define

definire

Spiegare con precisione il significato di una parola, un’espressione o un segno.

In inglese semplice: To say exactly what a word, phrase, or sign means.

• Can you define this word?
• She defined each unfamiliar term for the class.
• The book defines courage as acting despite fear.

Come si usa: define something as something (The teacher defined a mammal as an animal that feeds its young with milk.)

Sinonimi: explain

Espressioni comuni: define a word, define a term, define as something

definire, precisare

Descrivere qualcosa in modo chiaro e preciso, così che gli altri capiscano cosa si intende.

In inglese semplice: To describe something clearly and exactly so others understand what you mean.

• First, define your goals.
• The team defined the problem more clearly.
• How would you define a good life?

Come si usa: define what/how… (We need to define what success means for this project.)

Sinonimi: specify, describe, clarify

Espressioni comuni: define your goals, define the problem, define someone's role

delimitare, delineare

Stabilire o mostrare chiaramente la forma, i limiti o la posizione di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To establish or show the exact shape, limits, or position of something.

• The fence defines our garden's boundary.
• Dark lines defined the edges of the drawing.
• This lens defines fine details clearly.

Sinonimi: mark out, delineate

Contrari: blur

Espressioni comuni: define the boundaries, define the shape, define the limits