designate
gb/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/ us/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
B2
Inglês
~ 2500
Aceções
0 aceções
Verbo
B2
action
1
officially choose for a role
To choose someone or something for a special job or purpose in an official way.
Padrão de uso:
to designate [someone/something] as [role/purpose]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'designate' with 'signal' or 'indicate', but 'designate' is about officially choosing or naming, not just pointing out.
Sinónimos
appoint (Often used for formal positions; very close in meaning but may imply immediate effect.)
|
assign (Can be less formal and more task-focused than 'designate'.)
Antónimos
dismiss (Means to remove someone from a role, the opposite of choosing them for it.)
Colocações
designate a successor
|designate a leader
|designate an area
|designate as official
|designate a representative
Temas
business
|government
|organization
|work
Exemplos
- The board will designate a new CEO next week.
- This area has been designated as a national park.
- The mayor designated her deputy to lead the meeting.
- The committee designated him as the official spokesperson.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The teacher will designate a student to help.
- They designated John as team leader.
- We designated this room for meetings.
- The city designated this area for a park.
Verbo
B2
action
2
mark or indicate as something
To show or say that something has a certain name, type, or purpose.
Padrão de uso:
to designate [something] as [name/status]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this use with simply 'naming' something informally; here it implies an official or deliberate marking.
Sinónimos
label (More about physical or verbal tagging; less formal than 'designate'.)
|
mark (General term for showing something’s identity; can be physical or symbolic.)
Antónimos
mislabel (To give the wrong name or description, opposite of correctly designating.)
Colocações
designate an area as safe
|designate a route
|designate as historic
Temas
communication
|classification
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The map designates this zone as high risk.
- These signs designate parking spaces for visitors.
- The treaty designated the river as an international boundary.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The map designates this place as dangerous.
- Signs designate this area for buses.
- The book designates the city as the capital.
adjective
formal
C1
state
3
appointed but not yet serving
Chosen for a job but not yet doing it.
Erro comum:
Learners may think 'designate' here means 'special' rather than 'chosen for a future role'.
Sinónimos
appointed (General term for being given a role; does not always imply the future start date.)
Antónimos
incumbent (Currently holding and serving in the position, opposite of 'designate' in this sense.)
Colocações
president designate
|manager designate
Temas
business
|government
|work
Exemplos
- She is the ambassador-designate to France.
- The president-designate will take office in January.
- As CEO-designate, he is already attending key meetings.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He is the manager-designate.
- The ambassador-designate will start next month.
- She is the president-designate of the club.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
designate
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
US/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
Sílabas e acento
des - ig - nate (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: designate
Verb
- Base: designate
- 3rd Person Singular: designates
- Present Participle: designating
- Past: designated
Família de palavras
Forms
designates
verb
designating
verb
designated
verb
Core family
designation
noun B2
Advanced or less common
designator
noun
Expressões
designated area
1/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪtɪd ˈɛɹiə/
fixed phrase
officially marked place for use
A place that is officially marked for a certain activity or purpose.
Exemplos
- Smoking is only allowed in the designated area outside.
- Please stay within the designated area during the tour.
designated hitter
1/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪtɪd hˈɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
baseball player batting instead of another
In baseball, a player who bats instead of the pitcher.
Exemplos
- The team signed a new designated hitter for the season.
- He became the team’s designated hitter after recovering from an injury.
designated driver
1/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪtɪd dɹˈaɪvɚ/
fixed phrase
Sober person driving others home
A person who does not drink alcohol so they can drive others home safely.
Exemplos
- I'll be the designated driver tonight, so I'm not drinking any beer.
- I’ll be the designated driver tonight so you can enjoy yourself.
- We always choose a designated driver before going out.
- We need to choose a designated driver before we start drinking.