höynäyttää — meaning in English

English meaning

• dupe verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
• trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.

Senses

höynäyttää is used for these senses in English:

• dupe To swindle, deceive, or trick.
• get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
• get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
• trick (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

dupe — full definition

1. verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
2. noun A person who has been tricked or deceived.
3. noun A cheap imitation or knockoff of a genuine product.

get — full definition

1. verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
2. verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
3. verb To fetch or bring something.
4. verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
5. verb To understand something.

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