1. Characterized by great determination
   "a struggle against a determined enemy";
   - intent
    
2. Strongly motivated to succeed
   "The determined athlete trained for hours every day";
   - compulsive, driven
    
3. Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
   "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"
    
4. Having been learned, found or determined especially by investigation
   "The determined cause of the accident was mechanical failure"
    
5. Determined or decided upon as by an authority
   "date and place are already determined";
   - dictated, set

1. Reach, make, or come to a decision about something
   "We finally determined after lengthy deliberations";
   - decide, make up one's mind
    
2. Fix conclusively or authoritatively
   "determine the rules";
   - set
    
3. Give direction to; be an influence on
   "experience often determines ability";
   - shape, mold [N. Amer], influence, regulate, mould [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. Fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
   "the tree determines the border of the property"
    
5. Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
   "determine the product of two numbers";
   - find, find out, ascertain
    
6. Establish or state a specific value or set of values
   "determine the parameters";
   - specify, set, define, fix, limit
    
7. Settle conclusively; come to terms
   "The committee determined the new policy guidelines";
   - settle, square off, square up
    
8. Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
   "determine whether the train leaves on time";
   - check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn

See also: ambitious, ascertained, aspirational, discovered, observed, obstinate, resolute, settled, stubborn, unregenerate

Type of: act, cause, cerebrate, choose, cogitate, conclude, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, demonstrate, do, engender, establish, make, move, pick out, prove, resolve, select, shew [Brit, archaic], show, specify, take, think

Antonym: undetermined

Encyclopedia: Determined