determined
adjective (determined, more determined); past form of verb determine (determine, determines, determined, determining)
Everyday
- Having decided firmly to do something and not letting anything stop you. tree →
- Past form of determine: found out or calculated exactly (The cause was determined). tree →
- Past form of determine: decided or controlled (Your height is partly determined by your genes). tree →
In the lessons
In stories and life: a determined character keeps trying. In science and maths: «determine the value of x» means find it; results determined by experiment. Formal exam voice: «Determine the total».
Examples
- She was determined to finish the race. tree →
- The determined puppy finally opened the gate. tree →
- The police determined the cause of the fire. tree →
- Determine the area of the rectangle. tree →
- Eye colour is determined by genes. tree →
- He's a very determined boy. tree →
- Hidesato determined to try his last chance. tree →
Note
Adjective (determined to do something) vs verb (determine). In maths questions, «determine» means work out or calculate; show your working. Noun: determination.
In Jewish tradition
It often means decreed or fixed by God, such as a set number of days or a settled end.
Interpretation. Job and Isaiah speak of what God has fixed. Tradition reads this as God's control over life and history, alongside human free choice.
Examples
- Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? (Writings JOB.38.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined. (Writings JOB.21.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- For an extermination wholly determined shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth. (Prophets ISA.10.23, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Adjective (determined to do something) vs verb (determine). In maths questions, «determine» means work out or calculate; show your working. Noun: determination.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «determined» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «determined» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «determined» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «determined» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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