1
to present a very terrible (miserable) sight
1
to decide;to choose;to determine;to make up one's mind;to resolve;to set one's heart on;to settle;to arrange;to set;to appoint;to fix
そこに行くことに決めた。
I made up my mind to go there.
2
to clinch (a victory);to decide (the outcome of a match)
3
to persist in doing;to go through with
4
to always do;to have made a habit of
as 決めている
5
to take for granted;to assume
6
to dress up;to dress to kill;to dress to the nines
7
to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.);to succeed in doing
8
to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
9
to eat or drink something;to take illegal drugs
Other forms
極める 【きめる】
1
to carry to extremes;to go to the end of something;to reach the limits of something
2
to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc);to be extremely (e.g. busy)
多くの運動選手は青年時代に盛りを極める。
Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.
3
only applies to
極める
to exhaust completely;to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
Other forms
窮める 【きわめる】 (rarely used kanji form)