determination

Definition

  • noun: a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult
  • noun: a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
  • often followed by 'to + verb'
  • synonyms: judgment, resolve, firmness

Examples

  • The inspectors made the 'determination' that the building was unsafe. [=they determined/decided that the building was unsafe]

  • The new instruments allow for more precise 'determination of' the size of the tumor.

  • They were unable to make an accurate 'determination of' the ship's position.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) So you didn't tell anyone. - You didn't tell Elliott. - Not yet. - Well, what does that mean? - That means exactly what it means. That's a determination I have yet to make. All right, fair enough. I can appreciate that. All right. First let me say, I very much (..)
    2009 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Peekaboo Season: 2 Episode 6