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legare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attach verb To fasten or connect one thing to another, physically or figuratively.
  • bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  • bind verb To tie, fasten, or hold something together tightly, using rope, cord, a band, or similar.
  • bond noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  • gird verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • knit verb To make fabric or a garment by looping yarn together, either by hand with needles or by machine.
  • lace noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
  • ligate verb To bind with a ligature or bandage.
  • tie noun A narrow strip of fabric worn around the neck, usually with a shirt collar, as an item of formal clothing.
  • will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.

Senses

legare is used for these senses in English:

  • attach (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
  • bequeath (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  • bind (transitive) To couple.
  • bond (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
  • gird (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • knit (figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.
  • lace (ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.
  • ligate (transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.

attach — full definition

  1. verb To fasten or connect one thing to another, physically or figuratively.
  2. verb To include a file along with an email or other digital message.
  3. verb To come into legal force or effect.

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.

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