denote
UK/dɪˈnəʊt//dɪˈnoʊt/
denote verb: to indicate; to mark.
Verb
denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)
- To indicate; to mark.
- The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me trulyc. 1599-1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 1, scene 2; republished as Hamlet, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1992, →ISBN, page 9
- To make overt.
- To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
- The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.
denote meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
denote in Tamil
- குறித்துக் காட்டு, குறித்துக்காட்டு, சுட்டிக் காட்டு
denote in Urdu
- to denote, hint, imply, indicate, insinuate, mention, pinpoint, signify, tip, wink
- اشارہ کرنا iśāra karnā
denote in Malayalam
- അടയാളം കാട്ടുക, സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക, നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക
denote in Kannada
- ತೋರಿಸು, ಗುರುತಿಸು, ಹುರುಳಾಗಿರು, ಅರ್ಥಕೊಡು, ತಿಳಿಸು, ಸೂಚಿಸು
More languagesFewer languages
- denote in Persian
- نشان دادن nešân dâdan, فاش کردن fâš kardan
Examples of denote in a sentence
- The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."
- Whereas hydrogen fluoride is denoted as HF, hydrofluoric acid is denoted as HF(aq).
- The probability of an event A occurring is denoted P(A).
Forms of denote
| third-person singular present | denotes |
|---|---|
| present participle | denoting |
| past participle | denoted |
| past | denoted |
Origin of denote
From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
Words formed from denote
Words that rhyme with denote
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- oat
- quote
- connote
- groat
- remote
- scrote
- tote
- bote
- capote
- devote
- dote
- mote
- smote
- solar boat
- undercoat
- cote
- demote
- gloat
- pote
- refloat
- rote
- undernote
- wrote
- yote
- blót
- confidence vote
- disease boat
- end of quote
- end quote
- entrecôte
- flote
- frote
- ignote
- isot
- lote
- loth
- misquote
- moth
- phot
- recoat
- rewrote
- shoat
- stoat
- swagger coat
- troat
- two hundred fifty-sixth note
- underquote
- underwrote
Questions about denote
- What does denote mean?
- Denote means to indicate; to mark.
- What is denote in Tamil?
- Denote in Tamil is குறித்துக் காட்டு, குறித்துக்காட்டு, சுட்டிக் காட்டு. See Denote meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is denote?
- Denote is a verb.
- How do you pronounce denote?
- Denote is pronounced /dɪˈnəʊt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of denote?
- The past tense of denote is denoted.
Words near denote in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: denote (page history and authors); denote (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اشارہ کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); denote (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); denote (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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