bestimmen — meaning in English

English meaning

• appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
• decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
• 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.
• dictate verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
• earmark noun A mark or tag put on an animal's ear, usually a farm animal, to show something about it such as who owns it or its health.
• set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
• slate noun A fine-grained gray rock that splits easily into thin flat sheets, often used for roofing.

Senses

bestimmen is used for these senses in English:

• appoint (transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
• decree To command by a decree.
• define To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
• designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
• 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.
• destine To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use.
• determine To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
• dictate To order, command, control.

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.

decree — full definition

1. noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
2. noun A formal ruling handed down by a court, especially in matters of equity, admiralty, or probate.
3. verb To officially order or command something.

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