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löytö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • discovery noun The act of finding something previously unknown, or the thing found.
  • find verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
  • steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
  • waif noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.

Senses

löytö is used for these senses in English:

  • catch (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
  • discovery Something discovered.
  • find Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
  • steal (slang, figurative) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.
  • waif Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.

catch — full definition

  1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  2. verb To become infected with an illness.
  3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
  4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
  5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

discovery — full definition

  1. noun The act of finding something previously unknown, or the thing found.
  2. noun The legal process in which parties to a lawsuit exchange evidence before trial.

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