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determined

determined

16 2.4
Found after careful study or testing
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
translation icon : determinado
  • Your inner state does not have to be totally determined by external conditions.
  • culturally determined

And the cycles are determined by Earth's location in space.

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Examples

  • Good mood or bad, my mother was famous for always keeping up a determined stream of talk.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And this time commanders were determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.

  • I was determined to stick with the guidelines of the investigation, looking for a pattern of evidence wherever it might exist.

  • The city was not always so exclusive, so determined to defend its boundaries.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Peggy gulps back her fear, determined to live up to her job.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I loved Dora Spenlow and was determined to win her heart.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I leaned against the wall, my eyes settling with determined calm on the deeply varnished heart pine floor.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • A local functionary, August Issel, was determined to impose Nazi ideology on the village.

    Academic text (2011)
  • My government is determined to lend Egypt no support... in the face of the uprising and to prevail on the Khedive... to relinquish control over the Sudan.

  • The committee determined that further research was necessary to reach a conclusion.

Synonyms

set
vsdetermined
403 2.3

Located in a particular place or position

usually refers to a formal decision rather than casual readiness or arrangement
definitive
vsdetermined
79 5.6

Clearly decided and not likely to change

is used for decisions that may not be absolutely final
determinate
vsdetermined
1 6.8

Fixed and clearly limited in amount or time

is often the result of a decision rather than an inherent quality
ascertained
vsdetermined
  • Formal
6.2

Known to be true after careful checking

is decided more broadly, not only by strict observation
proved
vsdetermined
3.4

Shown to be true by clear evidence

is decided without requiring absolute proof from facts
established
vsdetermined
4.2

Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time

is a decision made possibly by investigation or authority
discovered
vsdetermined
2.6

Found by study or careful observation

is about making a decision or fixing something rather than finding
settled
vsdetermined
3.4

Decided so there is no more doubt or argument

is a broader idea of being fixed without stressing final closure
dictated
vsdetermined
5.4

Someone in charge decides something for others with no choice

can also come from analysis or acceptance, not only imposition
specified
vsdetermined
  • Formal
4.1

Clearly and exactly said or written, for example on a form

is about being decided or fixed, not only being stated clearly

Antonyms

149 2.8

Not known for sure and likely to change

68 6.3

Not clear because it can have more than one meaning

20 4.6

Not yet decided or known

How Settled

final
1.0
determined
16 2.4
decided
2.6
provisional
55 6.1
uncertain
149 2.8

Surface Forms

determined positive

Morphology

determined = determine (transparent) = determine + ed

The adjective derives from the verb 'determine' in the sense 'decide/establish', so the adjectival meaning 'decided, established' follows directly.

Etymology

Determined comes from the Latin determinare, 'to set limits', and is related to term and terminal ('end'). So when something is called 'determined' it means it has been decided or fixed after checking or measuring.