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προτρέπω — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  • move verb To change position or location.

Senses

προτρέπω is used for these senses in English:

  • egg (transitive, obsolete, _, except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).
  • move (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

egg — full definition

  1. noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  2. noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
  3. noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
  4. verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").

move — full definition

  1. verb To change position or location.
  2. verb To relocate to a new home, job, or place of business.
  3. verb To cause strong emotion in someone.
  4. verb To formally propose something at a meeting.
  5. noun An act of changing position, or a step taken toward a goal.

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