define

definir

Explicar con exactitud qué significa una palabra, una expresión o un signo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: explain

Expresiones frecuentes: define a word, define a term, define as something

definir, precisar

Describir algo de forma clara y exacta para que se entienda bien lo que se quiere decir.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: specify, describe, clarify

Expresiones frecuentes: define your goals, define the problem, define someone's role

delimitar, perfilar

Establecer o mostrar con claridad la forma, los límites o la posición de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: mark out, delineate

Antónimos: blur

Expresiones frecuentes: define the boundaries, define the shape, define the limits