DEFINE


Meaning of DEFINE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ accurately , carefully , correctly , exactly , explicitly , precisely , specifically

It is important to ~ these terms accurately.

▪ clearly , fully , sharply , strongly , well

▪ adequately

There may be problems if responsibilities are not adequately ~d.

▪ poorly

▪ broadly

We have chosen to ~ the scope of our study quite broadly.

▪ loosely , vaguely

▪ closely , narrowly , rigidly , rigorously , strictly , tightly

▪ succinctly

▪ simply , solely

▪ easily

▪ formally , officially

▪ objectively

▪ traditionally

▪ culturally , geographically , socially

the culturally ~d role of women

▪ legally

VERB + DEFINE

▪ be difficult to , be impossible to

▪ be easy to

Social values are not easy to ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ as

Thread count is ~d as the number of threads in one square inch of fabric.

▪ by

This type of lymphoma is ~d by the presence of specific malignant cells.

▪ in terms of

The difficulty of a problem was ~d in terms of how long it took to complete.

Define is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ boundary , ↑ category , ↑ concept , ↑ criterion , ↑ edge , ↑ era , ↑ essence , ↑ extent , ↑ goal , ↑ identity , ↑ limit , ↑ nature , ↑ objective , ↑ problem , ↑ requirement , ↑ role , ↑ scope , ↑ standard , ↑ term , ↑ type

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