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• Aleut: lal — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Arabic: قَطَفَ (qaṭafa) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Armenian: վերցնել (vercʻnel) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Asturian: apañar — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Asturian: recoyer — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Basque: jaso — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Central Bikol: purot — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Bulgarian: вдигам (vdigam) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Bulgarian: взимам (vzimam) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Catalan: agafar — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Cherokee: ᎠᎩᎠ (agia) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Cherokee: ᎠᏱᎭ (ayiha) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Cherokee: ᎠᏓᎾᎩᎠ (adanagia) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Chinese Mandarin: 拾取 (shíqǔ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Chinese Mandarin: 撿 /捡 (jiǎn) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Chinese Mandarin: 拾 (shí) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Chinese Mandarin: 拿起 (náqǐ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Chinese Mandarin: 舉起 /举起 (jǔqǐ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Chinese Mandarin: 拾起 (shíqǐ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Danish: samle — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Danish: tage — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Dutch: oppakken — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Dutch: optillen — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Esperanto: preni — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Esperanto: repreni — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Finnish: nostaa — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Finnish: poimia — to lift; to grasp and raise
• French: soulever — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Friulian: cuei — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Galician: apañar — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Galician: recoller — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Galician: levantar — to lift; to grasp and raise
• German: aufheben — to lift; to grasp and raise
• German: aufnehmen — to lift; to grasp and raise
• German: hochheben — to lift; to grasp and raise
• German: hochnehmen — to lift; to grasp and raise
• German: abheben — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Greek: σηκώνω (sikóno) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Hebrew: הרים (herim) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Hebrew: אסף (asáf) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Hebrew: לקח (lakákh) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Hindi: उठाना (uṭhānā) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Hungarian: felvesz — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Hungarian: felemel — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Icelandic: hefja — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Icelandic: lyfta — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Irish: pioc suas — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Italian: tirare su — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Italian: sollevare — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Italian: alzare — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Italian: elevare — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Japanese: 拾う (hirou) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Japanese: 拾い上げる (hiroiageru) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Khmer: រើស (rəəh) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Korean: 줍다 (jupda) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Lithuanian: pakelti — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Lutuv: haa — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Nepali: उठाउनु (uṭhāunu) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Norwegian Nynorsk: plukka opp — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Old English: hebban — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Old English: āhebban — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Polish: podnosić — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Polish: podnieść — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Portuguese: pegar — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Russian: подбира́ть (podbirátʹ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Russian: подобра́ть (podobrátʹ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Russian: поднима́ть (podnimátʹ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Russian: подня́ть (podnjátʹ) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Scottish Gaelic: tog — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Slovak: zdvihnúť — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Spanish: coger — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Spanish: asir — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Spanish: pepenar — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Tamil: எடு (eṭu) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Thai: ยก (yók) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Thai: หยิบ (yìp) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Ukrainian: підбира́ти (pidbyráty) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Ukrainian: підніма́ти (pidnimáty) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Urdu: اٹھانا (uṭhānā) — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Vietnamese: nhặt — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Vietnamese: lượm — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Vietnamese: lụm — to lift; to grasp and raise
• Bulgarian: подобрявам се (podobrjavam se) — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Catalan: millorar — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Catalan: remuntar — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Finnish: nousta — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Finnish: kasvaa — to improve, increase, or speed up
• French: s'améliorer — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: sich erholen — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: sich berappeln — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: sich fangen — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: aufwärtsgehen — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: bergauf gehen — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: sich bessern — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: verbessern — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: sich erfangen — to improve, increase, or speed up
