kertoa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- deliver verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
- multiply verb To perform the mathematical operation that combines a number with itself a given number of times.
- narrate verb To tell a story or describe a sequence of events, in speech or writing.
- recount verb To tell a story or describe events in detail.
- report verb To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.
- retail noun The business of selling goods directly to individual customers, rather than in bulk to other businesses.
- retell verb To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
- say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
- share noun A portion of something that is divided among people.
- speak verb To say words out loud; to talk.
- tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
Senses
kertoa is used for these senses in English:
- break (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- deliver To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
- have it To state or hold as true; to insist.
- let know (ditransitive) To inform (someone) (of something).
- multiply (transitive, arithmetic, with by) To perform multiplication on (a number).
- recount To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
- report (transitive) To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). [from 15th c.]
- report (formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
deliver — full definition
- verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
- verb To produce the result that was expected or promised.
- verb To give birth to a child, or to assist in a birth.
- verb To say or present something formally, such as a speech.