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redound

 
(rĭ-dound') pronunciation
intr.v., -dound·ed, -dound·ing, -dounds.
  1. To have an effect or consequence: deeds that redound to one's discredit.
  2. To return; recoil: Glory redounds upon the brave.
  3. To contribute; accrue.

[Middle English redounden, to flow abundantly, from Old French redonder, from Latin redundāre, to overflow. See redundant.]


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - være til ens fordel

Nederlands (Dutch)
grote bijdrage leveren, neerkomen (op), effect sorteren, verplaatst/ toegevoegd worden, terugkaatsen, buiten de oevers treden

Français (French)
v. intr. - contribuer à, être tout à l'honneur de, retomber sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - einbringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συντείνω, συντελώ

Italiano (Italian)
ridondare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - redundar

Русский (Russian)
способствовать, содействовать, пасть на голову

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - contribuir, recaer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillfalla ngn, lända

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
起作用, 被转移, 有助于, 返回到

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 起作用, 被轉移, 有助於, 返回到

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 높이다, 늘리다, 이바지하다, 돌아가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 寄与する, 高める, 及ぶ, 資する, 帰する, はね返る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعزز, يضاف إلى, يرتد غلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הגדיל, תרם, הוסיף, חזר‬


 
 
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