干 — meaning in English

English meaning

• able adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
• act verb To do something; to take action.
• blank adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
• capable adj Having the skill, ability, or qualities needed to do something well.
• dried adj No longer containing moisture; having had water removed, often to preserve food.
• dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
• hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
• vacuous adj Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.

Senses

干 is used for these senses in English:

• able Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
• act (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
• blank Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
• capable Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
• dried Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying.
• dry (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
• dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
• dry out (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.

able — full definition

1. adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
2. adj Skilled or competent.

act — full definition

1. verb To do something; to take action.
2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To behave in a particular way.
4. noun Something done; a deed.
5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

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