1 ~ (that...) sure or certain; unlikely to change:
Can you give me a definite answer by tomorrow? * Is it definite that he's leaving? * I've heard rumours, but nothing definite. * a definite offer of a job * I'm not sure-I can find out for definite if you like. * That's definite then, is it? * They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children.
2 easily or clearly seen or understood; obvious:
The look on her face was a definite sign that sth was wrong. * There was a definite feeling that things were getting worse.
3 [notbeforenoun] ~ (about sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for definite is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is definite a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, definite is tagged as adjective.
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