ettle

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To aspire; be ambitious
To expect; reckon; count on
Intention; intent; aim
To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try
To direct one's course
To make attempt
To take aim
To earn
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ettle

    Синонимы

    mint

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    Этимология

    () From Middle English etlien, atlien, from Old Norse ǣtla (“to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose”), from Proto-Germanic *ahtalōnan (“to strive, think”), from Proto-Indo-European *ok- (“to think, intend, purpose”); partly from Middle English aghtelen, ahtlien (“to think, esteem, purpose, set out, arrange”), from a frequentative variant of Old English eahtian (“to estimate, esteem, fix the character or quality of something, consult about, consider, deliberate, mediate, devise, watch over, speak of with praise”), from West Germanic ahtōna (“to think, believe, fear”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwjanan (“to believe, intend, think, fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“to see”). Cognate with Dutch achten (“to deem, regard, esteem, think”), German achten (“to heed, respect, value”), Danish agte (“to esteem, intend, observe, heed”), Gothic
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