Meaning
to designate or appoint
In a sentence
Hanno designato Luca come nuovo capo del team.
They appointed Luca as the new team leader.
Chi vuoi designare per parlare con il cliente?
Who do you want to appoint to speak with the client?
Non possiamo designare un nome senza parlarne prima.
We can't designate a name without talking about it first.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| designare | infinitive |
| designiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| designo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| designate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| designi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| designano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| designa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| designavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| designavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| designavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| designavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| designavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| designava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| designammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| designai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| designaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| designasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| designarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| designò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| designeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| designerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| designerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| designerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| designeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| designerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| designiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| designi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| designiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| designi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| designino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| designi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| designassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| designassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| designaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| designassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| designassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| designasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| designeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| designerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| designereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| designeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| designerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| designerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| designiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| designate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| designa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| designando | gerund |
| designato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and institutional than nominare; common in legal, administrative, and official contexts.
- Use designare for selecting or indicating someone for a role; not for everyday 'drawing' or 'planning' meanings of English design.
- Regular -are verb; takes avere in compound tenses: ha designato, not è designato.