default
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/dɪˈfɔːlt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈfɔːlt/
noun
C1
the automatic choice or setting when no other is made, especially in computers
The default setting is fifty lines if you don't change it.
C1
failure to do what is required by law, especially not paying money owed
The bank reported an increase in loan defaults last year.
intransitive verb
R
to fail to do what is legally required, especially not paying a debt
Borrowers who default on their loans face serious consequences.
R
to automatically choose or use something when no other option is selected
The software will default to the standard view unless you pick another option.
translation
the automatic choice or setting when no other is made, especially in computers; failure to do what is required by law, especially not paying money owed
to fail to do what is legally required, especially not paying a debt; to automatically choose or use something when no other option is selected
Word Forms
Progressive
defaulting
Past
defaulted
3rd Present
defaults
Plural
defaults
Perfect
defaulted