stō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
Senses
stō is used for these senses in English:
- anchor To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- be To occupy a place.
- remain To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
- stand (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- stay (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
anchor — full definition
- noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- noun A person who presents a television or radio news broadcast.
- noun Something that provides steadiness, support, or a sense of security.
- verb To fix something firmly in place, or to hold a ship steady with an anchor.
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.