double

Naija

Alternative forms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Etymology

Borrowed from English double

Pronunciation

• dɔ́bù

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 4
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1334
• Frequency in raw corpus: 112
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1936

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Adjective

double: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:57)

   Double standards?  — (bbc__43227, __no translation__)

   Double deal wit Iran?  — (bbc__43225, __no translation__)

2. obj (frequency:2)

   When you don old, you need to work double wetin you dey do before.  — (bbc__99846, __no translation__)

   Wi oga Presido, Muhammadu Buhari, don draw ear give all ein minister-dem, say, make dem try double dia effort-dem, ontop di area of safety, and security-mata and make sure dem offer correct service to wi Naija pipo, wey don plenty now over 200 million pipo.  — (ja102__5541, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Antonyms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Translations

• English: no definition

Noun

double: blur vision due to some substances taken. (only occurs with the verb - see) -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   If you smoke igbo, you go dey see double.  — (If you smoke marijuana, you will have blurred vision.)

2. nmod (frequency:3)

   Dis na double of dia match bonus wey suppose be $5,000 for di finals.  — (bbc__41502, __no translation__)

   Jehovah come end Job problem and e give am double of wetin e first get.  — (jw__21324, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Antonyms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Translations

• English: blur vision due to some substances taken. (only occurs with the verb - see)

Verb

double: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. obj (frequency:5)

   Double nylon, na im be dis one o.  — (IBA_24_Mummy-Debbie_DG__182, This one is double nylon.)

   Musk say im rocket fit carry double di load wey one rocket Delta IV Heavy fit carry, and di cost less, like 30% of am.  — (bbc__69207, __no translation__)

2. mark-obj (frequency:4)

   Simple mathematics go tell pesin say Mambilla no fit do pass to double Nigeria electricity supply.  — (bbc__89636, __no translation__)

   Atiku promise to double di Gross Domestic Product, wey be di total moni Nigeria dey make to $900 billion by 2025.  — (bbc__17831, __no translation__)

3. aux-nsubj (frequency:3)

   Nigerian doctors for UK dey double  — (bbc__74471, __no translation__)

   Niger: Men dey learn family planning World Prison record: Women prisoners don double  — (bbc__72898, __no translation__)

4. aux (frequency:2)

   Buhari dey travel go meet London doctor wen Nigeria Health workers dey strike' Why health workers for Nigeria dey strike Nigerian doctors for UK dey double'  — (bbc__8686, __no translation__)

   Gunmen don kidnap secondary school pikin dem for Bamenda World Mental Health Day: UK don appoint Minister of Suicide prevention Nigerian doctors for UK dey double  — (bbc__55089, __no translation__)

5. aux-nsubj-obj (frequency:2)

   Nigerian doctors for UK dey double How Tramadol dey follow cause Boko Haram katakata  — (bbc__74472, __no translation__)

   According to di atomic energy agency of di contri, e say, ein don double di production of dis material, wey de dey use take make reactor fuel and nuclear weapon-dem.  — (ja102__261, __no translation__)

6. mark-obj-obl:mod (frequency:2)

   Tori be say dem don put eye for PSG because di club more than double di world record transfer fee dis year, when dem spend ÂŁ200m just to sign Neymar last month.  — (bbc__94910, __no translation__)

   Tori say Chelsea dey ready to reward striker Tammy Abraham sake of the way e carry start the season and the Blues ready to double im £50,000-per-week wages for Stamford Bridge.  — (brila__1849, __no translation__)

7. aux-nsubj-obl:mod (frequency:2)

   Di report say Islamic attacks don double for di past four months.  — (bbc__37861, __no translation__)

   Nigeria wey sabi pipo dey tok say e population go double by 2050 don already dey face claim say life no easy for millions of Nigerians.  — (bbc__74156, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Antonyms

• boost 0.61 53, lowest 0.59 44, gdp 0.58 44, liver 0.58 44, harmful 0.58 21, rise 0.58 183, low 0.57 197, temperature 0.57 38, cost 0.56 453

Translations

• English: no definition