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termine

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪn/

termine verb: to settle, determine.

Verb

termine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To settle, determine.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
    • How absurd had these guests been, if they had termined the thanks in the servitor1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Forms of termine

third-person singular presenttermines
present participletermining
past participletermined
pasttermined

Origin of termine

Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.

Questions about termine

What does termine mean?
Termine means to settle, determine.
What part of speech is termine?
Termine is a verb.
How do you pronounce termine?
Termine is pronounced /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪn/.
What is the past tense of termine?
The past tense of termine is termined.

Words near termine in the dictionary

  1. terminator pig
  2. terminator pigs
  3. Terminatoresque
  4. terminators
  5. terminatory
  6. termine
  7. termineme
  8. terminer
  9. terminers
  10. terming
  11. terming out

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