# izteikt
## Latvian
### Etymology

From iz- +‎ teikt (“to say, to tell”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [istɛ̀ikt]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

izteikt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present izteicu, izteic, izteic, past izteicu)
* to express (to make known, to reveal orally, in words)
    izteikt jaunas atziņas ― to express new ideas, conclusions
    izteikt savu pārliecību ― to express one's beliefs, convictions
    izteikt aizdomas ― to express suspicion
    izteikt padomu ― to give (lit. express) advice
    izteikt pavēli ― to give (lit. express) an order
    izteikt vēlēšanos ― to express wishes
    izteikt cerību ― to express hope
    izteikt cieņu ― to express respect
    izteikt pārdzīvojumu vārdos ― to express one's experience in words
    puiši steidzās izteikt savu prieku ― the boys rushed to express their joy
* to express something in a work of art; to be such that it (a work of art expresses something
    izteikt dabas skaistumu gleznā ― to express natural beauty in a painting
    izteikt pārdzīvojumu skaņdarbā ― to express an experience in a piece of music
    izteikt savas jūtas dzejolī ― to express one's feelings in a poem
    pavasaris ir ar mums; varbūt glezna to neizteiks ― spring is with us; (but) maybe a painting won't express it
* to express something with one's behavior, gestures, looks, etc.; to be such that it (behavior, gestures, looks, etc.) expresses something
    acis izteica prieku ― (his) eyes expressed joy
    izteikt noraidījumu ar rokas mājienu ― to express rejection with a wave of (one's) hand
* to express (gratitude, punishment, etc.) formally, administratively
    izteikt pateicību, rājienu ― to express gratitude, reprimand; to thank, to reprimand (officially)
    kapteinis joprojām bija noskaities uz Maksimiču, domāja, ka viņam vajadzētu izteikt rajienu ― the captain was still furious at Maksimičs, (he) thought that he should express a reprimand (= reprimand Maksimičs, have him officially reprimanded)
* to say, to speak, to pronounce
    šī atbilde bija tik negaidīta, ka Gulke sākumā nevarēja izteikt ne vārda ― this answer was no unexpected that Gulke at first couldn't say, pronounce a word
    mājās, kuras pāri verstis aiz kalna, runā ļaudis, bet skaņas atnāk tik nedalītas, it kā būtu izteiktas tepat aiz sētas ― in houses far behind the hill people are talking, but the sounds come so undivided, it is as if they were spoken, pronounced just here, by the fence
* to express (to describe something, especially with numbers, measurements)
    izteikt attālumu kilometros ― to express the distance in kilometers
    izteikt masu gramos ― to express the mass in grams
    sociālo procesu dinamiku ne vienmēr var izteikt skaitļos ― one can't always express social process dynamics in numbers
* (usually 3rd person) to express (to be such that it means something, e.g., via symbols, signs)
    teikuma izteiktā doma ― the expressed thought of the sentence
    izteikt y kā x funkciju ― to express y as a function of x
* (dated sense) to praise, to exalt
    tautas manu augumiņu izteica, tad vainoja ― the people (at first) praised my little size, then blamed, attacked it.

#### Synonyms

* (in general): izpaust, izsacīt
* (of "to speak, to pronounce"): izrunāt

#### Derived terms

* izteicējs
* izteiciens
* izteiksme
* izteikums