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Determined definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DETERMINED, pp.
1. Ended; concluded; decided; limited; fixed; settled; resolved; directed.
2. a. Having a firm or fixed purpose, as a determined man; or manifesting a firm resolution, as a determined countenance.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"
2: having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation [ant: undetermined]
3: devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"
4: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: determined, dictated, set]
5: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: compulsive, determined, driven]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1513 1. having reached a decision ; firmly resolved <determined to be a pilot> 2. a. showing determination <a determined effort> b. characterized by determination <will deter all but the most determined thief — Security World> • determinedly adverb • determinedness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. showing determination; resolute, unflinching. Derivatives: determinedly adv. determinedness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Determine De*ter"mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p. pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d['e]terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.] 1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [God] hath determined the times before appointed. --Acts xvii. 26. 2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish. The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight. --Bacon. Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me? --Shak. 3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. --J. Edwards. Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. --W. Black. 4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course. 5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name. 6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause. 7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately. 8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia. 9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Determined De*ter"mined, a. Decided; resolute. ``Adetermined foe.'' --Sparks.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you. His enemies are determined to ruin him... He made determined efforts to overcome the scandal. ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf • determinedly She shook her head, determinedly. = resolutely ADV

Moby Thesaurus

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