determiner

B2 Topic:Communication

US /dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɚ/ UK /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #334555

Meanings

1

noun
A word used before a noun to show which thing or how much is meant, such as 'the', 'this' or 'some'.

In the phrase 'my book', the word 'my' is a determiner.
2

noun
Something that decides or strongly influences a result.

Price is often the main determiner of what people buy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a word used before a noun... determinative

2 noun · something that decides or... determinant

Word family

Forms determiners

Derived forms determinerhooddeterminerlesspostdeterminerpredeterminer

Related forms article demonstrative

Etymology

From determine + -er.

Topics

Communication Language & Linguistics

External links

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