compulsive, determined, driven
(adjective) strongly motivated to succeed
determined
(adjective) having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
determined
(adjective) characterized by great determination; “a struggle against a determined enemy”
determined, dictated, set
(adjective) 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”
determined
(adjective) devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; “made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
determined (comparative more determined, superlative most determined)
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
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determined
simple past tense and past participle of determine
Source: Wiktionary
De*ter"mined, a.
Definition: Decided; resolute. "Adetermined foe."" Sparks.
De*ter"mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p. pr. & vb. n. Determining.] Etym: [F. déterminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.]
1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [God] hath determined the times before appointed. Acts xvii. 26.
2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish. The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight. Bacon. Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me Shak.
3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. J. Edwards. Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. W. Black.
4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course.
5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name.
6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause.
7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately.
8. (Logic)
Definition: To define or limit by adding a differentia.
9. (Physical Sciences)
Definition: To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.
De*ter"mine, v. i.
1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [Obs.] He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book must know that his life determine not together. South. Estates may determine on future contingencies. Blackstone.
2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on. "Determine on some course." Shak. He shall pay as the judges determine. Ex. xxi. 22.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.