engolir — meaning in English

English meaning

• buy verb To get something by paying money for it.
• down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
• overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

engolir is used for these senses in English:

• buy (transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe
• drop (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.). [from 19th c.]
• eat up (transitive, figurative, informal) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
• engulf (transitive) To overwhelm.
• overwhelm To engulf, surge over and submerge.
• swallow (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]
• take lying down (transitive) To endure without complaint or protest.

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.

down — full definition

1. adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
2. preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
3. adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
4. adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
5. verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.

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