Definite Meaning
/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving distinct limits.
adjFree from any doubt.
Sentence Examples
It will be four years before the definite result of beef liberalization emerges.
Give me a definite answer.
Can you give me a definite answer by tomorrow?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There is a ____ improvement in the patient's condition today.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It will be four years before the ____ result of beef liberalization emerges.
Word Origin & History
From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] elements combine in definite proportions […]"
— 1837, William Whewell, chapter 8, in History of the Inductive Sciences, volume 3, book 14, London: John W. Parker, page 145:
"[…] idiots in this case of favour would
Be wisely definite"
— 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vi]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There is a ____ improvement in the patient's condition today.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It will be four years before the ____ result of beef liberalization emerges.