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frame

  • verb
  • /ˈfɹeɪ̯m/

To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.

Other meanings

  1. To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.

  2. To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.

Word history

From Old English "framian".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “frame” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.