āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to define
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āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to say the meaning of an expression or word, particularly in a dictionary
Transitive: to define an expression or word
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lexicographers often define new terms in updated editions of dictionaries.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻĄā§āĻ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāϰāĻŖā§ āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to characterize or determine the essential qualities or attributes of someone or something
Transitive: to define sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The historical monument 's grand architecture and intricate details define its significance.
āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻšā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžā§āĻĒāϰā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to express the essential nature or characteristics of a person or thing
Complex Transitive: to define sb/sth as sth | to define sb/sth [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The serene beauty and pristine landscapes of the countryside define it as a tranquil retreat from urban life.
āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāϏā§āĻā§āĻĒ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻĨāϞ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to mark clear boundaries or distinctions for a concept or area
Transitive: to define abstract boundaries and limits
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist uses bold lines to define the contours of the subject, emphasizing its form and structure.
āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧠āϰā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§, āĻāϰ āĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to establish or mark the exact boundaries or limits of something
Transitive: to define physical boundaries and limits
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fence helps define the perimeter of the backyard, separating it from the neighboring properties.
āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
definable
defined
defining
define
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