define

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

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".

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