poiketa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deflect verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
- depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- deviate verb To move away from a planned course, method, or expected standard.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
- stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
- yaw noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
Senses
poiketa is used for these senses in English:
- deflect (psychology) To redirect culpability to avoid it.
- depart (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- depart (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
- drop by (colloquial) To visit informally and spontaneously.
- go astray (intransitive) To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
- stop (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- stop by To pay a visit briefly and informally.
- stray (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
deflect — full definition
- verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
- verb To avoid dealing directly with a question, criticism, or blame.
depart — full definition
- verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- verb To differ from or move away from a plan, rule, or usual way of doing something.