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välja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • choose verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
  • elect verb To choose someone for a position through a vote.
  • opt verb To choose one option over another, often after weighing alternatives.
  • pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
  • select verb To choose one or more items from a group of options.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
  • voice noun The sound a person produces when speaking or singing.

Senses

välja is used for these senses in English:

  • opt (intransitive) To choose; select.
  • select To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
  • take (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
  • take (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
  • voice (transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

choose — full definition

  1. verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
  2. verb To decide or prefer to act in a particular way.

elect — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone for a position through a vote.
  2. verb To choose or decide to do something.
  3. adjective Chosen for a role but not yet officially in it.

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