verb · intransitive · rare

designate

designate · designates · designated · designating

назвати, називати, згадати

указывать, называть, именовать, назначать

bestimmen, benennen, designieren, ausweisen

To mark out and make knownTo mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

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/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/

» We met at the designated spot.

Wir trafen uns am vereinbarten Ort.

Meaning

3 senses

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
to designate the boundaries of a country
to designate the rioters who are to be arrested
bestimmen, kennzeichnen, markieren
ука́зыватьukázyvatʹ
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
designieren, nominieren, nennen
называ́тьnazyvátʹ, именова́тьimenovátʹ
assign a name or title to
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
vorsehen, bestimmen, ausersehen
назнача́тьnaznačátʹ

Examples

80 sentences

We met at the designated spot.
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Tom is our designated driver tonight.
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Tom is our designated driver today.
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Tickets are $30 per person and $13 for designated drivers.
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Tom was our designated driver, so he didn't drink.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate:

to call by a distinctive title; to name:

to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate:

to call by a distinctive title; to name:

to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective

Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.

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Forms

designates, designating, designated, designated

Base form	designate · to designate
3rd person singular	designates
Present participle	designating
Past simple	designated
Past participle	designated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	designate
he, she, it	designates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

designated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have designated
he, she, it	has designated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will designate

Synonyms

21 synonyms

mark out and make known:denoteC2 describeA1 indicateA2 noteA1

appointB1 entitleB2 nameB1 styleA2 earmark

call by a distinctive title:denominate

set apart for a purpose or duty:allocate

Close in meaning

assign a name or title to:denominate
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person):delegate depute assign
design or destine:intend destine specify
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively:indicate point show
decree or designate beforehand:destine fate doom

Word family

13 related words

Deriveddesignatable designated driver designated hitter designator designatory designee indesignate nondesignating predesignate redesignate

Lessons 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

Collocations

3 patterns

designated driver
the designated driver
be the designated