sūmō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buy verb To get something by paying money for it.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
- guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
sūmō is used for these senses in English:
- buy (transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).
- grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- grasp To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- guess (chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- take (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- take (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- take (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
buy — full definition
- verb To get something by paying money for it.
- verb To accept something as true or believable.
- noun Something purchased, especially a good deal.
grab — full definition
- verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- verb To quickly get or take something, often in passing.
- verb To strongly capture someone's attention or interest.
- noun A sudden attempt to seize or take something.