default

Pronunciation

• (UK):
  • (noun) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈfɔːlt/ or /ˈdiːˌfɔːlt/

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  • (verb) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈfɔːlt/

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• (US):
  • (noun) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈfɑlt/ or /ˈdiːˌfɑlt/
  • (verb) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈfɑlt/

Adjective

Positive default

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. The default option or setting is the one that is there without any input. It is what you are given if you do not ask for anything specific.

Noun

Singular default

Plural defaults

1. A default is one such option or setting.
2. If someone loses a competition because they were unable to compete, they lose by default.

Verb

Plain form default

Third-person singular defaults

Past tense defaulted

Past participle defaulted

Present participle defaulting

1. To default is to take on a default value.