2name verb
names; named; nam·ing [+ obj] 1 : to give a name to (someone or something)
▪ “What are you going to name your new dog?” “I think I'll name him Sandy.” ▪ The aptly named HMS “Victorious” helped the British Royal Navy win an important victory. ▪ A man named James Smith is on the phone. ▪ We named our daughter “Mary” in honor of her grandmother. ▪ Alzheimer's disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. = (US) It was named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer. 2 : to say the name of (someone or something)
▪ Can you name the person who attacked you? ▪ All of the authors named above were influenced by his work. ▪ “How many of the 50 states of the U.S. can you name?” “Well, there's New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, to name (but/just/only) a few.” 3 : to choose (someone) to be (something)
▪ The company president named [=appointed] his son (as) his successor. ▪ She was named to replace him as the company's vice president. ▪ She has been named (as) the winner of the competition. ▪ The magazine named him (as) the best artist of the year. 4 : to decide on or choose (something)
▪ NASA has not yet named [=set] the date for the shuttle launch. ▪ We've decided to get married, but we haven't named the day (of the wedding) yet.
▪ “What are you going to name your new dog?” “I think I'll name him Sandy.” ▪ The aptly named HMS “Victorious” helped the British Royal Navy win an important victory. ▪ A man named James Smith is on the phone. ▪ We named our daughter “Mary” in honor of her grandmother. ▪ Alzheimer's disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. = (US) It was named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer.
▪ Can you name the person who attacked you? ▪ All of the authors named above were influenced by his work. ▪ “How many of the 50 states of the U.S. can you name?” “Well, there's New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, to name (but/just/only) a few.”
▪ The company president named [=appointed] his son (as) his successor. ▪ She was named to replace him as the company's vice president. ▪ She has been named (as) the winner of the competition. ▪ The magazine named him (as) the best artist of the year.
▪ NASA has not yet named [=set] the date for the shuttle launch. ▪ We've decided to get married, but we haven't named the day (of the wedding) yet.
name names
: to say the names of people who were involved in something
▪ He said he knew who did it, but he wouldn't name names.
▪ He said he knew who did it, but he wouldn't name names.
name your price
: to say how much you want to pay for something or how much you want to sell something for
▪ Customers can name their price. ▪ People selling homes on the beach can basically name their price. [=they can sell their homes for any amount of money they want]
▪ Customers can name their price. ▪ People selling homes on the beach can basically name their price. [=they can sell their homes for any amount of money they want]
you name it
informal : anything you could say or think of
▪ You name it, we sell it! ▪ I like all kinds of music: rock, blues, reggae, classical—you name it!
▪ You name it, we sell it! ▪ I like all kinds of music: rock, blues, reggae, classical—you name it!
