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varata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allocate verb To set aside or assign something for a particular purpose.
  • allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
  • appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  • backlog noun An accumulation of unfinished work, unfilled orders, or unresolved tasks.
  • bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
  • bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
  • book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • dedicate verb To commit oneself or one's time fully to a particular purpose or cause.
  • dibs noun An informal claim to have or use something before anyone else.
  • draft noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  • earmark noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
  • occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
  • reserve verb To book or set something aside in advance for later use.

Senses

varata is used for these senses in English:

  • allocate To set aside for a purpose.
  • allocate (computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
  • allow (transitive) To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.
  • appropriate (transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
  • backlog (transitive, intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
  • bag To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
  • bespeak (transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
  • book (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.

allocate — full definition

  1. verb To set aside or assign something for a particular purpose.
  2. verb In computing, to reserve a block of memory for a program to use.

allow — full definition

  1. verb To give permission for something to happen.
  2. verb To make something possible.
  3. verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
  4. verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.

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