"DNF" meaning in All languages combined

See DNF on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} DNF
  1. (British, cartography) Initialism of Digital National Framework. Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Digital National Framework Categories (topical): Cartography
    Sense id: en-DNF-en-name-deXOq6a0 Categories (other): British English Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Noun [English]

Forms: DNFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} DNF (plural DNFs)
  1. (mathematics) Initialism of disjunctive normal form. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: disjunctive normal form Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-DNF-en-noun-gzp6p-4O Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 54 11 4 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 58 9 6 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 61 11 3 1 11 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} DNF
  1. (sports) Initialism of did not finish. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: did not finish Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-DNF-en-verb-0Z9lVZa6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (geocaching) Initialism of did not find. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: did not find
    Sense id: en-DNF-en-verb-Toa6G13C
  3. (Internet slang, social media) Initialism of do not follow. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: do not follow Categories (topical): Social media
    Sense id: en-DNF-en-verb-S8hdCJvx

Verb [English]

Forms: DNFs [present, singular, third-person], DNFing [participle, present], DNFed [participle, past], DNFed [past], DNF'ed [participle, past], DNF'ed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|||past2=~'ed}} DNF (third-person singular simple present DNFs, present participle DNFing, simple past and past participle DNFed or DNF'ed)
  1. To fail to finish, as a sporting event or a piece of media. Related terms: DSQ, DQ, Q
    Sense id: en-DNF-en-verb-DCIkIGNj

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for DNF meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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