fingō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- form noun The shape or visible structure of something.
- guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
- knead verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
- mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
- pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
- shape noun The outline or form of something, defined by its outer edges or surface.
Senses
fingō is used for these senses in English:
- form (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
- guess (chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- knead (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- mold (transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- shape (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
form — full definition
- noun The shape or visible structure of something.
- noun A document with blank spaces to be filled in with information.
- noun A type or kind of something.
- verb To create or bring something into existence.
guess — full definition
- verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
- verb To suppose or think something is probably true.
- noun An answer or opinion given without certain knowledge.