name
🇺🇸
/neɪm/
🇬🇧
/neɪm/
noun
A1
what a person, animal, place, or thing is called
What is your name?
R
what people think about someone or something
He has a good name because he always helps others.
R
having a known name, especially a famous one
She bought a name brand bag.
R
a famous person
Many big names attended the event.
verb
A1
to give a name to someone or something
They will name their baby next week.
A1
to say the name of someone or something
Can you name all the colors in the rainbow?
R
to say something exactly
She could name the exact time she arrived.
R
to choose someone for a job
They will name a new manager soon.
translation
what a person, animal, place, or thing is called; what people think about someone or something; having a known name, especially a famous one; a famous person
to give a name to someone or something; to say the name of someone or something; to say something exactly; to choose someone for a job
Word Forms
3rd Present
names
Past
named
Perfect
named
Progressive
naming
Plural
names