V. to find out the facts about something.
[with obj.] cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in 造成；在…中起决定性作用 it will be her mental attitude that determines her future. 决定她前途的因素将是她的精神状态。 决定，控制；查明，确定；下定决心；判决，裁定；求出，解出；限定；<古>终止 to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen: The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we’re allowed to spend. Your health is determined in part by what you eat. Eye color is genetically determined. People should be allowed to determine their own future. to make a strong decision: She determined that one day she would be an actor. Genes determine how we develop from the moment the sperm fuses with the egg.