Meaning

6 senses
  1. Explicitly defined.

    definitiv

    clearly defined or formulated

  2. Determining finally, conclusive, decisive.

    definitive vote

    She will have the definitive say in the matter, after consulting her board of directors.

    endgültig

    оконча́тельныйokončátelʹnyj

    остато́чнийostatóčnyj

  3. Definite, authoritative and complete.

    maßgebend, maßgeglich

  4. Limiting; determining.

    a definitive word

    entscheidend

  5. General, not issued for commemorative purposes.

  6. (obsolete)Determined; resolved.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. We finally reached a definitive solution.

  2. I can't give you a definitive answer today.

    deIch kann Ihnen heute keine endgültige Antwort geben. — MUIRIEL

  3. She didn't give the boss a definitive answer.

  4. Were you able to find out anything definitive?

    deHaben sie irgend etwas Endgültiges herausfinden können? — mraz

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  5. Let's try to make the definitive list after Christmas.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
conclusive or decisive:
Русский
By meaning 1
conclusive or decisive:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
explicitly defined:
conclusive or decisive:
definite, authoritative and complete:
limiting; determining:

Origin

From Middle French définitif.

From Middle French définitif.

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Forms

more definitive, most definitive
Comparativemore definitive Lesson
Superlativemost definitive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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