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Definition of term verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

term

verb

NAmE//tərm//

[often passive] term somebody/something + noun/adj. (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they term

he / she / it terms

past simple termed

-ing form terming

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to use a particular name or word to describe someone or something At his age, he can hardly be termed a young man. REM sleep is termed “active” sleep.

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term noun
full-term adjective
long-term adjective
fixed-term adjective
short-term adjective
term paper noun
medium-term adjective
in the long/short/medium term

Idioms

in the long/short/medium term

Nearby words

teriyaki noun
term noun
term verb
termagant noun
terminal noun