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词汇 ettle
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Definition of ettle in English:

ettle

verb ˈɛt(ə)l
[with object]Northern Irish, Scottish
  • Intend or plan for (something) to occur or be the case.

    with infinitive that clever wee lassie you're ettling to marry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I saw he ettled to be rid of her before communicating something to me.
    • He's going abroad, he tells me, and ettles to set down about Dunkirk in France.
    • You're not ettling to kiss him, are you?
    • She's been ettling after a shift for a while.
    • I always ettled to repent.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse aetla 'to think, conjecture, intend'.

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