tietää — meaning in English

English meaning

• know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• portend verb To serve as a warning or omen of.
• spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.

Senses

tietää is used for these senses in English:

• know (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
• know (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
• know (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
• know (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
• mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
• portend (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
• spell (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]

know — full definition

1. verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
2. verb To be familiar or acquainted with a person, place, or subject.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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