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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

  1. adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  2. adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
  3. verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.

be — full definition

  1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
  2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.

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