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lë

Pronunciation: [lə]

“lë” is an Albanian word. Its 14 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to leave, to leave behind
  2. to let be
  3. to decide, put; release
  4. to lose (e.g. money, a game); to have something removed (from one's body)
  5. to set/put aside; to pass on/save (something) for later (or for someone else)
  6. to entrust, intrust; assign; give (someone a task, job, order, advice); to blame someone
  7. to make or cause something; to mark (impression)
  8. to allow, don't hinder; to give/create someone an opportunity; to vacate (a place or land)
  9. to keep (it as it is)
  10. to postpone, delay (learning, study, work, meeting, appointment, task, decision, etc.)
  11. to finish, quit (school, study, job, meeting, game; friendship, realtionship - or quit smoking, alcohol etc.)
  12. to leave someone; to separate from/break up with someone
  13. to don't change/touch/disturb something/someone (leave in its previous state/condition)
  14. let

Etymology

From *lan, from Proto-Albanian *ladna, from Proto-Indo-European *lh̥₁d-ne/o-, from *leh₁d- (“to be tired”); cf. (Germanic) Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (lētan, “to let”) (English let (“id”)) and (Baltic) Latvian laist (“to let”), ļaut (“id”), Lithuanian leisti (“id”).

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