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taantua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • regress verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
  • revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
  • sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.

Senses

taantua is used for these senses in English:

  • regress (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
  • revert (intransitive, biology) To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
  • sour (intransitive) To become disenchanted.

regress — full definition

  1. verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
  2. noun A return or movement back to an earlier state.

revert — full definition

  1. verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
  2. verb To reply, especially in a business or formal context.

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