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tanka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • download verb To transfer data from a remote computer or server to your own device.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • refuel verb To fill something back up with fuel, or to eat and drink to restore energy.
  • tank noun A large container built to hold a liquid or gas.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
  • will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.

Senses

tanka is used for these senses in English:

  • download (transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
  • mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
  • refuel (ambitransitive) To refill with fuel.
  • tank (transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
  • think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
  • think (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
  • think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
  • will (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]

download — full definition

  1. verb To transfer data from a remote computer or server to your own device.
  2. noun A file that has been, or can be, transferred this way, or the act of transferring it.

mean — full definition

  1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
  3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
  4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
  5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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