determinationde‧ter‧mi‧na‧tion /dɪˌtɜːməˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ W3 noun 
Yuri shows great determination to learn English. his dogged determination (=very strong determination) to succeed2[countable, uncountable] formal the act of deciding something officiallydetermination of the determination of government policy3[countable] formal the act of finding the exact level, amount, or cause of somethingdetermination of accurate determination of the temperatureCOLLOCATIONSverbshave determination· To become a professional musician, you need to have a lot of determination.show determination (also demonstrate determination formal)· From a very early age, she showed great determination.something requires determination· Success requires hard work and determination.express your determination to do something· He made a speech expressing his determination to rebuild the economy.underline your determination to do something (=emphasize it)· The prime minister underlined his determination to keep interest rates high.adjectivesgreat determination· She showed great determination to succeed.fierce determination (=involving strong feelings)· They fought with fierce determination.dogged/steely/grim determination (=very strong determination)· As a politician she was known for her dogged determination.sheer determination (=nothing except great determination)· He had survived by sheer determination.ruthless determination (=that involves not caring about hurting other people)· the ruthless determination of his business careersingle-minded determination (=having one clear aim and working very hard to achieve it)· Whatever task he undertook was tackled with single-minded determination.THESAURUSdetermination the quality of continuing to try to do something, even when it is difficult: · Bill got where he is today by sheer hard work and determination.· I really admired her determination to live her own life.willpower the ability to control your mind and body in order to achieve something you have decided to do: · It takes a lot of willpower to give up smoking.· She made herself get better by sheer willpower, when everyone else had given up hope.drive the determination and energy to succeed, especially in business or work: · We’re looking for young people who have drive, initiative, and new ideas.· He’s clever enough, but he lacks drive.resolve formal a strong determination to succeed in doing something, especially because you are sure that it is a good thing to do: · The poverty she saw there strengthened her resolve to do something to help.· The success of a military enterprise depends partly on the resolve of its leaders.perseverance the ability to continue trying to achieve something over a long period in a patient way, even when this is difficult: · Reaching this standard of musical skill requires incredible perseverance.· A good teacher should have imagination and perseverance.ruthlessness the quality of being extremely determined to achieve what you want, and not caring if you have to hurt other people to do it: · He was a man who pursued his aims with complete ruthlessness.· The revolt was suppressed with total ruthlessness.tenacity formal the determination to never stop trying to do something, especially when other people try to stop you: · He clung to power with a remarkable tenacity.· When fighting cancer, Tsongas showed the same tenacity he displayed in politics.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Determination and hard work led Sanders from poverty to success.
- A spokesman stressed the police's determination to find the girl's killer.
- After the accident, Bill learned to walk again through sheer hard work and determination.
- Success requires dogged determination, as well as ability.
- As usual Eva entered into the spirit of the thing with energy and determination.
- But its seeming determination to do so is deeply troubling.
- Great determination only occurs when there is great passion.
- On the other hand, the agency has been dragging its feet all the way in making the endangered determination.
- The inhabitant of two dimensional space could also refine the use of his measurement to make a quantitive determination of curvature.
- There was no cheering on the part of the men, but a stubborn determination to obey orders and do their duty.
- This book really has everything: extraction; cleanup; determination.
THESAURUS
the quality of continuing to try to do something, even when it is difficult: · Bill got where he is today by sheer hard work and determination.· I really admired her determination to live her own life.
the ability to control your mind and body in order to achieve something you have decided to do: · It takes a lot of willpower to give up smoking.· She made herself get better by sheer willpower, when everyone else had given up hope.
the determination and energy to succeed, especially in business or work: · We’re looking for young people who have drive, initiative, and new ideas.· He’s clever enough, but he lacks drive.
formal a strong determination to succeed in doing something, especially because you are sure that it is a good thing to do: · The poverty she saw there strengthened her resolve to do something to help.· The success of a military enterprise depends partly on the resolve of its leaders.
the ability to continue trying to achieve something over a long period in a patient way, even when this is difficult: · Reaching this standard of musical skill requires incredible perseverance.· A good teacher should have imagination and perseverance.
the quality of being extremely determined to achieve what you want, and not caring if you have to hurt other people to do it: · He was a man who pursued his aims with complete ruthlessness.· The revolt was suppressed with total ruthlessness.
formal the determination to never stop trying to do something, especially when other people try to stop you: · He clung to power with a remarkable tenacity.· When fighting cancer, Tsongas showed the same tenacity he displayed in politics.
