determined

comparative more determined · superlative most determined

1. Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.

   I'm determined to get a good grade on my exam.

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   Shortly after midnight a determined attempt was made to wreck a portion of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-on-Avon, by means of an explosive bomb.

   1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

   The result of this is that today in most parts of the Western World even the most determined opponents of socialism derive from socialist sources their knowledge on most subjects on which they have no firsthand information.

   1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 422

   Christopher Amoroso was so determined to be a police officer that he took the police exam five times.

   2026 September 8, Ella Spitz, Kaleena Fraga, “Christopher Amoroso, The Port Authority Policeman Who Died Rescuing Others On 9/11”, in All That's Interesting, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2026

   Synonyms: fortitudinous, purposeful, purposive, robust, stout, sturdy

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of determine