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sedeo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
  • hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
  • linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  • loiter verb To stand or wait around somewhere without any clear purpose.
  • preside verb To be in charge of and direct a meeting, ceremony, or organization.
  • remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
  • settle verb To resolve a dispute, disagreement, or debt, often by reaching an agreement.
  • sit verb To be resting with your body upright, supported by your bottom, rather than standing or lying down.
  • subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
  • tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

sedeo is used for these senses in English:

  • hang (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
  • hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
  • linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  • preside (intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.
  • remain To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  • sit (intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
  • sit around To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.
  • subside (intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

hang — full definition

  1. verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
  2. verb To kill someone by suspending them by the neck.
  3. verb To spend time somewhere in a relaxed, informal way (often "hang out").
  4. noun A general understanding of how to do or use something.

hold — full definition

  1. verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
  2. verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
  3. verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
  4. noun A grip or grasp on something.
  5. noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.

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