defining

[US]/di'fainiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mest typisk; spiller en afgørende rolle
v. at give en definition til; at indikere karakteristika; at fastlægge.
Word Forms
Present Participledefining
Pluraldefinings

Phrases & Collocations

defining characteristics

definerende kendetegn

defining moment

afgørende øjeblik

defining factor

afgørende faktor

defining feature

afgørende egenskab

defining quality

afgørende kvalitet

defining attribute

afgørende attribut

Real-world Examples

Unfortunately, entrepreneurs don't define value the way employees define it.

Desværre definerer iværksættere ikke værdi på samme måde som medarbejdere gør.

Source: Learning charging station

The people are known to hold three defining characteristics.

Folk er kendt for at have tre definerende karakteristika.

Source: Travel around the world

Okay, so what exactly… am I defining as swoosh and swoop?

Okay, så hvad præcis... definerer jeg som swoosh og swoop?

Source: Vox opinion

It is up to you to define this new era before it defines us.

Det er op til dig at definere denne nye æra, før den definerer os.

Source: 2021 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Build Character How do you define yourself?

Opbyg karakter. Hvordan definerer du dig selv?

Source: Science in Life

But you can't fix what you can't define.

Men du kan ikke rette op på noget, du ikke kan definere.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

Sometimes, we procrastinate because the task is not clearly defined.

Nogle gange udskyder vi, fordi opgaven ikke er klart defineret.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

Her feelings as she read were scarcely to be defined.

Hendes følelser, mens hun læste, var knapt definerbare.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

This case could more clearly define that.

Denne sag kunne definere det mere tydeligt.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

Winners and losers are all too clearly defined in today's movies.

Vindere og tabere er alt for tydeligt defineret i dagens film.

Source: Stories of World Famous Actors and Stars

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