kompastua — meaning in English

English meaning

• founder noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.
• stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
• trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

kompastua is used for these senses in English:

• founder (intransitive, especially, of horses) To fall; to stumble and go lame.
• stumble (transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.
• trip (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

founder — full definition

1. noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.
2. verb To fail or fall apart, especially of a plan, negotiation, or ship.

stumble — full definition

1. verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
2. verb To come across something by chance.

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