jättää — meaning in English

English meaning

• bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
• lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
• leave verb To go away from a place or person.
• quit verb To resign from a job or position.
• submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.

Senses

jättää is used for these senses in English:

• bequeath (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
• bequeath To hand down; to transmit.
• bequeath To give; to offer; to commit.
• check (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
• file (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
• leave (transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
• leave (transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
• leave behind (transitive, idiomatic) To abandon.

bequeath — full definition

1. verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
2. verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.

check — full definition

1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
5. verb To examine or verify something.

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