rasentare — meaning in English

English meaning

• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
• skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.

Senses

rasentare is used for these senses in English:

• border on (transitive, figurative) To be almost like some other thing; to verge on.
• graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
• skim (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

graze — full definition

1. verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
2. verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
3. noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.

skim — full definition

1. verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
2. verb To move or pass lightly and quickly along or just above a surface.
3. verb To remove a substance floating on top of a liquid.
4. verb To illegally copy card details, or steal small amounts of money from transactions, without detection.

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