Longman Language Activatorthe ability to be determined the ability to continue trying to achieve what you want, even when this is difficult: · After the accident, Bill learned to walk again through sheer hard work and determination.determination to do something: · A spokesman stressed the police's determination to find the girl's killer.dogged determination (=strong determination): · Success requires dogged determination, as well as ability.
determination to become successful, rich, powerful, or famous: · Eric wasn't particularly intelligent but he had plenty of ambition.· My teachers always told me that I lacked ambition, and would never get anywhere.burning ambition: · Getting to the top hadn't been easy, in spite of his burning ambition and will to succeed.
the ability to control your mind and body in order to achieve whatever you decide to do: · It takes a lot of willpower to give up smoking.by/through sheer willpower (=by willpower alone): · She made herself get better by sheer willpower, when everyone else had given up hope.
the strong desire to do or achieve something: the will to live/recover/get better, etc: · When her husband died, she seemed to lose the will to live.the will to do something: · They weren't the best side in the European Cup, but they possessed the will to win.
formal a strong determination to succeed in doing something especially because you are sure that it is a good thing to do: somebody's resolve to do something: · He restated his firm resolve to become president, and achieve clean and honest government.strengthen/harden/stiffen somebody's resolve (=make it stronger): · The latest unemployment figures should strengthen the government's resolve to do something about it.
the determination and energy that makes you successfully achieve something: · Without my mother's drive and energy, our family would have starved.· He's clever enough, but he lacks drive.
the courage and energy that someone shows when they are determined to achieve something or determined not to let a difficult situation make them stop trying: · The fact that they reached the semi-final is a reflection of their spirit and commitment.fighting spirit (=brave determination to keep trying or fighting in a difficult situation): · She never once thought of giving up. Everyone admired her fighting spirit.break somebody's spirit (=make them lose their determination to fight, be brave etc): · The hours of interrogations and beatings were designed to break his spirit.
the ability to keep on trying to achieve something over a long period, even when this is difficult: · The job requires perseverance and, above all, patience.perseverance to do something: · Some of the girls did not have the perseverance to train to his standards of precision.
formal the determination to never stop trying to succeed in something or to allow anyone to stop you from doing something: · I admired him for his tenacity and his courage in confronting problems that other people might avoid.show/exhibit tenacity: · The tenacity and ingenuity shown by these women's groups during the war was remarkable.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs a dogged determination to succeed The child hung on to her arm with grim determination. a look of steely determinationCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· To become a professional musician, you need to have a lot of determination.
(also demonstrate determination formal)· From a very early age, she showed great determination.
· Success requires hard work and determination.
· He made a speech expressing his determination to rebuild the economy.
(=emphasize it)· The prime minister underlined his determination to keep interest rates high.
adjectives· She showed great determination to succeed.
(=involving strong feelings)· They fought with fierce determination.
(=very strong determination)· As a politician she was known for her dogged determination.
(=nothing except great determination)· He had survived by sheer determination.
(=that involves not caring about hurting other people)· the ruthless determination of his business career
(=having one clear aim and working very hard to achieve it)· Whatever task he undertook was tackled with single-minded determination.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dogged determination to succeed The child hung on to her arm with grim determination. a look of steely determination· All the applications of expert determination have evolved through commercial practice.· This is ironic because the parties, having chosen expert determination, presumably wanted to avoid court proceedings.· Those issues appear in various parts of the agreement, and expert determination is applied to those issues by one expert clause.· This may demonstrate one of the essential features of expert determination, namely that it need not be a personal process.· People are likely to create at least one piece of paper when making an agreement of sufficient complexity to incorporate expert determination.· Expert witnesses should not be confused with expert determination: see 1.6.3.
· This was achieved by resolve, leadership and teamwork, coupled with a fierce determination not to be beaten.· What they did not know about this roly-poly 46-year-old with the easy smile was his fierce determination.· The look of fierce determination on her face soon made him laugh.· What the little company did have was the vision and fierce determination of its leader, nuclear physicist John Robert Beyster.· They fought with fierce determination on both sides.
· Where an appeal is actually lodged this means the period between the decision and the final determination of the appeal.· Everything turns on the capacity of the patient and, just as important, who makes the final determination as to that capacity.
· He should really start thinking about double-checking a few things. Great determination and guts and all that sort of thing.· Love-passion-is an emotion that keeps all entrepreneurs going. Great determination only occurs when there is great passion.· So a stallion may respond to punishment from us by trying to kick us with greater determination instead.· We face the future with quiet confidence and great determination.· A fatherless, penniless boy - possessed of great determination, faith, and courage - seeks his fortune.· There is even opportunity to praise failure if great effort and determination have been shown.· Under President Ford leading Western states had begun to tackle their economic differences with greater determination.
· In fact he found Patrick's grim determination not to be charmed rather amusing.· No words, no threats, no waste of energy, just a grim determination to do or die.
· The problem raised by the theory of ideology is the analysis of knowledge as true or false, according to its social determination.· This was indeed the origin of the concept of ideology and the thesis of social determination.
· During their time together, Rigby recognised the steely determination Gedge applied to the group.· Howard Saddler plays Cassius with steely determination, persuasive in his arguments that initially draw Brutus into the conspiracy.· Then she saw the look of steely determination in his eyes and knew he was more than capable of it.· But her steely determination to make her way in a cruel world has done its own damage.
NOUN· Join the Ulster Movement and play your part in gaining self determination for our ancient homeland.
VERB· In addition to probing the critical state near T c, these measurements allow the indirect determination of the residual, normal-state resistivity.
· The willingness of part-time farmers to go on training courses demonstrates their determination to make the most of their farms.· The authorities may contend that they demonstrate their determination to find extremists in the ranks.