• German: sich errappeln — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Hungarian: javul — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Hungarian: erősödik — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Hungarian: megerősödik — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Polish: podnosić się — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Polish: podnieść się — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Russian: улучша́ться (ulučšátʹsja) — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Russian: улу́чшиться (ulúčšitʹsja) — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Slovak: dvíhať sa — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Slovak: zdvihnúť sa — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Spanish: mejorar — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Spanish: repuntar — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Spanish: remontar — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Tamil: எடு (eṭu) — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Ukrainian: покращуватися (pokraščuvatysja) — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Ukrainian: покращитися (pokraščytysja) — to improve, increase, or speed up
• Bulgarian: разтребвам (raztrebvam) — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Finnish: siivota — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• German: aufräumen — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Ancient Greek: ἀναλέγω (analégō) — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Polish: sprzątać — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Polish: posprzątać — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Ukrainian: прибиратися (prybyratysja) — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Ukrainian: прибратися (prybratysja) — to clean up; restore to an organized state
• Catalan: reprendre — to restart or resume
• Finnish: jatkaa — to restart or resume
• French: reprendre — to restart or resume
• German: wieder aufnehmen — to restart or resume
• German: weitermachen — to restart or resume
• German: fortfahren — to restart or resume
• German: fortsetzen — to restart or resume
• German: wieder einsetzen — to restart or resume
• German: wieder loslegen — to restart or resume
• German: wieder beginnen — to restart or resume
• Hungarian: újrakezd — to restart or resume
• Hungarian: folytat — to restart or resume
• Icelandic: byrja — to restart or resume
• Old English: fōn — to restart or resume
• Polish: zaczynać — to restart or resume
• Polish: zacząć — to restart or resume
• Russian: возобновля́ть (vozobnovljátʹ) — to restart or resume
• Russian: возобнови́ть (vozobnovítʹ) — to restart or resume
• Slovak: pokračovať — to restart or resume
• Spanish: retomar — to restart or resume
• Spanish: reanudar — to restart or resume
• Tamil: தொடர் (toṭar) — to restart or resume
• Tamil: தொடங்கு (toṭaṅku) — to restart or resume
• Catalan: arreplegar — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Finnish: ottaa samalla — to collect an object, especially in passing
• French: prendre — to collect an object, especially in passing
• French: collecter — to collect an object, especially in passing
• German: mitnehmen — to collect an object, especially in passing
• German: aufnehmen — to collect an object, especially in passing
• German: auflesen — to collect an object, especially in passing
• German: sich anstecken — to collect an object, especially in passing
• German: aufklauben — to collect an object, especially in passing
• German: sich etwas zuziehen — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Hungarian: felszed — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Hungarian: összeszed — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Hungarian: összegyűjt — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Italian: raccogliere — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Khmer: ប្រមូល (prɑɑmoul) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Old English: ġeniman — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Polish: zajeżdżać impf po — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Polish: zajechać — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Portuguese: coletar — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Portuguese: levantar — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Portuguese: recolher — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Russian: подбира́ть (podbirátʹ) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Russian: подобра́ть (podobrátʹ) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Slovak: vyzdvihnúť — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Spanish: recoger — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Spanish: recolectar — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Tamil: வாங்கு (vāṅku) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Thai: เก็บ (gèp) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Tibetan: བསྒྲུགས (bsgrugs) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Ottoman Turkish: طورلامق (torlamak) — to collect an object, especially in passing
• Bulgarian: взимам (vzimam) — to collect a passenger
• Catalan: recollir — to collect a passenger
• Chinese Mandarin: 接 (jiē) — to collect a passenger
• Czech: vyzvednout — to collect a passenger
• Finnish: ottaa kyytiin — to collect a passenger
• Finnish: poimia — to collect a passenger
• French: prendre (qqn en voiture) — to collect a passenger
• French: chercher — to collect a passenger
• German: abholen — to collect a passenger
• German: auflesen — to collect a passenger
• German: aufnehmen — to collect a passenger
• German: einsammeln — to collect a passenger
• German: holen — to collect a passenger
• German: aufgreifen — to collect a passenger
• Hebrew: אָסַף (asáf) — to collect a passenger
• Hungarian: felvesz — to collect a passenger
• Hungarian: elhoz — to collect a passenger
• Hungarian: elvisz — to collect a passenger
• Hungarian: elmegy érte — to collect a passenger
• Hungarian: érte megy — to collect a passenger
• Italian: prendere — to collect a passenger
• Japanese: 乗せる (noseru) — to collect a passenger
• Japanese: 迎えに行く (mukae ni iku) — to collect a passenger
• Khmer: ទទួល (tɔɔtɔtuəl) — to collect a passenger
• Korean: 마중하다 (majunghada) — to collect a passenger
• Norwegian Bokmål: plukke opp (noen) — to collect a passenger
• Norwegian Bokmål: hente (noen) — to collect a passenger
• Old English: ġeniman — to collect a passenger
• Polish: odebrać — to collect a passenger
• Portuguese: buscar — to collect a passenger
• Portuguese: apanhar — to collect a passenger
• Portuguese: pegar — to collect a passenger
• Russian: забира́ть (zabirátʹ) — to collect a passenger
• Russian: забра́ть (zabrátʹ) — to collect a passenger
• Russian: подбира́ть (podbirátʹ) — to collect a passenger
• Russian: подобра́ть (podobrátʹ) — to collect a passenger
• Slovak: vyzdvihnúť — to collect a passenger
• Lower Sorbian: jěś pó — to collect a passenger
• Spanish: recoger — to collect a passenger
• Spanish: buscar — to collect a passenger
• Tamil: கூட்டிக்கொண்டு போ (kūṭṭikkoṇṭu pō) — to collect a passenger
• Thai: รับ (ráp) — to collect a passenger
• Turkish: almak — to collect a passenger
• Ukrainian: забира́ти (zabyráty) — to collect a passenger
• Ukrainian: підбира́ти (pidbyráty) — to collect a passenger
• Urdu: لینا (lenā) — to collect a passenger
• Vietnamese: đón — to collect a passenger
