osoittaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• address noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
• approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
• argue verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
• attest verb To confirm or declare that something is true or genuine.
• bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
• demonstrate verb To show someone how to do something by performing it.
• 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.
• earmark noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
• establish verb To set something up so firmly that it becomes permanent or generally accepted.
• evidence noun Facts, objects, or information that support a claim or help prove something is true.
• evince verb To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
• exhibit verb To put something on public display, especially in a gallery, museum, or competition.
• find verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
• finger noun One of the five slender parts extending from the hand, used for touching, holding, and grasping.
• flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
• gesture noun A movement of the hands, arms, or body used to express or emphasise a meaning.
• hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
• indicate verb To point out or show; to make something known.
• note noun A short piece of writing made to record or remember something.
• point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
• remark verb To say something as a comment or observation.
• show verb To let someone see something.
• substantiate verb To back up a claim with evidence or proof.
• witness noun A person who sees an event happen and can describe it afterward.

Senses

osoittaa is used for these senses in English:

• address (transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
• address (transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
• address (transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
• approve (transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
• argue To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
• attest (ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
• bespeak (transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; depict; foretell; suggest; allude to.
• demonstrate To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.

address — full definition

1. noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
2. noun A formal speech given to an audience.
3. noun (computing) A code identifying a specific location in memory or on a network.
4. verb To speak directly to a person or group.
5. verb To deal with or attempt to solve an issue.

approve — full definition

1. verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
2. verb To think well of something or someone; to be pleased with.

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