but
Betekenis (Engels)
-
- aim
- goal (result one is attempting to achieve)
- goal (in the place, act, or point sense)
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Synoniemen
idée principale
objectif principal
objet premier
ce que l’on regarde
sens profond
po
cage de but
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/by/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle French but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *buttaz (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”); see butt. The semantic development from "mound" to "target" is likely from martial training practice. The final /t/ is from the old pausal and liaison pronunciation; its (partial) restoration as the basic form may have been reinforced by related butte.
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