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Adjective: determined di'turmind- Characterized by great determination
"a struggle against a determined enemy" - Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
- Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
"made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters" - Determined or decided upon as by an authority
"date and place are already determined" - dictated, set - Strongly motivated to succeed
- compulsive, driven Verb: determine di'turmin- Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- find, find out, ascertain - Shape or influence; give direction to
"experience often determines ability" - shape, mold [N. Amer], influence, regulate, mould [Brit, Cdn] - Fix conclusively or authoritatively
- set - Decide upon or fix definitely
- specify, set, define, fix, limit - Reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- decide, make up one's mind - Fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
"the tree determines the border of the property" - Settle conclusively; come to terms
- settle, square off, square up - Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
See also: ambitious, ascertained, aspirational, determinant, determination, determinedly, determiner, discovered, observed, obstinate, resolute, settled, stubborn, unregenerate Type of: cause, choose, conclude, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, do, make, pick out, resolve, select, specify, take Antonym: undetermined Encyclopedia: Determined |