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tueor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • behold verb To look at or see something, especially something impressive.
  • care noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
  • compensate verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  • defend verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
  • gaze verb To look at something steadily and for a long time, often in wonder, admiration, or deep thought.
  • guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  • maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
  • preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  • protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
  • uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.
  • view noun What can be seen from a particular place, especially scenery.

Senses

tueor is used for these senses in English:

  • behold To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
  • care (intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.
  • compensate To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
  • defend (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
  • guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  • keep up (transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
  • maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
  • make up To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to. [from 18th c.]

behold — full definition

  1. verb To look at or see something, especially something impressive.
  2. interjection Used to draw attention dramatically to something.

care — full definition

  1. noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
  2. noun Worry or concern about something.
  3. noun The looking after of someone's health, safety, or wellbeing.
  4. verb To feel concern or interest about something.
  5. verb To look after someone or something (usually with "for").

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