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tavoitella — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chase verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  • contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  • jostle verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
  • push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
  • seek verb To try to find something.
  • solicit verb To ask for or try to obtain something, often persistently or formally.

Senses

tavoitella is used for these senses in English:

  • chase (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
  • contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  • go after To pursue an object or a goal.
  • jostle (intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
  • push (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
  • seek (transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
  • solicit (transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

chase — full definition

  1. verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  2. verb To pursue a goal, opportunity, or ambition persistently.
  3. noun An act of pursuing someone or something, especially at speed.
  4. verb To drink something mild right after a strong alcoholic drink.

contest — full definition

  1. noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  2. verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.

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