kääntyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- compile verb To gather information or material from various sources and put it together.
- convert verb To change something from one form, substance, or purpose into another.
- corner noun The point where two lines, edges, or walls meet.
- pivot noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
- repent verb To feel deep regret for something wrong you have done, often wanting to change.
- rotate verb To turn around a central point or axis.
- translate verb To change spoken or written words from one language into another.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- yaw noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
Senses
kääntyä is used for these senses in English:
- bend (transitive) To cause to change direction.
- compile (intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
- convert (intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- corner (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
- go round To physically swirl or rotate.
- go round To rotate, to move in a circle.
- pivot (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.
- redound (obsolete, intransitive) To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids). [14th–19th c.]
bend — full definition
- verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- verb To curve or change direction.
- verb To lean or stoop the body.
- verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
- noun A curve, turn, or angle.
compile — full definition
- verb To gather information or material from various sources and put it together.
- verb To use software to convert programming code into a form a computer can execute.