English-French translations for definite

• défini
• articulé
• certain
  Nous avons certainement progressé. Progress has definitely been made.
  Ce n'était certainement pas M. Papandreou. It was definitely not Mr Papandreou.
  Tel est certainement le cas aujourd'hui. This is definitely one of those times.
• sûr

Definition of definite

• Having distinct limits
• Free from any doubt
• Determined; resolved; decided
• span id="en-linguistics"> Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things
• A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity

Examples

• definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval
• definite knowledge
• the definite article

Related words

• indefinite
• definitely
• indefinitely
• indefiniteness
• definiteness
• semidefinite
• definite article
• definite integral
• definite numeral