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Meanings of define (defines) in English

Portuguese
delinear
Catalan
delimitar
Spanish
definir

Determine the essential quality of.

delinear
Portuguese
especificar
Catalan
determinar
Spanish
precisar

Decide upon or fix definitely.

especificar
Usage of defines in English
1
Answer: It's how you choose to answer that question that defines you.
Bloodfever
2
Time to expiration affects the value of the option and defines risk.
The options trading body of knowledge: the definitive source for...
3
The question of what defines abuse or neglect can also be unclear.
Feminist dot com
4
It'd also make a good arsenal, the way Cleaver defines the term.
A Case of Conscience
5
Yet the increase of entropy, in this thinking, is what defines time.
The Guardian
6
Many of their high-profile decisions avoided the polarization that defines Washington today.
Reuters
7
It was a controversial operation that Schilling today defines as a success.
The Guardian
8
It needs enemies because it defines itself through emphasizing others as different.
Feminist dot com
9
Because work doesn't just keep you fed-itin large part defines you.
Wired
10
As for Bolton, he defines 'punk' in terms of how it looks.
BBC
11
Focus Ireland defines this as being homeless for more than six months.
The Irish Times
12
Once again, the promise of liquid water defines our targets of search.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
13
Having a framework that clearly defines the firm's escalation policy can help.
Reuters
14
Because the delivery of procedural obstetrics defines the safety of the population.
Radio NZ
15
Generation defines the context under which immigrants arrive in the United States.
Pubmed
16
It's not, to my mind, an expression that defines the last year.
The Guardian
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