sietää — meaning in English

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, jewelry, 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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