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ehtyä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Peter verb To gradually decrease and come to nothing, especially followed by "out."

Senses

ehtyä is used for these senses in English:

  • peter (intransitive, originally, US) Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining) , of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally) , to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.

Peter — full definition

  1. verb To gradually decrease and come to nothing, especially followed by "out."
  2. noun Slang for a safe or strongbox, or, separately, for a prison cell.

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