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belegen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • floor noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
  • occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
  • source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.
  • verify verb To check or prove that something is true or accurate.

Senses

belegen is used for these senses in English:

  • floor (transitive) To cover or furnish with a floor.
  • occupy To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
  • source To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
  • turn up (transitive, nautical) To belay or make fast (a line on a cleat or pin).
  • verify (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

floor — full definition

  1. noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
  2. noun A storey or level of a building.
  3. noun A set minimum limit, especially for a price or rate.
  4. verb To knock someone down, or to shock or overwhelm them completely.

occupy — full definition

  1. verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
  2. verb To hold someone's attention or fill their time.
  3. verb To take control of a place, especially by military force.

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