- [uncountable] the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult
- fierce/grim/dogged determination
- He fought the illness with courage and determination.
- They had survived by sheer determination.
- determination to do something I admire her determination to get it right.
Extra Examples- He hung on with grim determination.
- They succeeded by hard work and sheer determination.
- She demonstrated a clear determination to improve her performance.
- He expressed his determination to continue in the job.
- You have shown great determination and skill.
- She was full of determination to achieve her goals.
- The government last night signalled its determination to resist tax cuts.
- The prime minister's speech revealed a clear determination to break the power of the unions.
- With a renewed determination, she stood up.
- The key to his success was his dogged determination to see things through.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dogged
- fierce
- great
- …
- be full of
- have
- demonstrate
- …
- with determination
- determination to succeed, win, etc.
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- [uncountable] (formal) the process of deciding something officially
- factors influencing the determination of future policy
- [uncountable, countable] (specialist) the act of finding out or calculating something
- Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- age
- sex
- accurate
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning’ and ‘authoritative opinion’): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare ‘limit, fix’, from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate’.
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