āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My favorite actor 's name is Tom Hanks.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĨ¤
02
a famous or notable person
to name
01
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to give a name to something or someone
Transitive: to name sb/sth
Complex Transitive: to name sb/sth sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Why are you always naming your electronic devices creatively?
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻ¨?
02
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to mention or designate something as a relevant or contributing factor
Transitive: to name sth as a relevant factor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher named punctuality and participation as key elements for success in the classroom.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to state the name of someone or something
Transitive: to name sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher named the top performers in the class and praised their achievements.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ performersāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.2
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to identify someone or something by giving their name
Transitive: to name sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The witness was unable to name the suspect in the lineup.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻĒā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
2.3
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to specify or list something by giving its name
Transitive: to name a list
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The professor named the key concepts that would be covered in the lecture.
āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to officially appoint or designate someone to a specific position or task
Complex Transitive: to name sb as holder of position or responsibility
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mayor named her as the city's new chief of police, effective immediately.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
nameless
namely
name
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