verb🔗ShareBestimmen, definierenTo 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 InstrumentslanguagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntscheiden, festlegenTo settle, decide (an argument etc.)"The judge's ruling was defining the outcome of the court case. "Das Urteil des Richters entschied über den Ausgang des Gerichtsverfahrens.lawpoliticsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDefinieren, bestimmenTo express the essential nature of something."I define myself as a techno-anarchist."Ich definiere mich als Techno-Anarchist.languagelinguisticsphilosophyChat 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.languagecommunicationlinguisticswordwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDefinieren, erklären, 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: Was definierst du als „gut“?languagelinguisticswordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbgrenzen, definierenTo demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept."to define the legal boundaries of a property"die rechtlichen Grenzen eines Grundstücks abzugrenzenlanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDefinieren, bestimmenTo establish the referent of a term or notation."In math class, the teacher spent the first hour defining what a "variable" means before we could solve equations. "Im Matheunterricht verbrachte der Lehrer die erste Stunde damit, zu definieren, was eine „Variable“ bedeutet, bevor wir Gleichungen lösen konnten.languagelinguisticscommunicationwritingwordlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBestimmend, definierendServing to define or distinguish."The ability to reproduce is a defining characteristic of living organisms."Die Fähigkeit zur Reproduktion ist ein bestimmendes Merkmal lebender Organismen.languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading