ottaa kantaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comment noun A spoken or written remark, often giving an opinion.
Senses
ottaa kantaa is used for these senses in English:
- break a lance (intransitive) to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’] [with with ‘in opposition to’]
- editorialize (journalism, intransitive) To introduce or insert personal opinions, judgments or subjective interpretations into news reporting or factual accounts where objectivity is expected. [from mid-19th c.]
- speak out (idiomatic) To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
- take a stand (idiomatic) To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.
- take sides (idiomatic) To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
comment — full definition
- noun A spoken or written remark, often giving an opinion.
- noun A note in a piece of computer code explaining what it does, ignored by the computer when the program runs.
- verb To make a remark or express an opinion.