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sietää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • stomach noun The organ in the body where food is stored and begins to be digested.
  • suffer verb To experience pain, hardship, or distress.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
  • tolerant adjective Willing to accept or respect beliefs, practices, or people different from one's own.
  • tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.
  • wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

Senses

sietää is used for these senses in English:

  • abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
  • bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  • endure To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
  • stand (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
  • stand (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
  • stand for (idiomatic) To mean; to symbolize; to represent.
  • stomach (transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
  • suck it up (slang, idiomatic) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

abide — full definition

  1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
  3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

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