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βαστάω

Pronunciation: /vaˈsta.o/

“βαστάω” is a Greek word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. I hold, contain
  2. to hold, carry (on yourself: money, etc)
  3. to hold, carry, look after (a secret)
  4. to hold back
  5. to hold back (control yourself)
  6. to support, bear (be leaned against)
  7. to look after, care for
  8. to last, endure (a period of time)
  9. to descend from genealogically

Etymology

From βαστώ (vastó) + -άω (-áo), inherited from Byzantine Greek βαστῶ (bastô), from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō).

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