päteä — meaning in English

English meaning

• go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
• stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.

Senses

päteä is used for these senses in English:

• go (intransitive) Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
• go for (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
• stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
• stand (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

go — full definition

1. verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
2. verb To function or proceed in a particular way.
3. noun An attempt or turn at doing something.
4. adj Ready and functioning correctly; cleared to proceed (chiefly in launch/technical contexts).
5. noun An ancient strategy board game for two players who try to control territory on a grid using black and white stones.

stand — full definition

1. verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
2. verb To be located or positioned somewhere.
3. verb To tolerate or endure something, usually in the negative.
4. verb To remain valid or in effect.
5. verb To be a candidate in an election.

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