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ορίστε

Pronunciation: /oˈɾiste/

“ορίστε” is a Greek word. Its 6 meanings in English:

interjection

  1. here's, there's, here you are, here you go, there you are, there you go (said when handing something over to someone)
  2. yes? (said when someone is addressing you, to whom you owe respect)
  3. yes?, go ahead (said when asking someone to do something or say something)
  4. hello?, hi (said on answering the telephone)
  5. pardon?, excuse me?, sorry? (said on requesting someone to repeat due to not having heard them)
  6. pardon?, excuse me?, sorry? (said on hearing something shocking or confusing)

Etymology

The interjection sense comes from the verb form of ορίζω (orízo, “to decide; to arrive”) (see below), literally "set out!" or "define!".

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