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determined

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/verb

To fix or settle the limits or boundaries of something.

Example sentences

  • The surveyors determined the exact edges of the property.
  • An old stone wall determined where one farm ended and the next began.

As an adjective it means firmly resolved: 'a determined effort'. That use is far more common than the older verb sense of fixing limits.

Featured as word of the day on February 17, 2026.

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