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."

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)
• 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)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

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

Derived termsEdit

• denotation
• denotative

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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.