All 17 Uses
determine
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
(Edited)
- Or, it occurs to me, one of five predetermined ways.
p. 42.1predetermined = decided in advancestandard prefix: The prefix "pre-" means in advance or before as seen in prepay and preschool.
- Decades ago our ancestors realized that it is not political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world. Rather, they determined that it was the fault of human personality—of humankind's inclination toward evil, in whatever form that is.
p. 42.4 *determined = decided (after investigation)
- At the end of initiation, your rankings will be determined in comparison with the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 71.4determined = figured out
- The first is that it determines the order in which you will select a job after initiation.
p. 71.7determines = controls
- The stages are not weighed equally in determining your final rank, so it is possible, though difficult, to drastically improve your rank over time.
p. 76.9determining = calculating or deciding
- I see determination in Will's eyes that wasn't there before.
p. 95.9determination = firmness of purpose
- I see her face between the bars of the barrier, determined, her lips pressed together.
p. 101.5determined = firm in purpose
- I am determined to land on my feet.
p. 136.1determined = firmly planning
- I look from Al's wide, dark eyes to his shaking hands to the determined set of Four's jaw.
p. 162.2determined = firm in purpose
- "For those of you who just came in, I'm explaining how the ranks are determined," he says.
p. 196.9determined = calculated or decided
- More than that, I want to remember why I came here, and why I was so determined to stay here that I would jump off a building for it, even before I knew what being Dauntless was.
p. 262.9 *determined = firm in purpose
- That will be your final test, which determines your ranking for stage three.
p. 297.8 *determines = controls
- Or was he so determined to jump that it was easy?
p. 317.1determined = firm in purpose
- "The serum connects you to the program," he says, "but the program determines whose landscape you go through."
p. 320.9determines = controls
- They are determined by a combination of three scores—the first, from the combat stage of training; the second, from the simulation stage; and the third, from the final examination, the fear landscape.
p. 412.7determined = calculated or decided
- She is dressed like my mother and she looks like my mother, but she is holding a gun, and the determined look in her eyes is unfamiliar to me.
p. 439.6determined = firm in purpose
- I remember how calm she was, how determined.
p. 451.5
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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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for specialized meanings used in law, math, and logic.