definir
Spanish, verb/defiˈniɾ/
definir is a Spanish verb meaning “to define” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Formular con claridad y exactitud el significado de algo”.
What does definir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to define
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Formular con claridad y exactitud el significado de algo. 2. Decidir o resolver algo sobre lo que había dudas. 3. Dar los toques finales con precisión para dejar concluida una obra. 4. Establecer los parámetros de un programa u operación.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of definir
- defino first-person present singular
- definí first-person preterite singular
- definido participle past
- definiendo gerund
- definida feminine participle past
- definidos masculine participle past
- definidas feminine participle past
- defines indicative informal present
- definís indicative informal present
- define indicative present singular
- definimos first-person indicative plural
- definen indicative plural present
- definía first-person imperfect indicative
- definías imperfect indicative second-person
- definíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- definíais imperfect indicative plural
- definían imperfect indicative plural
- definiste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce definir?
- /defiˈniɾ/
- [d̪e.fiˈniɾ]
- [d̪efiˈniɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to definir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is definir in Spanish?
definir appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).