πατάω
Pronunciation: /paˈta.o/
“πατάω” is a Greek word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to tread, tread on, trample, trample on, step on
- to press, depress (exert weight or force against)
- to iron (pass an iron over in order to remove creases)
- to conquer, defeat (overcome in combat or sports)
- to run over (drive over, causing injury or death)
- to violate (an oath, etc)
- to reach, hit, become (an age)
- to indicate that an excess or a lot of that noun is being done or used
- to stand, step, walk, tread
- to step on it, put pedal to the metal (drive fast)
Etymology
From πατ(ώ) (pat(ó)) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Ancient Greek πατῶ (patô), contracted form of πατέω (patéō).
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