"define" meaning in Englisch

See define in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-us-define.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present define, he defines, she defines, it defines, simple past defined, present participle defining, past participle defined
  1. definieren, abgrenzen, abstecken
    Sense id: de-define-en-verb-Jcqt4aJm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: outline Derived forms: definition, definement, definer, definite, definiteness, definition Translations (definieren, abgrenzen, abstecken): definieren (Deutsch), abgrenzen (Deutsch), abstecken (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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