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hakea.

to (go) get, fetch, retrieve, (find and) bring

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɑkeɑˣ/[ˈhɑ̝k̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to (go) get, fetch, retrieve, (find and) bring

    transitive
    Tuolla on tulipalo! Hakekaa vettä!
  2. to look for, search

    transitive
    Etkö löytänyt hakemaasi?
  3. to seek, strive after

    transitive
    hakea seuraa
  4. to apply (for a job, post, education)

    intransitive · transitive
    hakea virkaa
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *hakëdak, borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *sākija- (later *sōkijaną, compare English seek).

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