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rohkaista — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  • embolden verb To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
  • encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
  • grunt noun A short, low, snorting sound, often expressing effort, annoyance, or reluctance.
  • hearten verb To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
  • reinforce verb To make something stronger by adding extra support or material.

Senses

rohkaista is used for these senses in English:

  • buoy To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
  • embolden To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
  • encourage To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • encourage To spur on, strongly recommend.
  • encourage To foster, give help or patronage.
  • grunt (intransitive, of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts.
  • hearten (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
  • reinforce (transitive) To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.

buoy — full definition

  1. noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  2. verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.

embolden — full definition

  1. verb To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
  2. verb To format (text) in boldface.

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