The meaning of Defining

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

Usage examples:

Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

Usage examples:

I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

Usage examples:

The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

verb

Restrict (something) within limits.

Usage examples:

The minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government

verb

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

The report managed to clarify the government's position

Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

verb

To make something clearer or easier to understand

Usage examples:

I hope this analysis will clarify the debate., talking it through with you has helped me to clarify…

verb

Come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.

Usage examples:

She decided that she liked him

verb

Reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something

verb

To choose between one possibility or another

Usage examples:

[ t ] i decided i would try it., [ + to infinitive ] in the end, we decided to go to the theater., …

verb

Determine the limits or boundaries of.

Usage examples:

Agreements delimiting fishing zones

verb

Describe or portray (something) precisely.

Usage examples:

The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent

verb

Represented accurately or precisely

verb

To mark the border of something

Usage examples:

The boundary of the park is delineated by a row of trees., the constitution carefully delineates th…

verb

Set the boundaries or limits of.

Usage examples:

Plots of land demarcated by barbed wire

verb

To show the limits of something

Usage examples:

Parking spaces are demarcated by white lines., responsibilities within the department are clearly d…

verb

Give a detailed account in words of.

Usage examples:

He described his experiences in a letter to his parents

verb

Give a statement representing something

verb

Appoint (someone) to a specified office or post.

Usage examples:

He was designated as prime minister

adjective

Appointed to an office or post but not yet installed.

Usage examples:

The director designate

verb

To choose someone or something for a special job or purpose, or to state that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

The chairman designated his daughter as his successor., north-south streets are designated by numbe…

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

verb

Make (something) clear; explain.

Usage examples:

Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

verb

To explain or make clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] i hope my book will elucidate the complex issues we face.

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Usage examples:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

verb

Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Usage examples:

They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals

verb

Make plain and comprehensible

verb

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] if there’s anything you don’t understand, i’ll be happy to explain., [ t ] the teacher explai…

verb

Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.

Usage examples:

An attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces

verb

To explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

Usage examples:

This is a book which clearly explicates marx's later writings.

verb

Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail.

Usage examples:

He was expounding a powerful argument

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

verb

Explain the meaning of (information or actions).

Usage examples:

The evidence is difficult to interpret

verb

Make sense of; assign a meaning to

verb

To describe the meaning of something; examine in order to explain

Usage examples:

It’s difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained., [ i ] i had t…

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Usage examples:

We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

Usage examples:

They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb

To start a journey

Usage examples:

What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Usage examples:

[ t ] campbell settled herself in front of a blazing fire., [ i ] he settled back in his chair and …

verb

Identify clearly and definitely.

Usage examples:

The coup leader promised an election but did not specify a date

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

The treaty specified terms for the withdrawal of troops., [ + question word ] he didn’t specify how…

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

He said we should meet but didn't specify a time., my contract specifies that i must give a month's…

phrasal verb

Speak the letters that form a word in sequence.

Usage examples:

He spelled out his name for the clerk

phrasal verb

To say or show letters

Usage examples:

They spelled out the letters y, m, c, and a with their arms and bodies., the mayor has so far refus…

verb

Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.

Usage examples:

He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage

adjective

(of a leaf or plant) having stipules.

Usage examples:

Both have woody trunks and woody roots as well as stipulate leaf bases.

verb

To state exactly what must be done

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] state laws stipulate that public education be free., there was a stipulation that…