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outline (verb)

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  • outline — Ⅰ. outline UK US /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ verb [T] ► to describe something, for example a new plan or idea, in a general way without giving too many details: »The government has outlined a series of environmental goals it is seeking to meet by 2020. (be)… …   Financial and business terms

  • outline — I (boundary) noun ambit, border, bounds, bourn, brink, circuit, circumference, circumscription, compass, confine, contour, demarcation, edge, edging, external form, extrema lineamenta, extremity, frame, fringes, frontier, limitations, limits,… …   Law dictionary

  • outline — ► NOUN 1) a line or lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram. 2) the contours or outer edges of an object. 3) a general plan showing essential features but no detail. ► VERB 1) draw or define the outer edge or… …   English terms dictionary

  • outline — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 line that shows the shape/outside edge of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, sharp ▪ The sharp outline of the island had become blurred. ▪ dim, faint, vague …   Collocations dictionary

  • outline */*/ — I UK [ˈaʊtlaɪn] / US [ˈaʊtˌlaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms outline : present tense I/you/we/they outline he/she/it outlines present participle outlining past tense outlined past participle outlined 1) to give the main ideas of a plan or a… …   English dictionary

  • outline — 1 noun (singular) 1 the main ideas or facts about something, without the details: I d like to see the proposal outline. | an outline of world history | broad/rough outline (=a very general outline) | in outline (=giving an outline): Chapter I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • outline — I. noun Date: 1662 1. a. a line that marks the outer limits of an object or figure ; boundary b. shape 2. a. a style of drawing in which contours are marked without shading b. a sketch in outline 3. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • outline — out|line1 [ aut,laın ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing without giving all the details: The document outlines our company s recycling policy. In his speech, the president will outline his new proposal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • outline — [ˈaʊtlaɪn] verb [T] I 1) to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing The document outlines our company s recycling policy.[/ex] 2) to draw a line around the edge of something II noun [C] outline */[ˈaʊtlaɪn] 1) an explanation that… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • outline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. profile, tracing, tracery; bounds, boundary; edge, circumference, perimeter; [rough] sketch, plan, blueprint, schematic, scheme, drawing, draft; synopsis, summary, résumé; diagram, chart, map. v. t.… …   English dictionary for students

  • outline — [[t]a͟ʊtlaɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ outlines, outlining, outlined 1) VERB If you outline an idea or a plan, you explain it in a general way. [V n] The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town s image... [V n] The methods outlined in this book are only… …   English dictionary

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