denote

See also: dénote, dénoté, and denoté

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare; de- "complete" and notare "to mark (out)"

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈnəʊt/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊt

VerbEdit

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.

   The yellow blazes denote the trail.

2. (transitive) To make overt.

   The tears denoted her true feelings.

3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey meaning.

   "Pre-" denotes "before."

Derived termsEdit

• denotation
• denotative

TranslationsEdit

to indicate, mark

• Bulgarian: означавам (bg) (označavam)
• Dutch: aangeven (nl)
• Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi), osoittaa (fi)
• French: dénoter (fr), indiquer (fr), marquer (fr)
• Galician: denotar
• German: markieren (de), kennzeichnen (de), bezeichnen (de), anzeigen (de), formalisieren (de)

• Italian: indicare (it)
• Persian: نشان دادن‎‎ (fa) (neshaan daadan)
• Portuguese: denotar (pt), indicar (pt)
• Russian: отмеча́ть (ru) impf (otmečátʹ), обознача́ть (ru) impf (oboznačátʹ), различа́ть (ru) impf (različátʹ), отлича́ть (ru) impf (otličátʹ)
• Spanish: señalar (es), denotar (es), marcar (es)
• Ukrainian: позначати (poznačaty)

to make overt

• Bulgarian: показвам (bg) (pokazvam), издавам (bg) (izdavam)
• Dutch: aanduiden (nl)
• Finnish: ilmaista (fi), paljastaa (fi)
• German: preisgeben (de), offenlegen (de), offenbaren (de), aufdecken (de)
• Italian: rivelare (it)

• Persian: فاش کردن‎‎ (faash kardan)
• Portuguese: revelar (pt)
• Russian: пока́зывать (ru) impf (pokázyvatʹ), ука́зывать (ru) impf (ukázyvatʹ), свиде́тельствовать (ru) impf (svidételʹstvovatʹ)
• Spanish: revelar (es)

to convey meaning

• Dutch: betekenen (nl)
• Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi)
• French: dénoter (fr), signifier (fr)
• German: bedeuten (de), symbolisieren (de)
• Italian: significare (it)

• Norwegian: angi
• Portuguese: denotar (pt), indicar (pt)
• Russian: зна́чить (ru) impf (znáčitʹ), означа́ть (ru) impf (označátʹ), символизи́ровать (ru) impf, pf (simvolizírovatʹ)
• Spanish: significar (es), denotar (es)
• Ukrainian: означати (označaty)

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Translations to be checked

• Telugu: సూచించు (sUchiMchu), తెలియజేయు (teliyajEyu)

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VerbEdit

denote

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of denotar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of denotar
3. first-person singular imperative of denotar
4. third-person singular imperative of denotar

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SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

denote

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of denotar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of denotar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of denotar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of denotar.