[
US
/dɪˈfaɪn/
]
[ UK /dɪfˈaɪn/ ]
[ UK /dɪfˈaɪn/ ]
VERB
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give a definition for the meaning of a word
Define `sadness' - determine the essential quality of
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show the form or outline of
The tree was clearly defined by the light
The camera could define the smallest object -
determine the nature of
What defines a good wine? -
decide upon or fix definitely
fix the variables
specify the parameters
How To Use define In A Sentence
- It's all too easy for me to "pass" and let society define me as merely "kind of Jewish looking"; but I think I should begin to reclaim my heritage while my gran is still alive. I hope when the end comes it is painless
- The geoid is defined as a gravitational equipotential surface that coincides with mean sea level.
- Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you; though, I know, to divide him inventorially would dizzy the arithmetic of memory, and yet but yaw neither, in respect of his quick sail. Act V. Scene II. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality.
- · “Adult family member” is defined as “a person over 21 years of age who is the parent, grandparent, step-parent living in the household, or legal guardian” of the pregnant teen. Archive 2009-07-01
- The main component of the Earth's field – which defines the magnetic poles – is a dipole generated by the convection of molten nickel-iron in the outer core the inner core is solid, so its role is secondary; remember that the Earth's core is well above the Curie temperature, so the iron is not ferromagnetic. Does Zonal Swishing Play a Part in Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals? | Universe Today
- Organic carbon mineralization was studied in a large humic lake in northern Sweden during a well-defined summer stratification period following high water flow during snowmelt.
- Too much is made of work defined as a job, anyway. Love, Medicine and Miracles
- The family is the one place that should be a guarantee of safety to its members, especially its most vulnerable members, and this legislation goes part-way towards trying to define that and to defend that right.
- To explicate this relation, Searle and Vanderveken define weak illocutionary commitment: S1 weakly illocutionarily implies S2 iff every performance of S1 commits an agent to meeting the conditions laid down in the septuple identical to S2 (1985, p. 24). Saving Prostitutes in Sevilla