selvittää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ascertain verb To find out or establish something for certain, usually through checking or investigation.
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- define verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
- find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
- investigate verb To look into something carefully in order to find out the facts.
- manifest adj Clear and obvious to see or understand.
- report verb To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.
- research noun Careful, systematic study of a subject to discover or confirm facts.
- resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
- sober adj Not drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs.
- solve verb To find the answer to a problem, puzzle, or question.
- sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
Senses
selvittää is used for these senses in English:
- account for (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
- ascertain (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
- check (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- clear (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- clear (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- define To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
- figure out (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.