määrätä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to order, command, instruct, tell (someone to do something)
  • (transitive) to (fore)ordain, decree, decide, assign (to a position)
  • (transitive) to specify, determine, set, fix
  • (transitive) to levy, assess taxes; to impose, inflict a fine
  • (transitive) to appoint, assign into a public office
  • (transitive) to prescribe, order a medication

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish määrä (amount, number, count, quantity, end, target, obligation, goal, purpose).

Origin

Finnish

määrä

Gloss

amount, number, count, quantity, end, target, obligation, goal, purpose

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

数

Emoji

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