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φράζω

Pronunciation: /pʰráz.dɔː/

“φράζω” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to make known, point out, intimate, show
  2. to tell, declare
  3. to explain, interpret
  4. to counsel, advise, suggest, bid, order
  5. to think, consider, ponder, muse
  6. to devise, plan, design, intend
  7. to think, suppose, believe, imagine that
  8. to remark, perceive, notice
  9. to come to know, learn, become acquainted with, see, understand
  10. to observe, watch, guard
  11. to mind, heed, take care, beware of

Etymology

Uncertain. Seems to go back to a stem *φραδ-. Might be related to φρήν (phrḗn, “wits, will”).

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