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déposer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • depose verb To remove someone, especially a ruler or leader, from power.
  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  • overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.
  • supplant verb To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

Senses

déposer is used for these senses in English:

  • check (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
  • overthrow (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
  • put down To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
  • put down To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
  • put down To add a name to a list.
  • put down (obsolete, printing) To set type in lowercase; to switch type from capital to lowercase letters.
  • set down (transitive, , especially, _, British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
  • supplant (transitive, obsolete) To uproot, to remove violently.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

depose — full definition

  1. verb To remove someone, especially a ruler or leader, from power.
  2. verb To give sworn testimony, or to formally question someone under oath, especially in a legal case.

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