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Spell Bee Word: Define


What does define mean?

Word: Define

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Define means to say exactly what a word means.

Synonyms: explain

How do you spell define?

Syllables: de - fine

Tricky part: Define ends with a silent e, which makes the i say its name. Children often leave it off and write defin.

Watch out for: defin, defien

Memory tip: Say de-FINE and listen for the long i: making that long sound is the silent e's job.

Define in a sentence

Example 1: Can you define the word happy?

Example 2: Riya looked up the word so she could define it for the class.

Example 3: The teacher asked us to define a noun.

Fun Fact

Define comes from the Latin word definire, to mark the limits of something. Final and finish come from the same root, finis, which means end.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) define
b) deffine
c) definne
d) dephine

Show answer

a) define. Define has one f and one n.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nifede

a) dfeine
b) defnie
c) define
d) deifne

Show answer

c) define. Look for fine at the end; only define has it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

d_fine

a) a
b) i
c) u
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Define starts with de, like decide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book helps you define a word?

a) a comic
b) a dictionary
c) a cookbook
d) a colouring book

Show answer

b) a dictionary

2. Your teacher asks you to define tiny. What should you say?

a) It is spelt t-i-n-y.
b) It means very small.
c) I have a tiny toy.
d) It has four letters.

Show answer

b) It means very small.

Associated Words

Words that end in -ine: imagine, porcupine, medicine, combine, jasmine, sunshine

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: explain

More words from this list

food, jeans, nose, rice, spine, waiter, badger, careless

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