edistää

== Finnish == === Etymology === esi- (“front, fore-”) +‎ -istää; “to bring (further) ahead”. First attested in 1770. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈedistæːˣ/, [ˈe̞dis̠tæː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -edistæː Syllabification(key): e‧dis‧tää Hyphenation(key): edis‧tää === Verb === edistää (transitive, usually atelic) to advance, further, forward, help/urge forward, help the progress of, help support, work for/toward, expedite, improve on, enhance, aid, assist (transitive, usually atelic) to promote, speak for, foster, encourage, support (intransitive, of a clock) to run fast Antonym: jätättää ==== Usage notes ==== (to run fast): The Finnish equivalent for "be fast" is olla edellä: ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “edistää”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023