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# definite

«definite» in Mova's school dictionary: **clear, sure and fixed, with no doubt** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (definite, more definite)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Definite means clear, sure and fixed, with no doubt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#m1)

2) A definite plan, date or answer has been decided. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#m2)

3) (grammar) The definite article is the word «the». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: «Is it definite that we're going?» In grammar lessons, «the» is the definite article (pointing to one particular thing), while «a/an» are indefinite articles. In maths, «a definite answer» is one exact number. Phrases: «a definite yes», «nothing definite yet».

### examples

- Is the trip definite, or might it be cancelled? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x1)
- We need a definite answer by Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x2)
- There's a definite smell of burning in here! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x3)
- «The» is called the definite article. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x4)
- She gave a definite «no». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x5)
- Nothing is definite yet, but we may move house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x6)
- There is a definite improvement in your handwriting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x7)
- Unfortunately, the form in which it occurs is mutilated, and we cannot draw any definite conclusion from it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x8)

### note

Spelling trap: definite (not «definate»); remember «finite» inside it. Adverb: definitely. Opposite: indefinite (not fixed). Do not confuse with definitive (final and most complete).

### Trees and pragmatics

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