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US
/ˈdɛfənət/
]
[ UK /dˈɛfɪnət/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛfɪnət/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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precise; explicit and clearly defined
the wedding date is now definite
definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol
I want a definite answer
a definite drop in attendance
a definite statement of the terms of the will
a definite amount -
known for certain
it is definite that they have won
How To Use definite In A Sentence
- It will definitely take a lot more tweaking to get me completely happy with it.
- And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
- The human was definitely looking at her.
- The restaurant is definitely trying to get you to go for this choice. The Sun
- Burbank worked out in his mind and by actual experiments _distinctive methods_ of development -- _development and changes along particular, definite lines. Certain Success
- But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely.
- Worse still, every paper lists him as a definite starter in Sunday's game.
- Oh I know, post-lapsarian; I am definitely conscious of my fall from an edenic state of grace! Agatha Christie and Guilt « Tales from the Reading Room
- We have to make a definite move to cross over the boundary from cowardice to bravery.
- She's definitely got a good eye for a bargain.