default — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. The condition of failing to meet an obligation.

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   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.

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   The deadline has passed, so the debt is now in default.

3. the original software programming settings as set by the factory

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

4. A loss incurred by failing to compete.

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   The team's three losses include one default.

5. A selection made in the absence of an alternative.

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   The man became the leader of the group as a default.

   Mais exemplos (1)

   One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.

   Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language.

6. A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.

   Uso

   • attributive
   • contável
   • often
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.

7. The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

8. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.

   Uso

   • contável
   • obsoleto
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   This evil has happened through the governor's default.

9. Lack; absence.

   Uso

   • contável
   • obsoleto
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   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

10. Fault; offence; wrong act.

    Uso

    • contável
    • obsoleto
    • incontável

    Exemplos

    regardless of our merit or default

Verbo

1. To fail to meet an obligation. To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

2. To fail to meet an obligation. To fail to fulfill a financial obligation.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Exemplos

   to default on a loan

3. To lose a competition by failing to compete.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Sinônimos

   forfeit

   Exemplos

   If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.

4. To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.

   Uso

   • transitivo ou intransitivo

   Exemplos

   If you don't specify a color, it defaults to red.

   Mais exemplos (1)

   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.

Substantivo

1. loss due to not showing up

   Termos mais gerais

   absenceloss

   Exemplos

   he lost the game by default

2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation

   Sinônimos

   nonpaymentnonremittal

   Termos mais gerais

   failure

3. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

   Sinônimos

   nonpaymentnonremittal

   Termos mais gerais

   financial loss

4. an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

   Sinônimos

   default option

   Termos mais gerais

   optionalternativechoice

Verbo

1. fail to pay up

   Sinônimos

   default on

   Antônimos

   pay up

   Termos mais gerais

   failneglect