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/ÉĒndˈɛfÉĒnət/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "indefinite"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

not precisely or clearly defined, stated, or known
indefinite definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His indefinite answer left everyone confused, as they were expecting a more straightforward response.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ, āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ

lasting for an unspecified length of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The agreement had an indefinite duration, subject to review every year.
āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ, āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ

being undecided about a particular choice or outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He remained indefinite about whether he would attend the meeting, leaving the organizers waiting for his decision.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻž āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ

feeling uncertain about something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt indefinite about her future career path, unsure whether to pursue medicine or education.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāύ āϝ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

(of a grammatical component) used to refer to general or unfamiliar persons, things, or concepts
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Indefinite pronouns like " someone " and " anyone " can refer to people without specifying who they are.
"āϕ⧇āω" āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ "āϝ⧇ āϕ⧇āω" āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϞ⧋āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

(of an integral) not evaluated between specific limits
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Understanding the concept of indefinite integrals is crucial for mastering calculus and solving differential equations.
āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧁āϞāĻžāϏ āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§€āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

indefinite
definite
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