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ottaa haltuun — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  • hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

ottaa haltuun 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.
  • hand (transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on.
  • seize (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
  • take (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

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.

hand — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  2. noun The cards a player is holding in a card game, or a single round of play.
  3. noun Help or assistance, especially physical.
  4. noun A worker or laborer, especially one hired for manual work.
  5. verb To pass or give something to someone using the hand.

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