define
🇺🇸
/dɪˈfaɪn/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈfaɪn/
verb
B1
to explain the meaning of a word or phrase
Dictionaries define words to help people understand their meanings.
B2
to describe the nature or limits of something
Scientists define the problem clearly before starting their research.
R
to make something what it is
Your values define who you are as a person.
R
to show the clear outline of something
The artist used dark lines to define the shape of the object.
translation
to explain the meaning of a word or phrase; to describe the nature or limits of something; to make something what it is; to show the clear outline of something
Word Forms
3rd Present
defines
Past
defined
Perfect
defined
Progressive
defining