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erlösen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deliver verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
  • redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  • rescue verb To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.

Senses

erlösen is used for these senses in English:

  • deliver To set free from restraint or danger.
  • redeem (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
  • rescue To save from any violence, danger or evil.

deliver — full definition

  1. verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
  2. verb To produce the result that was expected or promised.
  3. verb To give birth to a child, or to assist in a birth.
  4. verb To say or present something formally, such as a speech.

redeem — full definition

  1. verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  2. verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
  3. verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.

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