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bepalen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • define verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  • determine verb To find out or establish something for certain, usually by investigation.
  • govern verb To run the political affairs of a country, state, or region.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • sex noun The biological category — male or female — based on reproductive roles.

Senses

bepalen is used for these senses in English:

  • appoint (transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
  • define To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
  • define To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
  • designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
  • determine To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
  • govern (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
  • set (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
  • sex (zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

define — full definition

  1. verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
  2. verb To describe the essential nature or limits of something clearly.

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