determine

突き止める、調べる

確認、調査、計算などによって、何かを明らかにする。

やさしい英語で： To find out something by checking, studying, or calculating it.

• The test determines your blood type.
• Scientists determined the age of the rocks.
• Can we determine how the fire started?

使い方： determine whether… (Tests will determine whether the water is safe.); determine what/how/why… (We need to determine why the engine stopped.)

類義語： find out, establish, ascertain

よく使う表現： determine the cause, determine whether, determine how

決める、左右する

何が起こるかや物事の進み方を決めたり、大きく影響したりする。

やさしい英語で： To control or strongly affect what happens or how something develops.

• Demand determines the price.
• Your choices will determine your future.
• Several factors determined the outcome of the match.

使い方： determine whether… (The weather will determine whether we travel tomorrow.)

類義語： decide, control, shape

よく使う表現： determine the outcome, determine something, determine whether

裁定する、決着をつける

正式な判断を下して、問題や争いに決着をつける。

やさしい英語で： To settle a question or disagreement by making an official decision.

• The court will determine the dispute.
• A judge determined their rights under the agreement.
• The tribunal has yet to determine the case.

類義語： decide, settle, rule on

よく使う表現： determine a dispute, determine the issue, determine a case

決意させる

誰かに、何かをすると固く決心させる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone decide firmly to do something.

• The news determined her to leave.
• His failure determined him to try again.
• That warning determined them to change their plans.

使い方： determine someone to do something (The threat determined him to seek help.)

類義語： resolve, prompt

よく使う表現： determine someone to act, determine someone to leave