DETERMINED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does determined mean? 

• DETERMINED (adjective)
  The adjective DETERMINED has 5 senses:

1. characterized by great determination

2. having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

3. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

4. determined or decided upon as by an authority

5. strongly motivated to succeed

  Familiarity information: DETERMINED used as an adjective is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETERMINED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by great determination

Context example:

a struggle against a determined enemy

Similar:

resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

Similar:

ascertained; discovered; observed (discovered or determined by scientific observation)

Antonym:

undetermined (not yet having been ascertained or determined)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

Context example:

made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters

Similar:

obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Determined or decided upon as by an authority

Synonyms:

determined; dictated; set

Context example:

the time set for the launching

Similar:

settled (established or decided beyond dispute or doubt)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Strongly motivated to succeed

Synonyms:

compulsive; determined; driven

Similar:

ambitious (having a strong desire for success or achievement)

 Context examples 

A second solution was at this stage obviously possible, and although I thought it exceedingly unlikely, I was determined to elucidate it before going further.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But the other day I had a notice that I was to start on my voyage within a week, and I determined that I would see her once before I left.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"The dog doesn't go," Walt announced in a determined voice. "So there is no need of further discussion."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“Man is so made these days that his capacity for living is determined by the money he possesses.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

We men are determined—nay, are we not pledged?—to destroy this monster; but it is no part for a woman.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Pluto is with Jupiter and will amplify Jupiter’s goodness, and Saturn in this sign will make you frugal, disciplined, and determined to see your goals through to the end.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

When the soldier heard all this good counsel, he determined to try his luck: so he went to the king, and said he was willing to undertake the task.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Led by Haile-Selassie, paleoanthropologists conducted extensive analyses, and geologists determined the age and context of the fossil.

(3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry, National Science Foundation)

Investigators determined that a helium tank had burst inside a liquid oxygen tank, triggering the explosion.

(SpaceX Completes Successful Rocket Launch, VOA News)

Poor as he was, and determined to rise as he was, he nevertheless hired one servant to take the heavy work off of Marian's hands.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)