What does denote mean?
Definitions for denote
dɪˈnoʊtde·note
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Princeton's WordNet
denoteverb
be a sign or indication of
"Her smile denoted that she agreed"
denote, referverb
have as a meaning
"`multi-' denotes `many' "
announce, denoteverb
make known; make an announcement
"She denoted her feelings clearly"
Wiktionary
denoteverb
To indicate; to mark.
The yellow blazes denote the trail.
denoteverb
To make overt.
The tears denoted her true feelings.
denoteverb
To refer to literally; to convey meaning.
"Pre-" denotes "before."
Etymology: From denoter, from denotare; de- "complete" and notare "to mark (out)"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DENOTEverb
To mark; to be a sign of; to betoken; to shew by signs; as, a quick pulse denotes a fever.
Etymology: denoto, Latin.
Wikipedia
denote
In linguistics and philosophy, the denotation of an expression is its literal meaning. For instance, the English word "warm" denotes the property of being warm. Denotation is contrasted with other aspects of meaning including connotation. For instance, the word "warm" may evoke calmness or cosiness, but these associations are not part of the word's denotation. Similarly, an expression's denotation is separate from pragmatic inferences it may trigger. For instance, describing something as "warm" often implicates that it is not hot, but this is once again not part of the word's denotation. Denotation plays a major role in several fields. Within philosophy of language, denotation is studied as an important aspect of meaning. In mathematics and computer science, assignments of denotations are assigned to expressions are a crucial step in defining interpreted formal languages. The main task of formal semantics is to reverse engineer the computational system which assigns denotations to expressions of natural languages.
ChatGPT
denote
To denote means to be a sign or symbol of something, to represent or to indicate. It can also mean to name or label something.
Webster Dictionary
Denoteverb
to mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour
Denoteverb
to be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean
Etymology: [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. dnoter. See Note.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Denote
dē-nōt′, v.t. to note or mark off: to indicate by a sign: to signify or mean: (log.) to indicate the objects comprehended in a class.—adj. Denō′table.—n. Denotā′tion, that which a word names or indicates, in contradistinction to that which it connotes or signifies.—adj. Denō′tative.—adv. Denō′tatively.—n. Denōte′ment (Shak.), a sign or indication. [Fr.,—L. denotāre, -ātum—de, inten., and notāre, to mark—nota, a mark or sign.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of denote in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of denote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of denote in a Sentence
Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.
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- دلArabic
- издавам, показвам, означавамBulgarian
- offenbaren, offenlegen, kennzeichnen, bedeuten, preisgeben, aufdecken, markierenGerman
- denotar, marcar, revelar, señalar, significarSpanish
- فاش کردن, نشان دادنPersian
- paljastaa, tarkoittaa, merkitä, ilmaista, osoittaaFinnish
- dénoterFrench
- indicare, significare, rivelareItalian
- betekenen, aanduiden, aangevenDutch
- angiNorwegian
- указывать, означать, отличать, отмечать, обозначать, символизировать, показывать, свидетельствовать, значить, различатьRussian
- குறிக்கTamil
- gTurkish
- chứng tỏVietnamese
- 表示Chinese
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