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esitellä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • declare verb To state something formally, publicly, or emphatically.
  • exhibit verb To put something on public display, especially in a gallery, museum, or competition.
  • introduce verb To make people known to each other for the first time.
  • model noun A small-scale or simplified copy of something, used to represent it.
  • show verb To let someone see something.
  • unfurl verb To open something out from a rolled-up state, letting it hang or spread freely, as with a flag or a sail.

Senses

esitellä is used for these senses in English:

  • declare (Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
  • exhibit (transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
  • exhibit (intransitive) To put on a public display.
  • model (transitive) To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
  • show (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
  • show (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
  • unfurl (figurative) To roll out or debut anything.

declare — full definition

  1. verb To state something formally, publicly, or emphatically.
  2. verb To formally report goods, income, or belongings to customs or tax authorities.

exhibit — full definition

  1. verb To put something on public display, especially in a gallery, museum, or competition.
  2. verb To show or display a quality, feeling, or behavior.
  3. noun An object or item put on public display.
  4. noun An item formally presented to a court as evidence.
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