determining

transitive verb determined, determining

1. to set limits to; bound; define
2. to settle (a dispute, question, etc.) conclusively; decide
3. to reach a decision about after thought and investigation; decide upon
4. to establish or affect the nature, kind, or quality of; fix: genes determine heredity
5. to find out exactly; calculate precisely; ascertain: to determine a ship's position
6. to give direction to; shape or affect
7. Law to end; terminate

Origin: ME determinen < OFr determiner < L determinare, to bound, limit < de-, from + terminare, to set bounds < terminus, an end: see term

intransitive verb

1. to decide; resolve
2. Law to come to an end