jatkaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baptize verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
- carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- continue verb To keep doing something without stopping, or to start again after a pause.
- dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
- keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
- perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
- proceed verb To move forward or continue on, especially after a pause.
- prolong verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
- renew verb To extend the length of something, such as a subscription, loan, or licence.
- resume verb To start something again after it was paused or interrupted.
Senses
jatkaa is used for these senses in English:
- baptize (archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
- carry (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- carry (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
- continue (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- continue (intransitive) To resume.
- dilute (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- dilute (intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
- follow up To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.
baptize — full definition
- verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
- verb Figuratively, to formally name, initiate, or introduce someone or something for the first time.
carry — full definition
- verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
- verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
- verb To be pregnant with (a child).
- verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.