noun🔗Share(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it."The determiner "the" in the phrase "the red book" identifies the specific book being discussed. "grammarlinguisticslanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun."The determiner "the" in the phrase "the red pen" makes the noun "pen" definite. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else."The determiner in the job application was the applicant's previous experience. "languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading