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dir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
  • tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
  • utter adjective Complete and total; absolute.

Senses

dir is used for these senses in English:

  • call To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
  • go To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
  • say (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
  • tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
  • utter Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

go — full definition

  1. verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  2. verb To function or proceed in a particular way.
  3. noun An attempt or turn at doing something.
  4. adj Ready and functioning correctly; cleared to proceed (chiefly in launch/technical contexts).
  5. noun An ancient strategy board game for two players who try to control territory on a grid using black and white stones.

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