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weitläufig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • circuitous adj Not direct or to the point.
  • collateral noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
  • widespread adj Found or happening over a large area or among many people.

Senses

weitläufig is used for these senses in English:

  • circuitous Of a long and winding route.
  • collateral (genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
  • widespread Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

circuitous — full definition

  1. adj Not direct or to the point.
  2. adj Being a long and winding route.

collateral — full definition

  1. noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
  2. adj Secondary or incidental, alongside the main effect or target.

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