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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

  1. verb To get something by paying money for it.
  2. verb To accept something as true or believable.
  3. noun Something purchased, especially a good deal.

grab — full definition

  1. verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
  2. verb To quickly get or take something, often in passing.
  3. verb To strongly capture someone's attention or interest.
  4. noun A sudden attempt to seize or take something.

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