Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To define again or differently.

  2. To define again or differently.

    (transitive)To give a new or different definition to (a word).

    переопределя́тьpereopredeljátʹ, переопредели́тьpereopredelítʹ

    give a new or different definition of (a word)

  3. (transitive)To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Mennad started redefining who he was.

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  2. If you're unhappy, try to redefine your goals.

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  3. Algeria needs to redefine itself in the region.

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  4. I don't think you can just redefine that word like that.

    deIch finde, du kannst das Wort nicht einfach so umdefinieren.

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  5. Our mission is to redefine what it means to write mission statements.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
to give a new or different definition to a word:

Origin

From re- + define.

From re- + define.

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Forms

redefines, redefining, redefined, redefined
Base formredefine · to redefine
3rd person singularredefines
Present participleredefining
Past simpleredefined
Past participleredefined

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyredefine
he, she, itredefines

Past simpleLesson

all personsredefined

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill redefine

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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