· Briony crammed the cap low over her brow as if to express solid determination, then swung round and left the room.
· Duregar pinned his hopes on Dwarven determination to keep the army safe.· But the President would not be moved from his determination to keep his promise to KohI.· The street battles of Vilnius and Riga show a brutal determination to keep the Soviet empire together.· You have to focus with a kind of relentless determination on keeping your grip.· It seemed that although sheer determination had kept Julia alive until the wedding, suddenly she could fight no longer.
· The expert's jurisdiction to make a determination depends on the definition of the issue between the parties.· On the other hand, the agency has been dragging its feet all the way in making the endangered determination.· The justices failed to make any determination or finding upon that issue.· In an instant I made my determination.· Even if the plant is a free-standing subsidiary, within-group pricing policies make determination of real outputs difficult.· But how precisely does the bureaucracy make that determination?· The constitution says an ill or incompetent president can no longer serve, but does not say who should make that determination.
· In May 1958, he showed his determination to avoid a recurrence.· Hector had never said Ewan's name so easily, nor shown such interest and determination in weeks.· The street battles of Vilnius and Riga show a brutal determination to keep the Soviet empire together.· George Bush's administration has not shown such a determination, and it does not seem likely to do so.· In the early 1980s Korolev showed considerable determination in embarking on the total restoration of the Tretyakov building complex in Lavrushinsky Pereulok.· We need to show our determination to move ahead together.· Once you've convinced yourself you will get out of it, think positively and show some determination.
· The games have been characterised by the players' deep determination to win.· Few would question Lloyd's determination to win business which now walks past its door and into rivals such as Commercial Union.· Their determination to win at any cost, brought world criticism as the details of massacres such as Mai Lai emerged.· Politics, business, morality, and determination to win against the odds are popular subjects.· Mr Gummer's determination to win the highest figures advised by the scientists failed for the North Sea cod quota.· Ultimately he will convince them, his determination winning through, his belief becoming their belief.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- After two-and-a-half years of stubborn resistance, the Republic collapsed rapidly during the first three months of 1939.
- As the family kept vigil, the children saw at close quarters the stubborn determination of their stepmother.
- However, Wainwright offered stubborn resistance, and responded with some hard hitting from the baseline to level the score at 6-6.
- Perhaps it was her stubborn refusal to see her family broken up that made Mrs Breen appealing to Farnham.
- There was no cheering on the part of the men, but a stubborn determination to obey orders and do their duty.
- What accounted for this stubborn resistance of nationalities to the predicted assimilation?
WORD FAMILYadjectivedeterminedindeterminatepredeterminednoundeterminationdeterminerverbdetermineadverbdeterminedly
1[uncountable] the quality of trying to do something even when it is difficultdetermination to do something Yuri shows great determination to learn English. his dogged determination (=very strong determination) to succeed2[countable, uncountable] formal the act of deciding something officiallydetermination of the determination of government policy3[countable] formal the act of finding the exact level, amount, or cause of somethingdetermination of accurate determination of the temperatureCOLLOCATIONSverbshave determination· To become a professional musician, you need to have a lot of determination.show determination (also demonstrate determination formal)· From a very early age, she showed great determination.something requires determination· Success requires hard work and determination.express your determination to do something· He made a speech expressing his determination to rebuild the economy.underline your determination to do something (=emphasize it)· The prime minister underlined his determination to keep interest rates high.adjectivesgreat determination· She showed great determination to succeed.fierce determination (=involving strong feelings)· They fought with fierce determination.dogged/steely/grim determination (=very strong determination)· As a politician she was known for her dogged determination.sheer determination (=nothing except great determination)· He had survived by sheer determination.ruthless determination (=that involves not caring about hurting other people)· the ruthless determination of his business careersingle-minded determination (=having one clear aim and working very hard to achieve it)· Whatever task he undertook was tackled with single-minded determination.THESAURUSdetermination the quality of continuing to try to do something, even when it is difficult: · Bill got where he is today by sheer hard work and determination.· I really admired her determination to live her own life.willpower the ability to control your mind and body in order to achieve something you have decided to do: · It takes a lot of willpower to give up smoking.· She made herself get better by sheer willpower, when everyone else had given up hope.drive the determination and energy to succeed, especially in business or work: · We’re looking for young people who have drive, initiative, and new ideas.· He’s clever enough, but he lacks drive.resolve formal a strong determination to succeed in doing something, especially because you are sure that it is a good thing to do: · The poverty she saw there strengthened her resolve to do something to help.· The success of a military enterprise depends partly on the resolve of its leaders.perseverance the ability to continue trying to achieve something over a long period in a patient way, even when this is difficult: · Reaching this standard of musical skill requires incredible perseverance.· A good teacher should have imagination and perseverance.ruthlessness the quality of being extremely determined to achieve what you want, and not caring if you have to hurt other people to do it: · He was a man who pursued his aims with complete ruthlessness.· The revolt was suppressed with total ruthlessness.tenacity formal the determination to never stop trying to do something, especially when other people try to stop you: · He clung to power with a remarkable tenacity.· When fighting cancer, Tsongas showed the same tenacity he displayed in politics.