What is the meaning of determined?

verb

• Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.
  • usage: "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
  • synonyms: determine, find, find out, ascertain
• Shape or influence; give direction to.
  • usage: "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
  • synonyms: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
• Fix conclusively or authoritatively.
  • usage: "set the rules"
  • synonyms: determine, set
• Decide upon or fix definitely.
  • usage: "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
  • synonyms: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
• Reach, make, or come to a decision about something.
  • usage: "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
  • synonyms: decide, make up one's mind, determine
• Fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.
  • usage: "the tree determines the border of the property"
  • synonyms: determine
• Settle conclusively; come to terms.
  • usage: "We finally settled the argument"
  • synonyms: settle, square off, square up, determine
• Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
  • usage: "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
  • synonyms: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn

adjective

• Characterized by great determination.
  • usage: "a struggle against a determined enemy"
• Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation.
• Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to.
  • usage: "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"
• Determined or decided upon as by an authority.
  • usage: "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"
  • synonyms: dictated, set
• Strongly motivated to succeed.
  • synonyms: compulsive, driven