fügen — meaning in English

English meaning

• defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
• joint adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
• submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.

Senses

fügen is used for these senses in English:

• defer (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
• joint (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
• joint (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
• joint (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
• submit (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.

defer — full definition

1. verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
2. verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.

joint — full definition

1. adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
2. noun A point in the body where two bones meet and can bend, like the knee or elbow.
3. noun A large piece of meat cooked whole, often for a Sunday roast.
4. noun Slang for a marijuana cigarette.
5. noun Slang for an informal or slightly disreputable place, especially a bar or restaurant.

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