define

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈfaɪn/

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• Hyphenation: de‧fine

Verb

Plain form define

Third-person singular defines

Past tense defined

Past participle defined

Present participle defining

Define is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. If you define a word, you state exactly what the word means.

   The dictionary defines the word "define" as "to state exactly what a word means".

Related words

• definable
• definition