Determination Meaning
/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounThe act of determining, or the state of being determined.
nounThe act of determining, or the state of being determined., The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
Sentence Examples
He was quite decided in his determination.
Because of his determination, he was able to tide over the crisis.
He showed great courage and determination.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ to finish the marathon impressed everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was quite decided in his ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English determinacion, determynacioun, from Old French determinacion, from Latin dēterminātiō. Morphologically determine + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Intracardiac blood pressures can be recorded by a simple water manometer or by electronic devices. These determinations are of value in identifying the different cardiac cavities."
— 1951 March, J. H. Lehmann, A. D. Johnson, W. C. Bridges, J. Michel, D. M. Green, “Cardiac Catheterization—A Diagnostic Aid in Congenital Heart Disease”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 170:
"If a lease is determined by notice, forfeiture or frustration, all incumbrances will normally end automatically with the determination of the lease and can therefore be ignored."
— 2021, HM Land Registry, Practice guide 26: leases – determination, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2021:
"So should that beauty which you hold in lease
Find no determination: then you were
Yourself again after yourself's decease […]"
— 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 13”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ to finish the marathon impressed everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was quite decided in his ____.