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omia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  • hog noun A domestic pig, especially a full-grown one raised for meat.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

omia is used for these senses in English:

  • appropriate (transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
  • hog (transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
  • take (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
  • take (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

appropriate — full definition

  1. adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  2. verb To take something for one's own use, often without permission.

hog — full definition

  1. noun A domestic pig, especially a full-grown one raised for meat.
  2. noun A greedy person who takes far more than their fair share of something.
  3. noun Informal: a large, heavy motorcycle, especially a Harley-Davidson.
  4. verb To take or use more than one's fair share; to monopolize.

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