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
- verb To focus one's full attention on something.
- verb To bring together into one place, or to reduce something to a stronger, smaller form.
- noun A substance that has been reduced and strengthened, with excess liquid removed.
conflate — full definition
- verb To bring two or more things together as one.
- verb To wrongly treat two different things as if they were the same.
- verb To link two things together on purpose to create a false impression.
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