See also: definir

French

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Etymology

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From Latin dēfīniō (to bound, limit).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.fi.niʁ/
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Verb

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définir

  1. to define

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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