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helt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
  • all determiner Every one of; the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
  • flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  • quite adv Completely or entirely.
  • totally adv Completely; to the fullest extent.
  • whole adj Complete, with no part missing or removed.

Senses

helt is used for these senses in English:

  • absorb (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
  • all (intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.
  • flat Completely.
  • quite To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
  • totally (modal, colloquial) Definitely; for sure.
  • whole (colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly.

absorb — full definition

  1. verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
  2. verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
  3. verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
  4. verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.

all — full definition

  1. determiner Every one of; the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
  2. pronoun Everything or everyone, considered as a whole.
  3. adverb Completely or entirely.

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