viitata — meaning in English

English meaning

• allude verb To mention something in an indirect way, without stating it outright.
• flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
• indicate verb To point out or show; to make something known.
• mention verb To refer to or speak about something briefly, without going into detail.
• refer verb To direct someone's attention to something, or send them elsewhere for information or help.
• reference noun A mention of, or connection to, something else.
• suggest verb To put forward an idea or possibility for consideration.

Senses

viitata is used for these senses in English:

• allude (intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
• dereference (programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
• flag (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
• indicate (transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
• indicate (transitive, medicine) To show or manifest by symptoms.
• mention To make a short reference to something.
• refer (intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
• reference (sometimes, proscribed) To mention, to refer to.

flag — full definition

1. noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
2. noun A marker or indicator used to draw attention to something.
3. verb To mark or point something out for attention.
4. verb To signal someone or something to stop.
5. verb To become tired or weak.

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