delegate
To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinatesTo commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
» I have no problem delegating authority.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
(transitive)To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
delegieren
поруча́тьporučátʹ, поручи́тьporučítʹ, уполномо́чиватьupolnomóčivatʹ
делегува́тиdelehuváty
(transitive)To appoint (someone) as one's representative.
(Internet, transitive)(of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- transfer power to someone
Examples
43 sentencesI have no problem delegating authority.
Are you good at delegating tasks?
Tom isn't a very good boss because he has trouble delegating tasks to others.
Sixty delegates were elected.
ruОтобрали шестьдесят делегатов. — odexed
deSechzig Delegierte wurden gewählt. — Espi
The delegates voted on the issue.
Translations
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Origin
From the above noun by metanalysis or directly borrowed from Latin dēlēgātus, see -ate (veFrom the above noun by metanalysis or directly borrowed from Latin dēlēgātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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Forms
delegates, delegating, delegated, delegatedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle