default
//dɪˈfɒlt//
Forms
- Plural
- defaults
- present (v1)
- default
- past (v2)
- defaulted
- past participle (v3)
- defaulted
- present participle
- defaulting
- 3rd person singular
- defaults
Definitions
1.The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
- He failed to make payments on time, and he is now in default.
- You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.
2.The condition of being an obligation that has not been met.
- The deadline has passed, so the debt is now in default.
3.the original software programming settings as set by the factory
4.A loss incurred by failing to compete.
- The team's three losses include one default.
1.To fail to meet an obligation.
2.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.
3.To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
- If you don't specify a color, it defaults to red.
- It defaults your application to Windows authentication mode, and if you want to use forms mode, you can just change it in the authentication section of the file.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4259
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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”).