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vermachen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  • bequest noun Property or money left to someone in a will.
  • will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.

Senses

vermachen is used for these senses in English:

  • bequeath (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  • bequeath To hand down; to transmit.
  • bequest (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.
  • will (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]

bequeath — full definition

  1. verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  2. verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.

bequest — full definition

  1. noun Property or money left to someone in a will.
  2. noun Something valuable handed down from the past, such as a tradition or idea.

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