definite

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• (UK) IPA^(кључ): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
• (US) IPA^(кључ): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/, /ˈdɛfənɪt/

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Придев

definite (comparative more definite, superlative most definite)

1. Having distinct limits.

   definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval

   • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, London: John W. Parker, Volume 3, Book 14, Chapter 8, p. 145,^[1]

     […] elements combine in definite proportions […]

2. Free from any doubt.

   definite knowledge

3. Determined; resolved.
   • c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,^[2]

     […] idiots in this case of favour would

     Be wisely definite;

4. (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

   the definite article

Антоними

• indefinite

Повезани изрази

• definitely
• definitive
• unquestionable
• decided
• definite article

Преводи

having distinct limits

• Catalan: definit (ca) m
• Finnish: rajattu (fi), määrätty (fi)
• French: défini (fr)
• Greek: σαφής (el) m, f (safís), καθορισμένος (el) m (kathorisménos)
• Japanese: 明確 (ja) (meikaku)

• Russian: определённый (ru) (opredeljónnyj)
• Spanish: definido (es)
• Swedish: bestämd (sv)
• Ukrainian: ви́значений (význačenyj)

free from any doubt

• Dutch: eenduidig (nl)
• Finnish: varma (fi)
• German: eindeutig (de)
• Greek: ξεκάθαρος (el) m (xekátharos)
• Polish: jasny (pl) m, sprecyzowany m

• Russian: определённый (ru) (opredeljónnyj), я́сный (ru) (jásnyj)
• Spanish: indudable
• Swedish: bestämd (sv)
• Ukrainian: ви́значений (význačenyj)

(linguistics) designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing

• Arabic: مَعْرِفَة‎‎ (ar) f (maʿrifa)
• Catalan: definit (ca)
• Finnish: määräinen (fi), määrätty (fi)
• Greek: οριστικός (el) m (oristikós)

• Hungarian: határozott (hu)
• Russian: определённый (ru) (opredeljónnyj)
• Spanish: definido (es) m
• Swedish: bestämd (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

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• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} определен (bg) (opredelen), ^{(please verify)} сигурен (bg) (siguren)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} difinita
• Немачки: definitiv (2)
• Хебрејски: מוגדר (mugdar) (1)
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} ákveðinn (is) m, ^{(please verify)} ákv. m

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} definito (it)
• Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} cinnteach, ^{(please verify)} deimhinn
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} definido (es)
• Телугу: ఖాయం (khaayaM), ఖచ్చితం (khacchitaM)
• Welsh: ^{(please verify)} pendant (cy)

Именица

definite (plural definites)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
2. (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.

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Италијански

Глагол

definite

1. Second-person plural indicative present form of definire.
2. Second-person plural imperative present form of definire.

Adjective

definite

1. Feminine plural of definito.

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Latin

Verb

dēfīnīte

1. друго лице множине презента active imperative of dēfīniō

References

• definite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers