selvitä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clarify verb To make an idea, statement, or situation easier to understand.
- clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- cope verb To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- emerge verb To come out from somewhere hidden or enclosed, becoming visible.
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- live verb To be alive; to have life.
- sober adj Not drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs.
- survive verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
Senses
selvitä is used for these senses in English:
- clarify (by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
- clear (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- cope (intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- emerge (intransitive, copulative) To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
- emerge (intransitive) To become known.
- escape (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
- get off (transitive) To help someone to escape serious or severe consequences and receive only mild or no punishment.
- get out (intransitive) To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
clarify — full definition
- verb To make an idea, statement, or situation easier to understand.
- verb To make a liquid clear by removing impurities.
clear — full definition
- adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- adj Easy to understand, see, or hear; free of ambiguity.
- verb To remove obstacles or unwanted items so something becomes open or unobstructed.
- verb To officially free someone from suspicion, blame, or an obligation.