defat
defat

default


Definition: Meaning of, default in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈfɔːlt /

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default defaults
  1. by default if you win a game, competition etc by default, you win it because your opponent did not play or because there were no other competitors
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  2. by default if something happens by default, it happens because you did not do anything to change it
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  3. [uncountable and countable] formal failure to pay money that you owe at the right time
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  4. [uncountable] law failure to do something that you are supposed to do according to the law or because it is your duty
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  5. [countable usually singular] technical the way in which things are arranged on a computer screen unless you decide to change them
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  6. in default of something formal because of the lack or absence of something
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
default defaulted defaulted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
defaulting defaults
[intransitive]
  1. to fail to pay money that you owe at the right time
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  2. to not do something that you are supposed to do, especially that you are legally supposed to do
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default used in phrases

  • default judgement (noun)
    1. fails to appear in court law a judgment entered in favour of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults
  • default judgment (noun)
    1. fails to appear in court law a judgment entered in favour of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults
  • default on (verb)
    1. fail to pay up
  • default option (noun)
    1. an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
  • judgement by default (noun)
    1. fails to appear in court law a judgment entered in favour of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults
  • judgment by default (noun)
    1. fails to appear in court law a judgment entered in favour of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults
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