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käynti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • approach verb To move closer to something or someone.
  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • gait noun A person's particular manner or pattern of walking.
  • repair verb To fix something that is broken or damaged.
  • stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
  • visit verb To go and see a person or place, usually briefly.

Senses

käynti is used for these senses in English:

  • approach (also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
  • call A short visit, usually for social purposes.
  • call (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
  • gait Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
  • repair The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
  • stay Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
  • visit A single act of visiting.
  • visit (medicine, insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.

approach — full definition

  1. verb To move closer to something or someone.
  2. verb To speak to someone, often to make a request or start a conversation.
  3. noun A way of dealing with or thinking about something.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

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