All 7 Uses

determine
in
Nation, by Terry Pratchett
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This was not a lot of help, so Mau dragged the man off the broken track and into a deeper part of the forest, with an army of little crabs following in a very determined way.†
Chpt 2.
—And that was certainly the quiet voice of her father who, when he was talking to his mother, always sounded as though he was determined not to look up from his newspaper.†
Chpt 4.
She had a determined expression on her face, and he saw, under the arm that wasn't holding the sunshade, what looked like a slab of wood.†
Chpt 4. *
Mau didn't understand the words, but the tone of determination translated itself very well.†
Chpt 4.
She tried to keep the wobble out of her voice, but it was one thing to be brave, and—two things to be brave and determined when it was really only an idea at the moment—and definitely another matter entirely when you could see Mrs. Gurgle out of the corner of your eye, busy at work.†
Chpt 8.
The ship had already picked up most of the provisions for the return leg in Port Mercia, but eight tons of gold takes a lot of sawing up when you're determined not to leave behind a single bit of gold dust.†
Chpt 15.
"Yes, but did the ghost girl ever come back again?" said the girl in a determined voice.†
Chpt Toda

Definitions:

(1) (determined as in: is determined to succeed)
firm in purpose
(2) (determine as in: determined she is guilty)
to learn, discover, or decide
(3) (determine as in: this game determines the champion)
to control (how something will turn out)
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
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