propel
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Historically (late Middle English) meant "expel, drive out". From Latin propellō, from pro- "forward" and pellō (“‘push, move’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
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to propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled)
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[edit] Translations
to cause to move in a certain direction
to make to arrive to a certain situation or result
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[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of eloppr
- lopper
[edit] Danish
[edit] Alternative forms
- (rare) propeller
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /propɛl/, [pʰʁ̥oˈpɛlˀ]
[edit] Noun
propel c. (singular definite propellen, plural indefinite propeller)
- propeller (mechanical device used to propel)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “propel”
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | propel | propellen | propeller | propellerne |
| genitive | propels | propellens | propellers | propellernes |
[edit] See also
Propel on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia