Then it is you who determines good and evil.†
Chpt 9. *determines = controls (how something will turn out)
- As much as he wanted to turn and run back to the Jeep, his feet seemed to have a will of their own, determined to continue down the path and deeper into the dimly lit and increasingly dense woods.†
Chpt 5.
- Determined that he was done being afraid, he continued down the path, trying to look more confident than he felt.†
Chpt 5.
- Mack determined that this was the last time he would go looking for God.†
Chpt 5.
- Once you begin to know the being behind the very pretty or very ugly face, as determined by your bias, the surface appearances fade away until they simply no longer matter.†
Chpt 7.
- When something happens to you, how do you determine whether it is good or evil?†
Chpt 9.
- And to make things more confusing, that which you determine to be good will change over time and circumstance.†
Chpt 9.
- And then beyond that and even worse, there are billions of you each determining what is good and what is evil.†
Chpt 9.
- "I can see now," confessed Mack, "that I spend most of my time and energy trying to acquire what I have determined to be good, whether it's financial security or health or retirement or whatever.†
Chpt 9.
- And I spend a huge amount of energy and worry fearing what I've determined to be evil" Mack sighed deeply.†
Chpt 9.
- By choosing to declare what's good and evil you seek to determine your own destiny.†
Chpt 10.
- "Whether you can or cannot is yet to be determined," she said with a smile.†
Chpt 11.
- He wasn't sure why it wasn't working this time, but he was determined to press on.†
Chpt 12.
- But he's determined to see him, even if it happens long after the verdict is rendered.†
Chpt Aft.
Definitions:
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(1)
(determined as in: is determined to succeed) firm in purpose
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(2)
(determine as in: determined she is guilty) to learn, discover, or decide
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(3)
(determine as in: this game determines the champion) to control (how something will turn out)
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
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