DEFINE - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce define?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of define by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of define through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of define is /dɪfˈaɪn/.

Definition of define according to Wiktionary:
define can be a verb or a noun

As a verb define can mean:
1. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
2. To settle, decide.
3. To express the essential nature of something.
4. To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
5. To 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.
6. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
7. To establish the referent of a term or notation.

As a noun define can mean:
A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

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