"name" meaning in All languages combined

See name on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈneɪm/ Audio: en-us-name.ogg [US] Forms: name [singular], names [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A name is what a person, place, or thing is called or how it is identified.
    Sense id: simple-name-en-noun-5YW2jYuT

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈneɪm/ Audio: en-us-name.ogg [US] Forms: name [canonical], names [third-person, singular], named [past], named [past, participle], naming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|nam|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To name is to give a name to someone, someplace, or something.
    Sense id: simple-name-en-verb-06oDuJxV
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        {
          "text": "My name is Jack."
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She named her cat Fluffy."
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "My name is Jack."
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈneɪm/"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She named her cat Fluffy."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneɪm/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"neIm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-name.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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