täsmentää — meaning in English

English meaning

• define verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
• elaborate adjective Worked out with great care and detail; intricate or highly developed.
• expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.

Senses

täsmentää is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• elaborate (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.
• expand (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.

define — full definition

1. verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
2. verb To describe the essential nature or limits of something clearly.

elaborate — full definition

1. adjective Worked out with great care and detail; intricate or highly developed.
2. verb To add more detail or explanation to something already said.

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