kestää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- cope verb To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
- last adj Coming after all others; final.
- live verb To be alive; to have life.
- resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
- stomach noun The organ in the body where food is stored and begins to be digested.
- suffer verb To experience pain, hardship, or distress.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
- wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
- withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.
Senses
kestää is used for these senses in English:
- abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
- absorb (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
- bear (transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
- bear (now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- cope (intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- dure (archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.
- endure (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
abide — full definition
- verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
- verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.
absorb — full definition
- verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
- verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
- verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.