determination
55
3.3
- noun
- /dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃən/
:
determinación
- Her deterimination to succeed in her studies led her to study late into the night.
But to your question, wait, who's making this determination again?
- But to your question, wait, who's making this determination again?
- My uncle loves this idea of responsibility for self and a determination to build.
- It's just to see through the things I've been like this was a, this was a determination to see it through though.
Examples
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Only a few can match my determination.
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Visualize yourself addressing any obstacles you might face with the same determination and focus that you brought to your practice today.
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All I need is my real good determination and my local employment office.
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There was a determination amongst us all.
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The vast and overwhelming majority of the population are united in the determination that this will be the last war.
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Participants were given complete autonomy in their determination of the overall leadership goal for the year.
Academic text (2008) -
We have the deepest admiration for the resolve and courage and determination that all three of the individuals have shown.
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We have to have the same determination as these insurgents or they'll outlast us.
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Tonight I want to take a few minutes to discuss a great threat to peace, and America's determination to lead the world in confronting that threat.
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After much thought, he made a deterimination to pursue a healthier lifestyle.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A choice made after thinking about different options
632
1.6
A decision made after thinking about the facts
73
3.5
A firm choice to do or stop doing something
Being clear and firm when you choose what to do
Antonyms
Compounds
How Decisive
73
3.5
55
3.3
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
78
4.9
110
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Determination comes from the Latin parts de- and terminus meaning 'boundary', through the verb determine which meant 'to set a limit'. So to reach a determination about something is to fix your choice and close off other options.