Defines - Английское значение и перевод слова Defines на Русский язык

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

Примеры использования:

Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

Примеры использования:

I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

Примеры использования:

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

verb

Restrict (something) within limits.

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

She decided that she liked him

verb

Reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something

verb

To choose between one possibility or another

Примеры использования:

[ 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.

Примеры использования:

Agreements delimiting fishing zones

verb

Describe or portray (something) precisely.

Примеры использования:

The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent

verb

Represented accurately or precisely

verb

To mark the border of something

Примеры использования:

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

verb

Set the boundaries or limits of.

Примеры использования:

Plots of land demarcated by barbed wire

verb

To show the limits of something

Примеры использования:

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

verb

Give a detailed account in words of.

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

He was designated as prime minister

adjective

Appointed to an office or post but not yet installed.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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

verb

Make (something) clear; explain.

Примеры использования:

Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

verb

To explain or make clear

Примеры использования:

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

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

[ 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.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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

verb

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

Примеры использования:

He was expounding a powerful argument

verb

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

Примеры использования:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

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

Примеры использования:

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).

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Примеры использования:

We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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).

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

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

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Примеры использования:

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

verb

Identify clearly and definitely.

Примеры использования:

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

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Примеры использования:

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

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

He spelled out his name for the clerk

phrasal verb

To say or show letters

Примеры использования:

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.

Примеры использования:

He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage

adjective

(of a leaf or plant) having stipules.

Примеры использования:

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

verb

To state exactly what must be done

Примеры использования:

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