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
- verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.
forget — full definition
- verb To fail to remember something.
- verb To accidentally leave something behind.
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