bûn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- become verb To start being something different; to change into.
- being noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
- buffalo verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
- conflict noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.
- creature noun A living being, especially an animal.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- have verb To own or possess something.
- his determiner Belonging to or associated with him.
- its det Belonging to it.
- kowtow verb To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
- marvel noun Something that causes wonder or amazement.
- occur verb To happen or take place.
- ones noun A team's first-choice or senior squad, as opposed to reserves.
- ought verb Used to express what is the right or sensible thing to do, or what is likely to be true.
- outwit verb To beat someone by being cleverer than them.
- severance noun The act of ending or cutting off a relationship, connection, or employment.
Senses
bûn is used for these senses in English:
- become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
- buffalo (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
- conflict (intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
- creature A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
- fall short (idiomatic) To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
- go on (intransitive) To happen (occur).
- have (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- his Belonging to him. [from 8th c.]
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.
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.