denote

In a sentence

Six example sentences with denote, each labelled with its topic.

• In this score a small wedge above the note denotes a sharp, short attack rather than any change in pitch.

  Music

• On the minimap a pulsing red dot denotes an enemy your team has spotted within the last four seconds.

  Gaming

• In the play a dropped handkerchief denotes far more than carelessness, and the audience reads it long before the husband does.

  Literature

• A slow orange blink on the router denotes a firmware update, and pulling the plug then can wreck the device.

  Technology

• On the trail markers a white stripe over red denotes the main route, while a single yellow dash means a detour.

  Travel

• Figures printed in brackets on the statement denote a loss, a convention that confuses nearly every first-time reader.

  Finance

Found in these word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains denote. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

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