/ dɪˈtɜːmɪnd; NAmE -ˈtɜːrm-/ adjective
1.
[ not before noun ] ~ (to do sth) if you are determined to do sth, you have made a firm decision to do it and you will not let anyone prevent you :
I'm determined to succeed.
2.
showing a person's determination to do sth :
a determined effort to stop smoking
The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition.
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► de·ter·mined·ly adverb