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接 — meaning in English

jiē

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English meaning

  • concentrate verb To focus one's full attention on something.
  • conflate verb To bring two or more things together as one.
  • connect verb To join one thing to another, physically or electronically.
  • elide verb To leave out or omit something.
  • fuse noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
  • gather verb To bring separate things or people together in one place.
  • hook up phrasal verb To have a casual sexual encounter with someone, usually without being in a relationship with them.
  • join verb To connect two or more things so they form a single unit.
  • seize verb To grab hold of something on purpose, often quickly or firmly.
  • splice noun A join made by weaving or overlapping two ends of rope, cable, or similar material.
  • undertake verb To take on a task or responsibility and commit to completing it.
  • vintage noun The year or place a wine (or similar product) comes from, especially when it indicates quality.

Senses

接 is used for these senses in English:

  • concentrate To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
  • conflate (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
  • connect To associate; to establish a relation between.
  • elide To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
  • fuse (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
  • gather (architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
  • get hold of (transitive) To pick up or grab.
  • get up (slang, AAVE) To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something.

concentrate — full definition

  1. verb To focus one's full attention on something.
  2. verb To bring together into one place, or to reduce something to a stronger, smaller form.
  3. noun A substance that has been reduced and strengthened, with excess liquid removed.

conflate — full definition

  1. verb To bring two or more things together as one.
  2. verb To wrongly treat two different things as if they were the same.
  3. verb To link two things together on purpose to create a false impression.
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