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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

  1. verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
  2. verb Figuratively, to formally name, initiate, or introduce someone or something for the first time.

carry — full definition

  1. verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
  2. verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
  3. verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
  4. verb To be pregnant with (a child).
  5. verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.

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