English-Russian translations for define

Definition of define

  • To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly
  • To settle, decide
  • To express the essential nature of something
  • To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol
  • 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.''
  • To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept
  • To establish the referent of a term or notation
  • A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs

Examples

  • the defining power of an optical instrument
  • I define myself as a techno-anarchist
  • Your past mistakes do not define who you are
  • The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time
  • Person 1: Is she good at math?
  • Person 2: Define "good." If you mean if she is faster than the average middle schooler at multiplication, then yes. If you mean if she is able to do multivariable calculus, then no.
  • to define the legal boundaries of a property

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