Determined
[dɪ'tɜːmɪnd] or [dɪ'tɝmɪnd]
Definition
(adj.) having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation .
(adj.) characterized by great determination; 'a struggle against a determined enemy' .
(adj.) determined or decided upon as by an authority; 'date and place are already determined'; 'the dictated terms of surrender'; 'the time set for the launching' .
(adj.) devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; 'made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters' .
Editor: Shelton--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Determine
(a.) Decided; resolute.
Typist: Tim
Examples
- I was determined not to open my lips, lest my voice should betray me to Berkeley Craven. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- By the time the officer arrived, Sam had made himself so extremely popular, that the congregated gentlemen determined to see him to prison in a body. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Repeated depredations on the frontiers had exasperated the inhabitants to such a degree, that they determined on revenge upon every Indian. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Enough of a subject I had determined not to touch upon. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- This time he felt miserable but determined, while she was in a state of agitation which could not be hidden. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- However, I determined to cut all public amusements as soon as I knew Worcester to be in contact with the enemies of old England. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I have been a determined character in later life, and I suppose I was then. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- She determined to call upon them and seek safety in numbers. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I was determined, I suppose. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He was determined to make a fortune out of cotton-spinning, and he did, in spite of the loss of his patents, and the rivals who were always pursuing him. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A thorough, determined dislike of me--a dislike which I cannot but attribute in some measure to jealousy. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- She very soon determined upon turning the discovery to account. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I was determined that the law should have its way in everything. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- In all other respects, however, he was so composedly himself, that Mr. Lorry determined to have the aid he sought. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was then determined to purchase no more. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He had determined to wait till the chance presented itself naturally; and here it was, and here he was on the doorstep. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Poverty is exactly what I have determined against. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I am determined to understand this. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There I parted from my old pals and determined to settle down to a quiet and respectable life. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Perhaps we shall say with Nietzsche: Let the value of everything be determined afresh by you. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- So, not to be unpleasant, she determined to go. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She was afraid of talking longer of his friend; and, having nothing else to say, was now determined to leave the trouble of finding a subject to him. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- If you are quite determined, come! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- If the leak is quite low, as at _c_, the issuing stream has a still greater speed and strength, and gushes forth with a force determined by the height of the water above _c_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I alighted at Perdita's ancient abode, her cottage; and, sending forward the carriage, determined to walk across the park to the castle. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- If you insist upon being determined by conditions you do hesitate about saying I shall. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Bingley was ready, Georgiana was eager, and Darcy determined, to be pleased. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Now if one half of the people is bent upon proving how wicked a man is and the other half is determined to show how good he is, neither half will think very much about the nation. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Now that he had reached a cooler moment he would have preferred a less hasty marriage; but the card was laid, and he determined to abide by the game. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I determined to persist, as delicately and forbearingly as possible. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Tim