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• German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.From the entry masculine
• An example of a functional is the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.From the entry functional
• Definite articles, indefinite articles, and cardinal numbers acting as quantifiers are types of determiners.From the entry determiner
• I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.From the entry ponder
• A completist philosopher holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered.From the entry completist
• Often used with the definite article "the".From the entry sudan
• See also Etymology of ye (definite article).From the entry thorn
• The inclusion or omission of definite articles follows idiomatic norms in each language and depends on context and intent.From the entry idiomatic
• Nominal plurality in Basque is originally exclusively marked on definite determiners and not on nouns.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 333. From the entry plurality
• Stepping backward, I looked into the face of Bernard—a definite gigglemug.2023, SF Benson, chapter 6, in Death and Ruin: All Things Dark and Deadly, Book 4. From the entry gigglemug
• Today, the city centre location is seen as a definite advantage over air travel.2020 January 2, David Clough, “How InterCity came back from the brink”, in Rail, page 66. From the entry city centre
• The human factor metaparadigm refers to individuals in a definite culture, family, and society.2019, Ayse Deliktas, Oznur Korukcu, Ruveyde Aydin, Kamile Kabukcuoglu, “Nursing Students' Perceptions of Nursing Metaparadigms: A…. From the entry metaparadigm
• They are a particular kind of old narratives which form a definite class in Manipuri literature.2018 September 1, Madhu Chandra, “The Effects of the Burning of Meitei Puyas (The Sacred Writings of Manipur)”, in article. From the entry puya
• If something is a definite fact, it is given a value of 1.2013, Ayub V. O. Ofulla, “Chapter One: Chaos-Order Relationships and the Ancient Concepts of Continuous Creations”, in The Secrets of…. From the entry snowmanness
• That leaves a definite scar on my not so resilient skin.2012, K. Bennett, The Year of Eating Dangerously (urban fantasy), page 10. From the entry baaad
• The problem thus has a definite answer, in spite of its imprecise nature.2010, Göran Grimvall, “Chapter 1: Numbers”, in Quantify! A Crash Course in Smart Thinking, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN. From the entry sandpile
• The fact that there was a definite smell of toejam lurking below the incense didn’t help.2010, Anuja Chauhan, chapter 10, in Battle for Bittora, Noida, Uttar Pradesh: HarperCollins Publishers India, →ISBN, page 296. From the entry toejam
• They were close, and they understood each other perfectly which, in their game, was a definite must.2010, Martina Cole, The Family. From the entry mindee
• They had the definite impression that that was what zebra crossings were meant for.2008 December 16, Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things, Random House, →ISBN, →OL, Ch. 1. From the entry zebra crossing
• “There is a definite regulatory preference in New Jersey for brownfield and urban infill sites,” said Mr.2008 March 30, Antoinette Martin, “Why Dumps Are Gaining in Allure”, in New York Times. From the entry antisprawl
• As far as I know, even a definite result for the 6x6 case would be progress.2008 October 22, Dave Greene, “State wrt "Garden of Eden"in Conway's "Game of Life"”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet). From the entry goe
• Okara alone has some antinutritional qualities; however, fermented okara may have definite dietary advantages.2004, Colin W. Wrigley, Encyclopedia of grain science. From the entry okara
• Udmurt, Turkish, and Yucatec Mayan to test (and critique) the hypothesis that possessives grammaticalize into definite articles.2003, George Melville Bolling, Bernard Bloch, Language. From the entry grammaticalize
• There are definite advantages to being Britney Spears rather than an N’Syncer.2000 March 29, Angela Hanyak, “Big sisters of song raising level of teen music”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 73, number 242, page E-3. From the entry *NSYNCer
• I wanted something more definite, a monosyllable: Dot or Pat, like a foot set down.1988, Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye, page 278. From the entry elaine
• Wilson's definite genius for rapid, witty dialogue which becomes a kind of conversational music at times.1978 August 19, Kevin Warren, “A Flawless Production”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 15. From the entry music
• It is a definite consequence of the duṣkarma on the part of the individual.1968, University of Madras, Centre of Advanced Study in Philosophy, Indian Philosophical Annual - Volume 2, page 191. From the entry duskarma
• Beddoe had received definite word that Bill flew to Shiukwan on September 16.1963, Jesse C. Fletcher, Bill Wallace of China, CrossBooks Publishing, published 2009, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 99. From the entry Luichow
• This language, I believe, creates a definite hurdle for prospective small business mergees.1958, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, volume 13, page 89. From the entry mergee
• I must have a definite mark by which to locate him in that rugged territory overstream.1942, Pennsylvania Game News 1942-06: Volume 13, Issue 3, Pennsylvania Game Commission, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry overstream
• The plane engine starts to make a definite downspin noise, as in the beginning of the play.1937, Laura Annawyn Shamas, Amelia Lives, A One-Act Play, The Dramatic Publishing Company, page 43. From the entry downspin
• Let me repeat that this Bill is a definite link in the international trustification of public credit.1933, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates - Volume 236, page 864. From the entry trustification
• When set in motion the floating frame assumes a definite counterdirectional motion, imparted by the unbalanced forces.1930, Wilhelm Pleines, Riveting in Metal Airplane Construction (Technical Memorandums, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; 596)…. From the entry counterdirectional
• Opposite this hill Bohemund's men now began to dig in a definite direction.1928, Anna Comnena [i.e., Anna Komnene], “Book XIII”, in Elizabeth A[nna] S[ophia] Dawes, transl., The Alexiad (Byzantine Series)…. From the entry siege engine
• The definite rate of 5 taler for a Friedrichsdor was fixed.1927, Karl Helfferich, Theodor Emanuel Gregory, Money, volume 1, page 126. From the entry Friedrichsdor
• In auditory auræ various subjective noises or even definite words may be heard.1922, Arthur Albert Stevens, The Practice of Medicine, W. B. Saunders Company, page 1027. From the entry auræ
• He was developing a dewlap - a definite dewlap.2017, Bernard MacLaverty, “Chapter 2”, in Midwinter Break, page 36. From the entry dewlap
• Even for devoted Swifties, it's hard to deny that her surrealist nightmare of a Grammy performance was a definite miscalculation.2013 February 14, Sean Keeley, “Grammys: the good, the bad and the ugly”, in The Heights, volume 94, number 8, Boston College, page B4. From the entry swiftie

Meaning of definite

1. adjective Having distinct limits.
2. adjective Free from any doubt.
3. adjective Determined; resolved; decided.

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Questions about definite in a sentence

How do you use definite in a sentence?

Definite is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.”

What is a short sentence with definite?

“the definite article”

What does definite mean?

Definite means having distinct limits.