designated
pronunciation
How to pronounce designated in British English:
UK ['dezɪɡneɪtɪd]
How to pronounce designated in American English:
US ['dezɪɡneɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- selected or named for a duty
Word Origin
- designated (adj.)
- past participle adjective from designate. Designated hitter introduced in American League baseball in 1973, soon giving wide figurative extension to designated, such as designated driver, by 1985.
Example
- 1. More governors will be chosen for regulatory and legal expertise ; one will be designated vice-chairman for supervision .
- 2. When a republican government established itself in 1912 , it designated october 10 as the national holiday .
- 3. A further potential problem for vietnam is that it will be designated as a " non-market economy " for up to 12 years after accession .
- 4. On the chinese side , another broker takes a person designated to send the money to a certain spot .