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markieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • denote verb To be a sign or indication of something.
  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  • flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
  • highlight noun The most memorable or exciting part of an event, experience, or period.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • tally verb To count or add up a total.

Senses

markieren is used for these senses in English:

  • check (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
  • denote (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
  • designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
  • flag To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
  • highlight (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
  • mark To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
  • mark To create an indication of (a location).
  • mark (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).

bluff — full definition

  1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
  3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

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.

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