determined

«determined» in Mova's school dictionary: Having decided firmly to do something and not letting… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (determined, more determined); past form of verb determine (determine, determines, determined, determining)

meaning for a pupil

1) Having decided firmly to do something and not letting anything stop you. tree →

2) Past form of determine: found out or calculated exactly (The cause was determined). tree →

3) Past form of determine: decided or controlled (Your height is partly determined by your genes). tree →

sense 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 the corpora

• For an extermination wholly determined shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.
• For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.
• Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «determined» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.