nominate
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an…To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
Meaning
4 sensesTo name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
nominieren
назнача́тьnaznačátʹ, назна́читьnaznáčitʹ
визнача́тиvyznačáty, ви́значитиvýznačyty, признача́тиpryznačáty
put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
(obsolete)To entitle, confer a name upon.
1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)
Examples
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Forms
nominates, nominating, nominated, nominatedSynonyms
8 synonyms- propose as a candidate for some honor:put upput forward
- put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position:propose
- charge with a function; charge to be:namemake
- create and charge with a task or function:appointnameconstitute
Word family
11 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