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etsintä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
  • manhunt noun An organized search for a fugitive or dangerous suspect.
  • mining noun The industry or process of extracting minerals, ores, or other resources from the earth.
  • quest noun A long or difficult search or journey undertaken to achieve a goal.
  • search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
  • sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.

Senses

etsintä is used for these senses in English:

  • fish (countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
  • fish (uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
  • manhunt An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
  • mining (figuratively) Any activity that extracts or undermines.
  • quest A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
  • search An attempt to find something.
  • sweep A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).

fish — full definition

  1. noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
  2. noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
  3. verb To try to catch fish.
  4. verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.

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