Meaning

4 senses
  1. To fail to meet an obligation.

    (intransitive)To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

    fail to pay up

  2. (intransitive)To fail to fulfill a financial obligation.

    to default on a loan

    zahlungsunfähig werden

  3. (intransitive)To lose a competition by failing to compete.

    If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.

  4. (ambitransitive)To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.

    If you don't specify a color, it defaults to red.

    zurückfallen

Examples

33 sentences
  1. Are you using the default settings?

    ruТы используешь настройки по умолчанию? — odexed

    deBenutzt du die Standardeinstellungen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The default color of the desktop's background is blue.

    deDie Arbeitsplatzhintergrund ist standardmäßig blau. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The default value is zero.

    Значення за замовчуванням — нуль. — deniko

    ruЗначение по умолчанию - ноль. — soweli_Elepanto

    deDer Standardwert ist Null. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Most people choose the default option.

    ruБольшинство людей выбирают вариант по умолчанию. — marafon

    deDie meisten wählen die Standardeinstellung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. It's on every computer by default.

    ruЭто по умолчанию стоит на всех компьютерах. — marafon

    deEs ist standardmäßig auf jedem Computer installiert. — megamanenm

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
finance: to fail to fulfill a financial obligation:
computing: to assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard:

Origin

From Middle English defaut, defaute, from Old French defaute (“fault, defect, failure, cul

From Middle English defaut, defaute, from Old French defaute (“fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack”), ultimately from Latin de- (“away”) + fallo (“deceive, cheat, escape notice of”).

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Forms

defaults, defaulting, defaulted, defaulted
Base formdefault · to default
3rd person singulardefaults
Present participledefaulting
Past simpledefaulted
Past participledefaulted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydefault
he, she, itdefaults

Past simpleLesson

all personsdefaulted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave defaulted
he, she, ithas defaulted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill default

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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