säätää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- govern verb To run the political affairs of a country, state, or region.
- impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
- regulate verb To control something using rules, especially to make sure it works properly or fairly.
- stipulate verb To state clearly as a required condition of an agreement or contract.
- trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.
Senses
säätää is used for these senses in English:
- govern (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- impose To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.
- lay down (transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).
- pitch (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- prescribe To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
- regulate To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
- stipulate (transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
- trim (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
govern — full definition
- verb To run the political affairs of a country, state, or region.
- verb To control or strongly influence how something behaves or happens.
- verb To keep one's own behavior or emotions under control.
impose — full definition
- verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
- verb To force something onto someone unwelcome or without their consent.
- verb (often "impose on/upon") To take unfair advantage of someone's time, kindness, or hospitality.