持つ — meaning in English
motsu
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English meaning
- absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- have verb To own or possess something.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- obtain verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
- palm noun A tall tropical tree with a crown of large leaves and no branches, such as the ones seen on beaches.
Senses
持つ is used for these senses in English:
- absent (not comparable) Not existing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- have (transitive) To possess, own.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- palm To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
absent — full definition
- adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
- verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.
have — full definition
- verb To own or possess something.
- verb To experience, undergo, or be affected by something.
- verb Used with a past participle to form the perfect tense, showing an action is completed.
- verb To cause something to be done, often by someone else.
- verb To eat or drink something.