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asettaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apply verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • bestow verb To give something formally or ceremonially, often as an honour.
  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  • flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
  • lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • plant noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
  • pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
  • posit noun Something that is posited; a postulate.
  • position noun A place or location where something or someone is.
  • put verb To move something into a particular place or position.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
  • recline verb To cause to lean back; to bend back.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • settle verb To resolve a dispute, disagreement, or debt, often by reaching an agreement.
  • station noun A regular stopping place for trains, buses, or other transportation.

Senses

asettaa is used for these senses in English:

  • apply (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
  • appoint (transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
  • bestow To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.
  • deposit (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
  • flag (computing) To set a program variable to true.
  • lay To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
  • place (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
  • plant (transitive) To set up; to install; to instate.

apply — full definition

  1. verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
  2. verb To put something into use for a particular purpose.
  3. verb To be relevant or have an effect on a particular case.

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

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