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lösa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  • dispense verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
  • dissolve verb To mix completely into a liquid so as to become part of the solution.
  • exonerate verb To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing.
  • resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
  • solve verb To find the answer to a problem, puzzle, or question.

Senses

lösa is used for these senses in English:

  • absolve (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • dissolve (physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.
  • exonerate (transitive) To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
  • solve To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
  • sort out (transitive) To fix (a problem).

absolve — full definition

  1. verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  2. verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.

dispense — full definition

  1. verb To give out or distribute something, especially in measured amounts.
  2. verb To do without something, or get rid of the need for it (used with 'with').

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