definite

seguro, convencido

Completamente seguro de lo que piensa o dice.

En inglés sencillo: Completely sure about what you think or say.

• She sounded very definite.
• He was definite about his choice.
• Are you definite that the meeting is today?

Cómo se usa: definite about something (She was definite about wanting to leave.); definite that… (He was definite that he had locked the door.)

Sinónimos: certain, sure, firm

Antónimos: uncertain, unsure

Expresiones frecuentes: be definite about something, quite definite, a definite answer

definido, determinado

Con límites, tamaño o duración claramente establecidos.

En inglés sencillo: Having clearly fixed limits, size, or length.

• The work must finish within a definite period.
• The cloud had no definite shape.
• We need a definite limit on spending.

Sinónimos: fixed, defined, precise

Antónimos: indefinite

Expresiones frecuentes: definite period, definite shape, definite limits

definido, determinado

En gramática, que se refiere a una persona o cosa ya conocida o que se puede identificar.

En inglés sencillo: Used in grammar for a word or expression referring to someone or something already known or identifiable.

• English has one definite article: the.
• Use the definite article when the reader knows which house you mean.
• A definite noun phrase can refer to a previously mentioned person.

Antónimos: indefinite

Expresiones frecuentes: definite article, definite noun phrase, definite reference