Check and Determine

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Check verb - Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.

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Determine is a synonym for check in ascertain topic. In some cases you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Check".

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Determine verb - Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.

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Check is a synonym for determine in settle topic. You can use "Check" instead a verb "Determine", if it concerns topics such as ascertain, discover, find out.

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

Instead of rolling d10s to determine the outcome of any given check, the gaming group votes on whether they think the outcome should be a success or failure.

Source: Tabletop Game / Unknown Armies
However, if you check for discrepancies, you will be able to determine their gender...usually.

Source: Video Game / Papers, Please
These "Jupiter Brains," are actually Cylon ships, who dispatch a Six to check out the galaxy, and to determine how humanity is doing.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Battlestar Galactica (2003)

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