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# definite

adjective (definite, more definite)

«definite» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Definite means clear, sure and fixed, with no doubt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#m1)
2. A definite plan, date or answer has been decided. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#m2)
3. (grammar) The definite article is the word «the». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: «Is it definite that we're going?» In grammar lessons, «the» is the definite article (pointing to one particular thing), while «a/an» are indefinite articles. In maths, «a definite answer» is one exact number. Phrases: «a definite yes», «nothing definite yet».

### Examples

- Is the trip definite, or might it be cancelled? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x1)
- We need a definite answer by Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x2)
- There's a definite smell of burning in here! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x3)
- «The» is called the definite article. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x4)
- She gave a definite «no». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x5)
- Nothing is definite yet, but we may move house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x6)
- There is a definite improvement in your handwriting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x7)
- Unfortunately, the form in which it occurs is mutilated, and we cannot draw any definite conclusion from it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/#x8)

### Note

Spelling trap: definite (not «definate»); remember «finite» inside it. Adverb: definitely. Opposite: indefinite (not fixed). Do not confuse with definitive (final and most complete).

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life: «Is it definite that we're going?» In grammar lessons, «the» is the definite article (pointing to one particular thing), while «a/an» are indefinite articles. In maths, «a definite answer» is one exact number. Phrases: «a definite yes», «nothing definite yet».

### Examples

- The Kabalistic principles involved in the reversal of Hebrew letters, and their substitution by others, on definite schemes, should also be studied and borne in mind. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/definite/#x1)

### Note

Spelling trap: definite (not «definate»); remember «finite» inside it. Adverb: definitely. Opposite: indefinite (not fixed). Do not confuse with definitive (final and most complete).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «definite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/definite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«definite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/definite.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «definite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/definite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«definite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/definite.html) on Mova free.