designate

«designate» in Mova's school dictionary: To choose someone or something officially for a job or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (designate, designates, designated, designating); adjective (after a noun, formal: president-designate)

meaning for a pupil

1) To choose someone or something officially for a job or purpose. tree →

2) To mark or name something in a special way. tree →

3) (adjective, formal) Chosen for a job but not started yet. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety and rules: "designated area", "designated driver" (one who stays sober), "designated play zone". In maths: "let x designate the number". Phrases: designated area, designated driver, designate as.

examples

• Bikes must be left in the designated area. tree →
• The park was designated a nature reserve. tree →
• Smoking is only allowed in designated places. tree →
• She was designated team captain. tree →
• Let y designate the number of oranges. tree →
• Dad was the designated driver. tree →
• In earlier times, by which name our aunt used to designate thirty years ago, she and the before-mentioned Herr Sivertsen had been younger. tree →

note

Verb said "DEZ-ig-nate". Noun: designation. Formal; plain words: choose, name, set aside. "Designated area" is common on signs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «designate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.