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kerätä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accumulate verb To gradually gather or build up over time.
  • aggregate noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
  • collect verb To gather things together, often systematically.
  • corral noun A fenced enclosure for keeping livestock, especially horses or cattle.
  • gather verb To bring separate things or people together in one place.
  • hoard noun A hidden store of valuable things, often kept secretly.
  • lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
  • mass noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
  • raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.

Senses

kerätä is used for these senses in English:

  • accumulate (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
  • aggregate (transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
  • collect (transitive) To gather together; amass.
  • collect (transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
  • collect (transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
  • corral To capture or round up.
  • get up To gather or grow larger by accretion.
  • hoard (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

aggregate — full definition

  1. noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
  2. noun Sand, gravel, or crushed stone used in construction, especially in making concrete.
  3. adj Formed by combining separate items or amounts into a total.
  4. verb To combine separate items into a total or single group.

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