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omistaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dedicate verb To commit oneself or one's time fully to a particular purpose or cause.
  • devote verb To give one's time, energy, or resources entirely to a particular purpose or person.
  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
  • possess verb To have or own something.

Senses

omistaa is used for these senses in English:

  • dedicate (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
  • dedicate (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
  • have (transitive) To possess, own.
  • own (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
  • possess To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.

dedicate — full definition

  1. verb To commit oneself or one's time fully to a particular purpose or cause.
  2. verb To address or inscribe a creative work to someone as a mark of respect or affection.
  3. verb To formally open a building or set something apart for a special use, often with ceremony.

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