nominate
verb /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/
/ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nominate | /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it nominates | /ˈnɒmɪneɪts/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple nominated | /ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle nominated | /ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form nominating | /ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- to formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. synonym propose
- nominate somebody/something (for something) She has been nominated for the presidency.
- nominate somebody/something (as) something | nominate somebody/something + noun He was nominated (as) best actor.
- nominate somebody/something to do something I nominated Paul to take on the role of treasurer.
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec1, Politicsc1- He has now been formally nominated as presidential candidate.
- She was nominated for a special award.
- Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year.
- She has been formally nominated for the presidency.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- ask somebody to
- invite somebody to
- as
- for
- to
- …
- the power to nominate somebody
- the right to nominate somebody
- to choose somebody to do a particular job synonym appoint
- nominate somebody (to something) I have been nominated to the committee.
- nominate somebody as something The president wanted to nominate him as as successor.
- nominate somebody to do something She was nominated to speak on our behalf.
- Each office will nominate a representative to sit on the committee.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- ask somebody to
- invite somebody to
- as
- for
- to
- …
- the power to nominate somebody
- the right to nominate somebody
- nominate something (as something) to choose a time, date or title for something synonym select
- 1 December has been nominated as the day of the election.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th cent.