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varautua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
  • anticipate verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
  • buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  • plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.
  • prepare verb To make something or someone ready for a particular purpose or event.

Senses

varautua is used for these senses in English:

  • allow (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
  • anticipate (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
  • anticipate (transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
  • buckle (reflexive) To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete) , to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
  • plan (intransitive) To make a plan.
  • prepare (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

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.

anticipate — full definition

  1. verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
  2. verb To act ahead of someone or something, often to head off a problem before it happens.

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