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nousta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arise verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.
  • ascend verb To move or climb upward.
  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  • decamp verb To break camp and move on.
  • embark verb To board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle at the start of a journey.
  • emerge verb To come out from somewhere hidden or enclosed, becoming visible.
  • escalate verb To increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.
  • hoist verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
  • lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • number noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
  • project noun A planned piece of work with a specific goal, carried out in stages.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.
  • soar verb To fly high in the air with little effort, especially by gliding on air currents.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • stir verb To mix a liquid or substance by moving an object like a spoon through it.
  • take off phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.
  • upthrust noun An upward thrust.

Senses

nousta is used for these senses in English:

  • arise (intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
  • ascend (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  • ascend (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
  • board (transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
  • climb (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
  • climb (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
  • come up (idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
  • come up (intransitive, of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).

arise — full definition

  1. verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.
  2. verb To get up, especially from sleep or a resting position (somewhat literary).

ascend — full definition

  1. verb To move or climb upward.
  2. verb To rise to a higher position, rank, or throne.

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