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kaukaa haettu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exquisite adjective Extremely beautiful, delicate, or finely made.
  • reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

kaukaa haettu is used for these senses in English:

  • exquisite Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
  • reach (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
  • stretch A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.

exquisite — full definition

  1. adjective Extremely beautiful, delicate, or finely made.
  2. adjective Intensely felt, especially of pain or pleasure.

reach — full definition

  1. verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
  2. verb To arrive at a place, level, or point after travelling or making an effort.
  3. verb To make contact with someone, especially to communicate with them.
  4. noun The distance or extent that something, or someone's arm, can extend.

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