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johtaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • administer verb To manage, oversee, or run something, such as an organization, program, or set of rules.
  • affiliate noun A person, company, or organisation formally connected to a larger group or network.
  • captain noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
  • cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  • compel verb To force or pressure someone into doing something.
  • conduct noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  • deduce verb To work out a conclusion through logical reasoning based on known facts or evidence.
  • derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
  • dispense verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
  • elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
  • facilitate verb To make a process easier or help it happen more smoothly.
  • front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
  • head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
  • headquarter verb To give an organization or operation its main base of operations in a particular place.
  • infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
  • involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • manage verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.
  • mastermind noun A person of exceptional intelligence, especially one who plans something complex.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
  • repose noun A state of rest or calm, especially after activity, or a period of sleep.
  • rule noun An official regulation or guideline that governs behaviour or a process.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.
  • supervise verb To oversee and direct people or a task.

Senses

johtaa is used for these senses in English:

  • administer (transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
  • affiliate (transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
  • bring on (idiomatic, transitive) To cause.
  • bring on (idiomatic, intransitive, US, informal, often, as imperative) To pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively.
  • captain (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
  • cause (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
  • compel (transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
  • conduce To contribute or lead to a specific result.

administer — full definition

  1. verb To manage, oversee, or run something, such as an organization, program, or set of rules.
  2. verb To give someone a drug, treatment, or dose.

affiliate — full definition

  1. noun A person, company, or organisation formally connected to a larger group or network.
  2. verb To officially join or connect with a larger organisation.

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