use someone's name

use someone's name
quote someone as an authority or reference

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • use someone's name — cite someone as an authority or reference. → use …   English new terms dictionary

  • take someone's name in vain — use someone s name in a way that shows a lack of respect. → vain …   English new terms dictionary

  • take someone's name in vain — take someone’s name in vain often humorous phrase to talk about someone in a way that shows a lack of respect for them Thesaurus: to show that you do not respect someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: vain * * * I see vain …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone's name in vain — ► take someone s name in vain use someone s name in a way that shows a lack of respect. Main Entry: ↑vain …   English terms dictionary

  • use — verb ju:z 1》 take, hold, or deploy as a means of achieving something.     ↘informal take (an illegal drug). 2》 take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply.     ↘(use something up) consume or expend the whole of something.     ↘(be used up)… …   English new terms dictionary

  • name — name1 W1S1 [neım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a person)¦ 2¦(of a thing or place)¦ 3¦(reputation)¦ 4¦(famous person/company/product)¦ 5 call somebody names 6 in somebody s name/in the name of somebody 7 something has somebody s name on it 8 in the name of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • name */*/*/ — I UK [neɪm] / US noun Word forms name : singular name plural names Talking or writing about names: first name/Christian name a personal name that you are given when you are born: The children call me Mrs Jones, but actually my first name is Mary …   English dictionary

  • use — I VERB USES ♦ uses, using, used (Pronounced [[t]ju͟ːz[/t]] in use 1, and [[t]ju͟ːs[/t]] in use 2.) 1) VERB If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect. [V n] Trim off the excess… …   English dictionary

  • use — use1 [ juz ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something with tool etc. ▸ 2 get benefit from something ▸ 3 take amount from supply ▸ 4 treat someone in unfair way ▸ 5 take illegal drugs ▸ 6 say particular words ▸ 7 call yourself something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Name change — For name changes within the Wikipedia community, see Wikipedia:Changing username. For name changes of places rather than persons, see Geographical renaming. Name change certificate issued by Christian X of Denmark in 1917 Name change generally… …   Wikipedia

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