Definitive meaning in English

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Definition

definitive: final, certain, not having any alternatives adjective

Examples

  • "Wendy : Well, nobody has a definitive answer."
Exercise 1
True or false?

According to the dialogue, sociologists have discovered the one cause of this phenomenon.
True or false?

According to the dialogue, sociologists have discovered the one cause of this phenomenon.
This statement is not true.
This is a false statement. When Brent asks "why" voter turnout is so low, Wendy says "nobody has a definitive answer". This means that nobody knows for sure why this phenomenon is happening. Wendy also says "many factors come into play", meaning that there are lots of reasons why people don't vote.

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