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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

determine

verb

Definition

to decide firmly

In a sentence

They determined to keep going despite the cold.

Similar words

  • decide
  • resolve

Why this word matters: determine appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.