vetää

Pronunciation: /ˈʋetæːˣ/

“vetää” is a Finnish word. Its 19 meanings in English:

verb

to pull, drag, draw (to apply a pulling force)
to pull, tug, yank
to attract
to lead, run (direct with authority)
to blow (of a draft of air)
to wind, wind up (a coil or spring used to power a mechanism such as clockwork)
to draw (produce something by dragging or moving a tool, like a pen or brush)
to flush
to be able to contain (of a vessel, in terms of volume)
to place, install, lay, run
to pull in, ingest, inhale
to drag in, drag into [with illative] (get into a course of action by forceful means)
to withdraw, draw or pull away (often with pois or takaisin, or with a word in the elative case)
to yank, punch (to throw, kick, hit etc. with a sudden, powerful movement)
to do (a); a highly generic verb; the exact meaning and translation depends on the context
to ingest, take (drugs, drinks, food, etc.)
to perform
to shoot (the ball, puck, etc.)
to beat (a level or a game)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wetä- (compare Erzya ветямс (veťams), Hungarian vezet). Semantic development Most senses are straightforward from the original “to pull, drag, draw”. * (to wind (up) a mechanism): Often done by pulling on a part, a string, etc. * (to flush): Older toilets were flushed by pulling on a chain or cord. * (to blow (of a draft or air)): Compare German…

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