Difference between revisions of "drive"
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* pack 0.74 339, thief 0.71 301, ride 0.70 78, hide 0.70 417, flow 0.69 125, pursue 0.67 426, fetch 0.67 49, smoke 0.67 235, dig 0.67 102
 
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English drive
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From English: ''drive''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-drive.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-drive.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-drive.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-drive.m.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 18
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 500
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 381
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 817
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
  
  
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: ''drive''
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English: ''drive''
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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drive: to chase away -- Definition in Naija?
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# Make person start car engine use am go somewhere.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Even me as I dey now, I dey drink sometimes, but no be like sey I go drink, con '''drive'''. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__92, Even me, as I am, sometimes I drink, but not that I will drink and then drive.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|If you go drink, no '''drive''', if you go '''drive''', no drink! |(NST_cleaned__39903,If you'll drink don't drive and if you drive, no drink!)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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# Make someting dey push someting
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#: {{ux|dv|I go '''drive''' am comot. |(I will chase him away.)}}
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#:* #: {{ux|dv|Na Pidgin '''drive''' di story. |(WAZK_06_Prince-Daniel_M__39, It's Pidgin that drove the story.)}}
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# mark-obj (frequency:18)
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# Make person purse person comot from somewhere.
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#: {{ux|dv|Rescue workers even free di people wey '''drive''' dem. |(bbc__65418, __no translation__)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|I go '''drive''' am comot. |(Egbokhare_2020, I will chase him away.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Police say dem no use real bullet to '''drive''' people. |(bbc__82603, __no translation__)}}
 
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# - (frequency:16)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|The sister sabi '''drive'''. |(jw__30139, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|And if you know sey you want '''drive''', make you no drink. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__105, And if you know that you want to drive, you should not drink.)}}
 
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# obj (frequency:15)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Drive''' dem? |(deuber__6665, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na Pidgin '''drive''' di story. |(WAZK_06_Prince-Daniel_M__39, It's Pidgin that drove the story.)}}
 
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# aux-obj (frequency:12)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na you go '''drive''' di car. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__97, It is you that will drive the car.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na anoder person, dey '''drive''' di motor. |(WAZA_05_Big-Mo_MG__58, Someone else drives the car.)}}
 
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# mark (frequency:9)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E teach us how to '''drive'''. |(jw__30140, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Saudi Arabia wan allow women to '''drive''' |(bbc__87103, __no translation__)}}
 
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# aux-nsubj (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|she dey '''drive'''. |(bbc__34264, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Im dey '''drive''', im dey behind me. |(NST_cleaned__25373, __no translation__)}}
 
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# aux (frequency:5)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na me dey '''drive'''. |(JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__37, It is me that is driving.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|No be siddon you siddon dey '''drive''', no be siddon I siddon dey follow you? |(NST_cleaned__26440, __no translation__)}}
 
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# aux-mark (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Continue to dey '''drive''', anyhow e be you go reach where you dey go. |(jw__6073, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Even me as I dey now, I dey drink sometimes, but no be like sey I go drink, con '''drive'''. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__92, Even me, as I am, sometimes I drink, but not that I will drink and then drive.)}}
 
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# advmod (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If you go drink, no '''drive''', if you go '''drive''', no drink! |(NST_cleaned__39903, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|So I dey advice sha, if you, can, since you too sabi '''drive'''  so try. |(NST_cleaned__3445, __no translation__)}}
 
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# cc-obj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Militants wey deo style like say dem be UN peacekeepers - dem wear di blue helmet and '''drive''' vehicle wey get di UN logo - attack two station near di airport for Timbuktu. |(bbc__67204, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Lagos state police Command also sama warning give all road users say make dem no use dis grace period for operation velvet take dey '''drive''' anyhow for roads as e be say na time for dem to get dia vehicle documents and di correct permits togeda.Dem add say di Command go continue to make sure say pipo obey di laws wey say make dem no '''drive''' for BRT lanes, park dia motor anyhow dey cause hold up and '''drive''' one way. |(bbc__63032, __no translation__)}}
 
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# advcl-aux (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Before you go go home sef, if dey go dey '''drive''' dey go, tipper... |(NST_cleaned__35779, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Before you go go home sef, if dey go dey '''drive''' dey go, tipper... about fifty tippers wit sand go dey follow you. |(ONI_07_Dis-Year-Na-My-Year_MG__58, In fact, before you go home, if you will be driving down, tippers... about fifty tipper loads of sand will follow you.)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
  
  
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====Related forms====
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[[driver]]
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* pack 0.74 339, thief 0.71 301, ride 0.70 78, hide 0.70 417, flow 0.69 125, pursue 0.67 426, fetch 0.67 49, smoke 0.67 235, dig 0.67 102
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[[pursue]], [[give]]
  
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====Antonyms====
 
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* pack 0.74 339, thief 0.71 301, ride 0.70 78, hide 0.70 417, flow 0.69 125, pursue 0.67 426, fetch 0.67 49, smoke 0.67 235, dig 0.67 102
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: to chase away
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English: ''drive'' ''chase'' ''motivate''

Revision as of 08:47, 8 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English: drive

Pronunciation

  • dráìv

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Noun

  1. As people dey inside motor dey go somewhere.
    • Di town na few minutes drive from di city centre but e dey completely cut off from di beauty and swag wey pipo know for Abuja.  — (bbc__39090, The town is a few minutes drive from the city centre, but it is completely cut off from the beauty and exuberance people know Abuja for.)
  2. As person get ginger to do someting.
    • With di top performers dem, dat drive dey come within demsef.  — (bbc__11476, The top performers know that the drive comes from within.)


Translations

English: drive

Verb

  1. Make person start car engine use am go somewhere.
    • Even me as I dey now, I dey drink sometimes, but no be like sey I go drink, con drive.  — (IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__92, Even me, as I am, sometimes I drink, but not that I will drink and then drive.)
    If you go drink, no drive, if you go drive, no drink!  — (NST_cleaned__39903,If you'll drink don't drive and if you drive, no drink!)
  2. Make someting dey push someting
    • #: Na Pidgin drive di story.  — (WAZK_06_Prince-Daniel_M__39, It's Pidgin that drove the story.)
  3. Make person purse person comot from somewhere.
    I go drive am comot.  — (Egbokhare_2020, I will chase him away.)


Related forms

driver

Synonyms

pursue, give


Translations

English: drive chase motivate

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