naming
present participle ofname
name
verb[T]
uk/neɪm/us/neɪm/nameverb[T](GIVE/SAY NAME)
B1
to give someone or something a name:
[+ two objects]We namedourdogsShandy and Belle.
A man named Dennisansweredthedoor.
B1
to say what something or someone's name is:
In the firstquestionyou had to name threetypesofmonkey.
He couldn't name hisattacker.
- We've just got a newcat, but we haven't named himyet.
- Paul was named after hisgrandad.
- The Queenattendedaceremonyto name theship.
- Someparentschoseto nametheirchildrenaftercharactersfrom the show.
- They namedtheirsonIsaac after thebiblicalcharacter.
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- trade name
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
nameverb[T](CHOOSE)
B2
tochoosesomeone or something:
Just name thetimeand I'll be there.
Nameyourconditions/terms/price.
Ms Martinez has been named(as)the newDemocraticcandidate.
Taking and choosing
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I...idiom
- cull
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- faute de mieux
- favoured
- go forsomeone
- picker
- plump
- Robin Hood
- select
- selection
- selective
- selectively
- skim
Idioms
name and shame
name names
name the day
you name it
Phrasal verb
namesomeone/somethingaftersomeone/something
Examplesofnaming
naming
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Naminglatencies departing 3 standard deviations from the participant's mean were also removed.
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Bilingual language switching innaming: asymmetrical costs of language selection.
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Across both tasks, children were given twonamingtrials each.
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Given these varied findings, in the present study we sought to measure general phonological processing using tasks of speedednaming, nonword repetition, and phonological awareness.
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Several characteristics of confrontationnamingperformance by typically developing subjects have been reported in the literature.
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Nouns did receive more prominence with respect to occurrence as single-word utterances, and with respect to an emphasis onnaming-oriented utterances.
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The proportion ofnaming-oriented utterances was similar between the two groups in the first play session.
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Theoretical links amongnamingspeed, precise timing mechanisms and orthographic skill in dyslexia.
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The users preferred the programs that gave the most control, especially those based on colornamingand the par titioning of color space.
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For instance, picturenaminghas visual object recognition as its lead-in process, followed by a core process consisting of all stages of word production.
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Second, there were differing degrees of item repetitivity in the variousnamingtasks.
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Consequently, the phonological structure of nonwords remained a significantly important factor innaminglatencies.
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Predicting reading ability over the long-term : the changing roles of letternaming, phonological awareness and orthographic processing.
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The present research was designed to determine whynamingpredicts reading skill.
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It is generally found that poor readers have a deficit innamingspeed as assessed by rapid automatizednamingtasks.
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Collocationswithnaming
naming
These are words often used in combination withnaming.
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naming contest
The franchise then held a naming contest to publicize the team, promising a $1,000 war bond to the winner.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.naming convention
Throughout the paper, we prefer to maintain a uniform naming convention both for programs and queries.
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naming pattern
The merged tribe's name normally follows the naming pattern of those of the initial competing tribes.
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- leaf scar
- leaf-scar
- leaf sheath
- leaf-through
- leaf through something
- leaf through sth
- leaf-through-sth
- leaf tissue
- leaf trace
- leaf-trace
- leafy
- leafy green
- leafy suburb
- leafy tree
- league
- league average
- league baseball
- league batting
- league champion
- league-champion
- league championship
- league-championship
- league debut
- league debut
- league final