nimetä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- berth noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
- call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- denominate verb To name; to designate.
- designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
- entitle verb To give a title to.
- name noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
- nickname noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
Senses
nimetä is used for these senses in English:
- berth (figurative) To provide (someone) with a berth (noun sense 3.1) or appointment, job, or position.
- call To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- denominate To name; to designate.
- designate 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.
- entitle To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.
- name (transitive) To mention, specify.
- name names (idiom) To identify specific people, especially people involved in misdeeds or other secretive activity.
- nickname (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
berth — full definition
- noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
- noun A fixed sleeping bunk on a ship, train, or other vehicle.
- noun A job, position, or spot secured in something, such as a tournament.
- verb To bring a ship into a berth, or to dock.
call — full definition
- verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
- verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
- verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
- noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.