The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
name
/neɪm/ nounTranslation
› [C] the word or group of words that is used to refer to a person, thing, or place
ad, isim
What's your name? My name's Alexis. I can't remember the name of the street he lives on. He didn't mention her by name (= he did not say her name).1222 in the name of sth › If bad things are done in the name of something, they are done in order to help that thing succeed.
...ın/in adına/namına/hesabına
So much blood has been spilt in the name of religion.1911 a bad/good name › If things or people have a bad/good name, people have a bad/good opinion of them.
iyi/kötü isim/ad/ün/nam/şöhret
Their behaviour gives us all a bad name. They are trying to restore the good name of the school.1023 call sb names › to use impolite or unpleasant words to describe someone
sövüp saymak, ağzına geleni söylemek, kötü sözler söylemek
1015make a name for yourself › to become famous or respected by a lot of people
isim yapmak, adını duyurmak
He's been trying to make a name for himself in the music business.10221023the name of the game › the main purpose or most important part of an activity
→ See also brand name → See also Christian name → See also family name → See also first name → See also last name → See also maiden name → See also middle nameasıl sorun, asıl mesele
Popularity is the name of the game in television.1767(Definition of name noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “name”
Word of the Day
spurn
to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
