termine
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪn/
Verb
termine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)
- (obsolete, transitive) To settle, determine.
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
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- How absurd had these guests been, if they had termined the thanks in the servitor
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
termine
- inflection of terminer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin terminus or the variant termen, termine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.mi.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɛrmine
- Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧ne
Noun
termine m (plural termini)
Derived terms
- terminale
- terminare
- terminazione
- termine di paragone
- termine ultimo (“deadline”)
- terminismo
- terminologia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛrmine]
Old French
Portuguese
Verb
termine
- inflection of terminar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [terˈmine]
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teɾˈmine/ [t̪eɾˈmi.ne]
- Rhymes: -ine
- Syllabification: ter‧mi‧ne
Verb
termine
- inflection of terminar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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