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merkitä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • denote verb To be a sign or indication of something.
  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  • flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
  • implicate verb To show that someone is involved in something wrong or criminal.
  • imply verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • notate verb To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.
  • note noun A short piece of writing made to record or remember something.
  • plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.
  • portend verb To serve as a warning or omen of.
  • record noun A written or stored account of information, kept for future reference.
  • register verb To add a name, item, or event to an official list or record.
  • signify verb To be a sign of; to indicate or represent something.
  • spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
  • symbolize verb To be a symbol of; to represent something beyond its literal meaning.
  • tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.

Senses

merkitä is used for these senses in English:

  • blaze (transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
  • blaze (transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.
  • check (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
  • denote (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
  • denote (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
  • designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
  • flag (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
  • implicate (transitive, nonstandard) To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment.

blaze — full definition

  1. noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  2. verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
  3. noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

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