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di-turm-i-NAYSHUN/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/

Determination is refusing to give up (usually uncountable): show determination; determination to + verb. Determined is the adjective. Stubborn can be negative. Decide/determine as verbs are already in the dictionary with a “find out / decide” sense — not the same as this noun. Exam comments: determination in the resit.

Meaning

The quality of continuing even when something is hard (uncountable).

Examples

• “Her determination to finish the course survived two resits.”
• “The team showed determination after going a goal down.”

Good to know

Uncountable: determination; determination to + verb. Adjective: determined. Negative twin: stubborn. Not “a determination” for willpower.

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