define
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English definen < Old French definer < Latin dēfīniō (“‘limit, settle, define’”) < dē + fīniō (“‘set a limit, bound, end’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪn
[edit] Verb
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to define (third-person singular simple present defines, present participle defining, simple past and past participle defined)
- To determine.
- To express the essential nature of something.
- To state the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol.
- To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
- To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
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[edit] Translations
to determine
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express the essential nature of
state meaning of
[edit] External links
- define in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- define in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Galician
[edit] Verb
define
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
define (infinitive: definir)
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of definir.
- informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of definir.
Categories: Middle English derivations | Old French derivations | Latin derivations | English verbs | Galician verb forms | Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ir | Spanish verb indicative forms | Spanish verb singular forms | Spanish verb third-person forms | Spanish verb present forms | Spanish verb imperative forms | Spanish verb second-person forms | Spanish verb affirmative forms | Spanish verb informal forms
