désigner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
- assign verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
- connote verb To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
- design noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
- designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
- designer noun A person who plans the look, structure, or function of something, often as their job.
Senses
désigner is used for these senses in English:
- assign (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
- connote (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
- design (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
- designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
- designer A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
appoint — full definition
- verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
- verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.
assign — full definition
- verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
- verb To transfer property, a right, or a value to someone or something else.