hitta på — meaning in English

English meaning

• devise verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
• make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.

Senses

hitta på is used for these senses in English:

• devise (transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
• make out (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true. [from 17th c.]
• think up (idiomatic) To create in one’s mind; to invent.

devise — full definition

1. verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
2. verb To leave real estate to someone in a will.

make out — full definition

1. verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
2. verb To manage to see, hear or read something that is faint or unclear.
3. verb To claim or suggest that something is the case, usually unfairly or falsely.
4. verb To write out a cheque, form or document, especially by filling in a name.

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