överlämna — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• present adj Existing or happening right now; current.

Senses

överlämna is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
• abandon (transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
• hand over (transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
• present (transitive) To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow. [from 14th c.]

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

present — full definition

1. adj Existing or happening right now; current.
2. adj Physically in a particular place at a given time.
3. noun A gift given to someone.
4. noun The current moment in time, as opposed to past or future.
5. verb To show, offer, or put forward something for others to see or consider.

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