Answer and Determine

Answer

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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Determine and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Answer".

Determine verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

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Answer and determine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb "Determine".

Nearby Words: determination, determining, determinative, determiner, determinating

name	answer name	determine name
number	answer number	determine number
time	answer time	determine time
way	answer way	determine way
Other words: ending, feelings, points.

Their job is to determine on the spot if an answer is acceptable (e.g., if the contestant gives an answer on the buzzer, or gives an alternate answer that isn't on the host's card).

Source: The Ghost
Their answer to the question the elderly woman gives them will determine where they go.

Source: Secret Test of Character
Then there's the whole Time Travel thing (and her playful refusal to answer any of Kyon's inquiries about the matter), which makes her real age pretty much impossible to determine.

Source: Older Than They Look / Anime and Manga

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