• Bulgarian: разбирам (razbiram) — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Catalan: captar — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Catalan: comprendre — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Catalan: agafar — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Finnish: ymmärtää — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Finnish: oppia — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• French: saisir (comprendre) — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• German: kapieren — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• German: verstehen — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• German: begreifen — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Irish: tóg — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Old English: onfōn — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Old English: befōn — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Polish: zrozumieć — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Russian: ула́вливать (ulávlivatʹ) — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Russian: улови́ть (ulovítʹ) — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Spanish: captar — to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
• Azerbaijani: tutmaq — to receive (a signal)
• Bulgarian: хващам (hvaštam) — to receive (a signal)
• Catalan: captar — to receive (a signal)
• Finnish: vastaanottaa — to receive (a signal)
• French: capter — to receive (a signal)
• German: auffangen — to receive (a signal)
• German: empfangen — to receive (a signal)
• German: aufschnappen — to receive (a signal)
• Hungarian: vesz — to receive (a signal)
• Hungarian: érzékel — to receive (a signal)
• Old English: onfōn — to receive (a signal)
• Portuguese: captar — to receive (a signal)
• Portuguese: pegar — to receive (a signal)
• Slovak: chytiť — to receive (a signal)
• Slovak: chytať — to receive (a signal)
• Spanish: captar — to receive (a signal)
• Tamil: கிடை (kiṭai) — to receive (a signal)
• Bulgarian: забелязвам (zabeljazvam) — to notice, detect or discern
• Catalan: notar — to notice, detect or discern
• Finnish: huomata — to notice, detect or discern
• Finnish: panna merkille — to notice, detect or discern
• French: noter — to notice, detect or discern
• German: wahrnehmen — to notice, detect or discern
• German: bemerken — to notice, detect or discern
• German: mitkriegen — to notice, detect or discern
• German: mitbekommen — to notice, detect or discern
• German: aufschnappen — to notice, detect or discern
• Hungarian: észrevesz — to notice, detect or discern
• Hungarian: érzékel — to notice, detect or discern
• Old English: gȳman — to notice, detect or discern
• Old English: hāwian — to notice, detect or discern
• Tamil: கவனி (kavaṉi) — to notice, detect or discern
• Bulgarian: забивам (zabivam) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Catalan: tirar la canya — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Finnish: iskeä — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• French: draguer — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Galician: facer as beiras — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• German: abschleppen — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• German: aufgabeln — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• German: verführen — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• German: jemanden aufreißen — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• German: jemanden abkriegen — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Hungarian: felszed — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Hungarian: felcsíp — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Italian: abbordare — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Italian: adescare — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Japanese: ナンパする (nanpa suru) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Korean: 작업하다 (jageophada) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Malay: ngorat — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjekke — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjekke opp — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Norwegian Bokmål: forføre — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: podrywać — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: poderwać — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: robić zaloty — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: smalić cholewki — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: chodzić za kimś — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: podwalać się — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: wyhaczać — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Polish: bałamucić — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Portuguese: pegar — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Russian: подцепля́ть (podcepljátʹ) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Russian: подцепи́ть (podcepítʹ) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Slovak: zbaliť — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Spanish: meter fichas — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Spanish: tirar los tejos — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Spanish: tirar los trastos — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Spanish: ligotear — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Thai: จีบ (jìip) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Turkish: ayarlamak — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Turkish: düşürmek — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Turkish: kaldırmak — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Turkish: tavlamak — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Ukrainian: підчепи́ти (pidčepýty) — to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes
• Catalan: despenjar — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Catalan: respondre — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Finnish: vastata — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• French: prendre (ex: l'appel) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• French: décrocher — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• German: abheben — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• German: abnehmen — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• German: aufnehmen — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Gujarati: જવાબ આપવું (javāb āpavũ) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Gujarati: ઉપાડવું (upāḍvũ) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Hungarian: felvesz — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Polish: odebrać — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Portuguese: atender — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Russian: брать тру́бку (bratʹ trúbku) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Russian: взять тру́бку (vzjatʹ trúbku) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Slovak: zdvihnúť — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Slovak: dvíhať — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Spanish: contestar — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Spanish: descolgar — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Tamil: எடு (eṭu) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Thai: รับ (ráp) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Urdu: اُٹھانا (uṭhānā) — to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone
• Finnish: maksaa — to pay for
• German: übernehmen — to pay for
• German: bezahlen — to pay for
• Hungarian: fizet — to pay for
• Hungarian: kifizet — to pay for
• Hungarian: állja — to pay for
• Old English: gieldan — to pay for
• Tamil: கட்டு (kaṭṭu) — to pay for
• Urdu: چُکانا (cukānā) — to pay for
• German: auffangen — to reduce the despondency of
• German: aufbauen — to reduce the despondency of