Question

The students of Mica Area High School "wanted to define" Stargirl but struggled to do so. What does it mean to define a person? Explain the meaning of this word in context and how it is different to define a person than it is to define a word.

Answer 1

Defining a person means to describe their physical or personality traits that create their character. In this context, the students are trying to describe star girl, which means they are trying to describe her most likely personality wise, but also physically. The difference between defining a person and a word is that defining a person is describing who they are and what they look like and how they act, but defining a word is giving its definition and telling us what the word means in its context.