alustaa.
to initiate, get going, set on foot, put into (initial) action
Meaning & usage
to initiate, get going, set on foot, put into (initial) action
to lecture, to give a presentation, particularly with the purpose of serving as basis for discussion
Ennen varsinaista kokousta tohtori Andersson alustaa aiheesta "Arabikevään vaikutukset".
to knead (dough)
to initialize (to format a storage medium, to prepare any hardware for use)
to format (prepare a mass storage medium for initial use)
to initialize (to set an initial value)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *alustadak. Equivalent to alus (“base, underlay”) + -taa.
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