Don't say 'what's their son named?' Say what's their son called? Don't use be named in questions, use be called.
be known as /bi: пэоп aez if someone
or something is known as a particular name, that is the name that people call them, although it is not their real name: He was known as Rambo to his friends. I This area is known as Little Odessa because there are a lot of Russians living here.
to give a name to someone or something
call /кэ:1/ [u T] to give a name to someone or something
call sb Paul/Jane etc My mother wanted to call me Yuri. I Guidebooks call Chicago 'The Windy City'. I This is what psychologists call 'body language'.
name /neim/ [u T] especially american to officially give someone or something a name-. Have they named the baby yet? name sb Paul/Jane etc We named our daughter Sarah.
name sb/sth after (also name sb/sth/or
american) Bill was named after his father. I The new college is going to be named for John F Kennedy.
christen /'kriswn/ [v T] to give a baby its name at a Christian religious ceremony
NAME
christen sb Paul etc/be christened Paul
etc They christened him Patrick John. \ She was christened Jessica, but everyone calls her Jess.
rename /riineim/ [и T] to change something's name: New Amsterdam was renamed New York in the 17th century.
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to publicly announce the name of someone
name :iam \v T] to publicly say who someone is, by telling people his or her
name: She refused to name the father of her child.
name sb as sb Police have named the dead woman as Annabel Tomms.
identi/y /ai'den^fai [v T] to officially recognize someone and say that you know who they are, for example in order to help the police: The victim identified her attacker in court, t Greg had to identify the body of his wife.
identifying - identified - have identified
what you call someone or something when you cannot remember their name
Qwhat's his name/what's her
name /'wDts hiz neim, wDts Ьэг neim/ spoken informal, say this when you cannot remember someone's name: / saw Guy with what's her name in town yesterday.
Qwhat's its name/whatsit (also
thing IJ British) !'wots its neim, 'wotsit, '6ii]il'wa:t-/ spoken informal say this when you cannot remember the name of something: "Can I have the whatsit for the TV?" "You mean the remote control?"
NATURAL
not made by humans or changed
by humans
if you mean 'land where there are trees and fields and not many
buildings', go to countryside
see also land and sea, environment
plants/animals/places/ substances
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natural /'nsetprol/ [adj usually before noun] not made, caused, or changed by humans: It was fascinating to see the elephants in their natural environment. I The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge, i a pipeline carrying natural gas from under the sea
wild 'waildj \adj usually before noun] wild flowers/plants/animals/birds flowers, plants, and animals that are in their natural state and have not been changed or controlled by humans- There were lots of wild flowers growing by the roadside. I
Wildcats are usually much larger than
domestic ones.
grow wild There were banana trees growing wild on the edge of the forest.
EJ food/drink
natural /'гшргэ! [adj usually before noun] produced without using chemicals: The manufacturers claim that only natural ingredients are used in their products. I These days, consumers prefer drinks that contain natural flavourings
organic o'/'gsmk, [adj\ organic fruit/ vegetables/produce fruit, vegetables etc that have been grown without using chemicals to help them grow: Most supermarkets now sell organic produce, i Organic fruit is generally more expensive.
pure /pjoar/ [adj only before noun] pure food or drink has not had anything added to it: pure orange juice I The burgers are made of 100% pure beef.
El not natural
^ opposite real 1 m see also false
artificial /.аЩТфЫ/ fad;] not made of natural materials or substances: The food contains no artificial colours or flavourings. I a type of artificial grass called
Astroturf
man-made /,тгеп 'meid-*, [adj] made by humans, but similar to something that is naturaclass="underline" The Badesee is a man-made lake which is popular with swimmers. I a coat made of 80% wool and 20% man- made fibres
A Artificial and man-made are similar in meaning, but you can use artificial to give the idea that something is bad because it is not naturaclass="underline" I don't like these artificial I flowers, do you?
Synthetic /sin'Betik [adj] synthetic materials, cloth, or substances are similar to natural ones but are made by a chemical process: Her dress was made of some shiny synthetic material. 1 synthetic rubber
processed praosestfl'pra:-/ [adj only before noun] processed food has been treated with chemicals in order to make it stay in good condition or to make it look
good: processed cheese I Processed food may lack the uitamins found in fresh food.
NEAR
^ opposite far
^ if you want to know about words meaning 'next to', go to position &
direction
not far away
near
near /шэг [preposition/adv/adj) only а short distance from a person, place, or thing: Bob was standing near enough to hear what they were saying, near sth/sb We camped near a large lake. ) Don't go near the fire. I Have you euer been to Versailles? It's near Paris.
nearer to/nearest to If we moved to Dallas we'd be nearer to my parents, near here The accident happened somewhere near here.
close /klaus/ [adj/adv] very near to something or someone, or almost touching them: As we approached Abbeville, the gunfire sounded very close. + to Don 't drive too close to the edge of the road.