Question 1 · Quick check
delegate
CEFRB1
/ˈdɛlɪɡət/
verb · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To give a task or responsibility to someone else.
- 02
noun
A person chosen to represent a group.
Examples
I roomed with a delegate from Algeria.
Micromanagers often find it very hard to delegate work to others.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈdeləɡət/
- /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsA representative at a conference, etc.
An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
noun
Extra meaningA person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
More examples
In contextShe must learn to delegate her responsibilities. She cannot do everything herself.
The house of delegates in apartheid-era South Africa lacked any real voting power.
Historically, all viable frameworks have always provided a mechanism to implement callbacks. C# goes one step further and encapsulates callbacks into callable objects called delegates.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus substantivized from the nominative masculine singular of dēlēgātus, the perfect passive participle of dēlēgō (“to send, assign, delegate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also legate.