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nalaten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  • forget verb To fail to remember something.
  • leave verb To go away from a place or person.
  • neglect verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
  • omit verb To leave something out or exclude it.
  • sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
  • will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.

Senses

nalaten is used for these senses in English:

  • bequeath (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  • forget (transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.
  • leave (transitive) To transfer possession of after death.
  • neglect (transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
  • omit (intransitive) To fail to perform.
  • sag (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
  • will (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]

bequeath — full definition

  1. verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  2. verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.

forget — full definition

  1. verb To fail to remember something.
  2. verb To accidentally leave something behind.

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