aussetzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- expose verb To uncover or reveal something that was hidden, especially something wrong or shameful.
- maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
- subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
- suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
Senses
aussetzen is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- bequeath (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- expose (transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
- expose To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.
- maroon To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
- stay (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
- subject (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
- suspend To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
bequeath — full definition
- verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.