noun
determination
dih-tur-mih-NAY-shuhn
noun
1
Firmness of purpose; the will to keep going despite difficulty.
"It took real determination to finish the marathon injured."
"Her determination to succeed impressed everyone on the team."
2
The act of finding something out, or the official decision reached.
"The lab's determination of the sample's age took several weeks."
How to Use Determination
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither strong willpower, or the act/result of officially working something out.
Common pairings
sheer determination
determination to win
determination of the cause
Word Forms
determinations plural
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Etymology
From Old French determinacion, from Latin determinatio, ultimately from determinare ("to fix, settle").