define
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”)
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- Rhymes: -aɪn
[edit] Verb
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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to determine
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express the essential nature of
state meaning of
describe
demark the limits 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
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define
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define (infinitive: definir)
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb definir.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of verb definir.
[edit] Spanish
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define (infinitive definir)
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- Portuguese verb second-person forms
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- Portuguese verb affirmative forms
- Portuguese verb indicative forms
- Portuguese verb third-person forms
- Portuguese verb present forms
- Spanish 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
