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bezeichnen.

to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈtsaɪ̯çnən/
  1. to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote

    transitive · weak
    Der Impressionismus bezeichnet einen Musikstil, dessen Hauptvertreter Claude Debussy und Maurice Ravel waren.
  2. to identify with, to indicate, to describe as

    transitive · weak
    Der Künstler wird oft als Wunderkind bezeichnet.
  3. to describe oneself, to identify

    reflexive · weak
    Bezeichnen Sie sich als Hilfreiche?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bezeichenen, from Old High German bizeihhanen, bizeihnen, from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- + zeichnen. Cognates include Dutch betekenen and English betoken.

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