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sites
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?ts/
- Homophones: cites, sights
Noun
sites
- plural of site
Verb
sites
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of site
Anagrams
- sties
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
sites
- plural of site
French
Noun
sites m
- plural of site
Anagrams
- tisse, tissé
Portuguese
Noun
sites
- plural of site
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default
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation):
- (noun) IPA(key): /d??f??lt/, /?di??f??lt/
- (verb) IPA(key): /d??f??lt/
- (noun) IPA(key): /d??f??lt/, /?di??f??lt/
- (General American), (cot–caught merger):
- (noun) IPA(key): /d??f?lt/, /?di??f?lt/
- (verb) IPA(key): /d??f?lt/
- Rhymes: -??lt
Noun
default (countable and uncountable, plural defaults)
- (finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
- He failed to make payments on time and is now in default.
- You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.
- (electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
- A loss incurred by failing to compete.
- The team's three losses include one default.
- A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
- The man became the leader of the group as a default.
- (often attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
- If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.
- (law) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
- (obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
- This evil has happened through the governor's default.
- (obsolete) Lack; absence.
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 156:
- one was dragging a great coat from the window, before which it had long hung as a blind, in total default of glass or shutters
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 156:
- (obsolete) Fault; offence; wrong act.
Derived terms
- by default
- defaultly
Translations
Verb
default (third-person singular simple present defaults, present participle defaulting, simple past and past participle defaulted)
- (intransitive) To fail to meet an obligation.
- If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.
- (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.
- (intransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
- If you don't specify a number of items, it defaults to 1.
- (intransitive, law) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
Related terms
- by default
- default on
- in default
Translations
Anagrams
- faulted
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English default.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.?fo/, /de.?fow/, /di.?fow/
Noun
default m (plural defaults)
- (computing) default (original settings)
- (computing) default (value used when none has been given)
Adjective
default (invariable, not comparable)
- (computing) being a default setting or value
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English default.
Noun
default m (plural defaults)
- default
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