luovuttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- abnegate verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
- assign verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
- bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
- concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- convey verb To communicate an idea, feeling, or message.
- deliver verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
- extradite verb To hand over a person accused or convicted of a crime to another country or jurisdiction for trial or punishment.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- recommend verb To suggest that someone or something is good or suitable, often based on personal experience.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
- resign verb To formally give up a job or position.
- retire verb To leave one's job permanently, usually after reaching a certain age.
- submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
- subscribe verb To sign up to regularly receive a publication or service, often for a fee.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
luovuttaa is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- abandon (transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
- abnegate (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- assign (transitive, legal) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
- bequeath To hand down; to transmit.
- bequeath To give; to offer; to commit.
- call it a day (idiomatic) To retire.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
abnegate — full definition
- verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
- verb To let go of something completely, handing it over or giving it up for good.
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