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indicate
English
Etymology
From Latin indicatus, past participle of indic?re (“to point out, indicate”), from in (“in, to”) + dic?re (“to declare, originally to point”); see diction. Compare index.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd?ke?t/
Verb
indicate (third-person singular simple present indicates, present participle indicating, simple past and past participle indicated)
- To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
- To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.
- To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
- To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
- 1903, "How to indicate an engine" in The Star Improved Steam Engine Indicator, p.64:
- To a person who is familiar with the use of an indicator, whether it be of one make or another, it is needless to give instructions as to how an engine should be indicated, […].
- 1905, Power, Vol.25, p.448:
- I found it fully as easy to indicate an engine at a speed of 320 to 340 revolutions as at 80.
- 1905, Central Station, Vol.5, p.76:
- An indicator will give the working of these valves at all times and soon return its cost in higher engine efficiency. The day has passed when it was only the expert who could indicate an engine or afford to own an indicator.
- 1903, "How to indicate an engine" in The Star Improved Steam Engine Indicator, p.64:
Synonyms
- betoken
Related terms
- index
- indication
- indicative
- indicator
Translations
Further reading
- indicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- indicate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Dianetic, actinide, ctenidia, diactine, dianetic
Italian
Adjective
indicate f pl
- feminine plural of indicato
Verb
indicate
- second-person plural present of indicare
- second-person plural imperative of indicare
- feminine plural past participle of indicare
Anagrams
- identica
Latin
Participle
indic?te
- vocative masculine singular of indic?tus
Verb
indic?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of indic?
indicate From the web:
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- what indicates a physical change
name
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English name, nome, from Old English nama, noma, from Proto-West Germanic *nam?, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h?nómn?. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Noome, West Frisian namme, Dutch naam, German Name, Danish navn, Swedish namn, Latin n?men (Spanish nombre). Possible cognates outside of Indo-European include Finnish nimi.
Pronunciation
- enPR: n?m, IPA(key): /ne?m/
- Rhymes: -e?m
Noun
name (plural names)
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- Synonyms: proper name; see also Thesaurus:name
- Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
- 1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz:
- So good a man as this must surely have a name.
- Reputation.
- 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13:
- And David won a name for himself.[1]
- 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13:
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
- A person (or legal person).
- They list with women each degenerate name.
- p. 2002, second edition of, 2002, Graham Richards, Putting Psychology in its Place, ?ISBN, page 287 [2]
- Later British psychologists interested in this topic include such major names as Cyril Burt, William McDougall, […] .
- 2008 edition of, 1998, S. B. Budhiraja and M. B. Athreya, Cases in Strategic Management, ?ISBN page 79 [3]:
- Would it be able to fight the competition from ITC Agro Tech and Liptons who were ready and able to commit large resources? With such big names as competitors, would this business be viable for Marico?
- 2009 third edition of, 1998, Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt, Tourism and Sustainability, ?ISBN, page 29 [4]:
- International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), including such household names as Amnesty International, Greenpeace and […] .
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
- (computing) A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
- (Britain, finance) An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
- Authority.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- anonymous
- cognomen
- namely
- nom de guerre
- nom de plume
- nominal
- pseudonym
Descendants
- ? Sranan Tongo: nen
- ? Japanese: ???
Translations
References
- name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle English namen, from Old English namian (“to name, mention”) and ?enamian (“to name, call, appoint”), from Proto-West Germanic *nam?n (“to name”). Compare also Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, give a name to a person or thing”).
Verb
name (third-person singular simple present names, present participle naming, simple past and past participle named)
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
- (transitive) To mention, specify.
- (transitive) To identify as relevant or important
- (transitive) To publicly implicate.
- (transitive) To designate for a role.
- (transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
Synonyms
- (give a name to): bename, designate, dub; see also Thesaurus:denominate
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- christen
- epithet
- moniker
- sobriquet
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish ñame, substituting n for the unfamiliar Spanish letter ñ. Doublet of yam.
Noun
name (plural names)
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
Synonyms
- cush-cush
Translations
Anagrams
- -mane, -nema, Amen, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NEMA, NMEA, amen, mane, mean, mnae, neam
Afrikaans
Noun
name
- plural of naam
Central Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ????? (n?man). Cognate with English name.
Noun
name
- name
References
- "Besemah" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Cimbrian
Noun
name ?
- (Tredici Comuni) name
References
- “name” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
name
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of nemen
Noun
name
- (archaic) Dative singular form of naam
Anagrams
- amen, mane
Eastern Arrernte
Noun
name
- grass
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
name
- R?maji transcription of ??
Lithuanian
Noun
name m
- locative singular of namas
- vocative singular of namas
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô.
Noun
n?me m or f
- name
- fame, reputation
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- n?men
Descendants
- Dutch: naam
- Limburgish: naam, naom
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *n?ma, from Proto-Germanic *n?m?.
Noun
nâme f
- taking
- receiving
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- n?men
Descendants
- Dutch: name (mostly in compounds)
Further reading
- “name”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “name (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “name (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- nome
Etymology
From Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic *nam?, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h?nómn?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?m(?)/
Noun
name (plural names or namen)
- name
Related terms
- surname
Descendants
- English: name
- Scots: name, naim, nem, nome
- Yola: naame
References
- “n?me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ????? (nâme).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n???m?/
Noun
name f
- letter (a document)
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
name
- singular optative active of namati (“to bend”)
Volapük
Noun
name
- dative singular of nam
Zazaki
Etymology
Compare Middle Persian ????????????? (n?m /n?m/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n??me/
Noun
name (nam) ?
- name
- reputation
name From the web:
- what name means warrior
- what name means gift from god
- what name means death
- what name means love
- what names mean
- what name means beautiful
- what name means fire
- what name means light
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