grim determination

См. также в других словарях:

• grim — [ grım ] adjective * ▸ 1 causing worry ▸ 2 serious and unfriendly ▸ 3 not attractive ▸ 4 not enjoyable ▸ 5 sick ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) grim news, situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried: The future looks pretty grim.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grim — [grım] adj [: Old English; Origin: grimm] 1.) making you feel worried or unhappy = ↑harsh ▪ the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town ▪ When he lost his job, his future looked grim. ▪ Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grim — adjective grimmer, grimmest 1 SITUATION/NEWS making you feel worried and unhappy: There s more grim news from the war zone. | things look grim (for): Things look pretty grim for farmers right now. | grim prospect (=something bad that will… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• determination — noun 1 will to continue ADJECTIVE ▪ dogged, fierce, great, grim, gritty (esp. BrE), ruthless, single minded, steely, strong, stubborn …   Collocations dictionary

• grim */ — UK [ɡrɪm] / US adjective Word forms grim : adjective grim comparative grimmer superlative grimmest 1) grim news, situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried the grim reality of unemployment The future looks pretty… …   English dictionary

• grim — [[t]grɪm[/t]] adj. grim•mer, grim•mest 1) stern and admitting of no compromise; harsh; unyielding: grim determination[/ex] 2) of a sinister or ghastly character: a grim joke[/ex] 3) having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim… …   From formal English to slang

• grim — grimly, adv. grimness, n. /grim/, adj., grimmer, grimmest. 1. stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity. 2. of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent: a grim joke. 3. having a harsh, surly,… …   Universalium

• grim — adjective 1) his grim expression Syn: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unsmiling, dour, formidable, harsh, steely, flinty, stony; cross, churlish, surly, sour, ill tempered; fierce, ferocious …   Thesaurus of popular words

• grim — adjective (grimmer; grimmest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grimm; akin to Old High German grimm fierce, Greek chremetizein to neigh Date: before 12th century 1. fierce in disposition or action ; savage 2. a. stern or forbidding in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grim — 1 Grim, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, merciless grievanceare comparable when they mean so inexorable or obdurate as to repel or bar any effort to move one from one s purpose or course. Grim (see also GHASTLY) usually implies tenacity of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• determination */*/ — UK [dɪˌtɜː(r)mɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [dɪˌtɜrmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms determination : singular determination plural determinations 1) [uncountable] the refusal to let anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do He has overcome his… …   English dictionary