noun🔗ShareDefinition, MakroA kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs."The define for "student ID" in the school's database replaces the phrase "student number" with "student ID" throughout all records. "Die Definition für "Studentenausweis" in der Datenbank der Schule ersetzt den Ausdruck "Studentennummer" in allen Datensätzen durch "Studentenausweis".computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBestimmen, definieren, festlegenTo determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly."the defining power of an optical instrument"Die definierende Leistung eines optischen Instruments.languagelinguisticscommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBeilegen, entscheidenTo settle, decide (an argument etc.)"The parents decided to define the rules for using the computer after arguing with their son. "Die Eltern beschlossen, die Regeln für die Computernutzung festzulegen, nachdem sie sich mit ihrem Sohn gestritten hatten.actionlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDefinieren, bestimmenTo express the essential nature of something."I define myself as a techno-anarchist."Ich definiere mich selbst als Techno-Anarchist.languagelinguisticswordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDefinieren, erklärenTo state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol."The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time."Das Lehrbuch definierte Geschwindigkeit als Geschwindigkeit geteilt durch Zeit.languagelinguisticswordcommunicationsigneducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErklären, definieren, erläuternTo 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."Person 1: Is she good at math?"Person 1: Ist sie gut in Mathe? Person 2: Definieren Sie 'gut'.languagecommunicationlinguisticswritingwordeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbgrenzen, umreißenTo demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept."to define the legal boundaries of a property"die rechtlichen Grenzen eines Grundstücks abzugrenzenlanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDefinieren, bestimmenTo establish the referent of a term or notation."The teacher defined "perimeter" as the distance around a shape. "Der Lehrer definierte „Umfang“ als die Entfernung um eine Form.languagelinguisticscommunicationwritingwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
