define

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
2. (obsolete) To settle, decide (an argument etc.)
3. To express the essential nature of something.
4. To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
5. To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
6. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
7. To establish the referent of a term or notation.

Noun

A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

Concepts

définir

déterminer

fixer

préciser

délimiter

spécifier

limiter

mettre

rincer

définer

attacher

expliquer en détail

clarifier

décider

différencier

éclaircir

essorer

Synonymes

determine

specify

set

explain

fix

describe

limit

clarify

delineate

delimit

characterize

designate

establish

appoint

clear up

stipulate

interpret

assign

distinguish

make clear

prescribe

pin down

qualify

expound

definition

delimitate

demarcate

decide

characterise

make fast

map

map out

mark off

nail down

narrow

narrow down

particularize

peg down

plan

portray

positive

quantify

read

📖

refine

resolve

restrict

rinse

secure

select

settle

Traductions

definire

definir

definieren

definiëren

determinare

definir

bepalen

bestimmen

delimitar

determinar

προσδιορίζω

definir

festlegen

ορίζω

abgrenzen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɪˈfaɪn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: definen

In summary

From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”).