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# determination

«determination» in Mova's school dictionary: **Being firm about doing something and not giving up even…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (determination; uncountable for sense 1, countable for sense 2: a determination, determinations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Being firm about doing something and not giving up even when it is hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#m1)

2) (formal) Finding out or deciding something exactly, often officially: «the determination of the winner». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#m2)

3) (formal, science) Measuring or calculating something exactly: «the determination of density». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and sport, determination is what helps a character keep going and win. In school reports, «shows great determination» is praise. In science and formal exam questions, «determination of» means working out a value. Phrases: «with determination», «sheer determination», «grit and determination», «the determination of».

### examples

- With great determination, she finished the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x1)
- It took sheer determination to learn to swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x2)
- His determination to win impressed the coach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x3)
- The team showed grit and determination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x4)
- (formal) The determination of the winner will be made by the judges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x5)
- (science) We carried out a determination of the boiling point of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x6)
- Brother Ignatius strengthened his longings, and the determination became firm within him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/#x7)

### note

Uncountable in the «not giving up» sense. Adjective: «determined». Verb: «determine» (to find out or decide). Do not confuse «determined» (won't give up) with «determinate».

### Trees and pragmatics

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