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# determined

«determined» in Mova's judaism 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#m1)

2) Past form of determine: found out or calculated exactly (The cause was determined). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#m2)

3) Past form of determine: decided or controlled (Your height is partly determined by your genes). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means decreed or fixed by God, such as a set number of days or a settled end. Interpretation: Job and Isaiah speak of what God has fixed. Tradition reads this as God's control over life and history, alongside human free choice. In the primary 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

- Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? (Writings JOB.38.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x1)
- For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined. (Writings JOB.21.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x2)
- For an extermination wholly determined shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth. (Prophets ISA.10.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x3)
- She was determined to finish the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x4)
- The determined puppy finally opened the gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x5)
- The police determined the cause of the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x6)
- Determine the area of the rectangle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x7)
- Eye colour is determined by genes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x8)
- He's a very determined boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x9)
- Hidesato determined to try his last chance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/#x10)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.239/)
- [For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.549/)
- [Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1004/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «determined» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/determined/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.