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tiomsaigh — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accumulate verb To gradually gather or build up over time.
  • assemble verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
  • collect verb To gather things together, often systematically.
  • compile verb To gather information or material from various sources and put it together.
  • glean verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
  • ransack verb To search a place thoroughly and roughly, often leaving it in disorder.
  • rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.

Senses

tiomsaigh is used for these senses in English:

  • accumulate (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
  • assemble (ergative) To gather as a group.
  • collect (transitive) To gather together; amass.
  • come together (intransitive) To assemble; to congregate; to combine.
  • compile (transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
  • ransack (transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
  • rummage (intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.

assemble — full definition

  1. verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
  2. verb To gather together as a group.

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