bezeichnen.
to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
Meaning & usage
to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
Der Impressionismus bezeichnet einen Musikstil, dessen Hauptvertreter Claude Debussy und Maurice Ravel waren.
to identify with, to indicate, to describe as
Der Künstler wird oft als Wunderkind bezeichnet.
to describe oneself, to identify
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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