ritenere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- account noun A written or spoken description of events; a report.
- assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
- deem verb To regard or judge something as being a certain way, based on one's opinion or assessment.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- imagine verb To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.
- opine verb To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
- think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
- understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.
Senses
ritenere is used for these senses in English:
- account (obsolete, transitive) To present an account of; to answer for, to justify. [14th–17th c.]
- assume To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
- deem (ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- imagine (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- keep back (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
- opine (intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
- think (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
account — full definition
- noun A written or spoken description of events; a report.
- noun A record of money held at a bank, or of a person's access to a service.
- verb To give a satisfactory explanation for something (usually with "for").
assume — full definition
- verb To accept something as true without proof.
- verb To take on a role, responsibility, or form.