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åra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glorify verb To praise someone or something highly, or treat it as deserving great honour.
  • glory noun Great honour, fame, or admiration earned through achievement.
  • honor noun Great respect or high regard, often earned through integrity or achievement.
  • oar noun A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.
  • scull noun A light, narrow rowing boat, or one of the pair of oars used to row it.

Senses

åra is used for these senses in English:

  • glorify (transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
  • glory Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
  • macaw Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.
  • oar A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

glorify — full definition

  1. verb To praise someone or something highly, or treat it as deserving great honour.
  2. verb To make something seem more impressive or wonderful than it really is.

glory — full definition

  1. noun Great honour, fame, or admiration earned through achievement.
  2. noun Magnificent beauty or splendor.
  3. verb To take great pride or joy in something.

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