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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From: English ''catch''
 
From: English ''catch''
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===Pronunciation===
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* kâtʃ
  
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===Pronunciation===
 
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* kátʃ
 
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-catch.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 37
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 300
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 908
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 389
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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catch: (of brake) to grip, to intoxicate -- Definition in Naija?
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# Sey someting /person hold someting/person.
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# Sey someting/person hold someting/person
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#:* {{ux|dv| Na im Ben-hadad plan to '''catch''' Elisha. |(jw__4174, Ben-hadad planed to catch Elisha.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Comot, go canal, go '''catch''' fish. |(NST_cleaned__41838, Go out, go to the canal to catch fish.)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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# Make person dey feel someting for body.
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#: {{ux|dv|No dey '''catch''' brake like dat. |(Don't grip the brake like that.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__36, I was afraid.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Drink dey kach me. |(I am intoxicated by alcohol.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| As I stand for dere, no be me dey dere. If you see di kind piss wey '''catch''' me eh, you for dey sorry for me. |(NSC_2022, Standing there, I was not myself. You’d have been very sorry for me, if you know how pressed I was.)}}
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# obj (frequency:98)
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dey do small small o, no go catch di one wey doctor no go fit treat. |(NSC_2022, Be very careful, don’t contract what the doctor cannot cure.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me. |(NST_cleaned__15782, __no translation__)}}
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# Make person find out wetin person do.
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#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me o. |(NST_cleaned__15777, __no translation__)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|You see, na dere I '''catch''' you. |(NST_cleaned__9069, You see, that was where I caught you.)}}
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# mark-obj (frequency:61)
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#:* {{ux|dv| You dey tink sey eye no dey see you. Di day your oga go '''catch''' you, you go remember sey I don first wan you. |(NSC_2022,You think no one sees you. The day your boss will catch you, you’ll remember that I had already warned you.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Na im Ben-hadad plan to '''catch''' Elisha. |(jw__4174, __no translation__)}}
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# Make dem arrest person.
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#: {{ux|dv|Peter no just dey enjoy to '''catch''' fish. |(jw__29982, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|If I go break im head, you know sey na me de go '''catch''' eheh. |(NST_cleaned__13157, If I break his head, I will be the one to be arrested.)}}
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# nsubj-obj (frequency:26)
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#:* {{ux|dv|Di driver of di bus don run and police for di area don close di school plus '''catch''' di owner. |(bbc__34187, The bus driver is at large; The school has been closed by the police and the owner has been arrested.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|but now when dem '''catch''' dem. |(deuber__2339, __no translation__)}}
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====Synonym====
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#: {{ux|dv|You see na dere I '''catch''' you. |(NST_cleaned__9069, __no translation__)}}
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[[gbab]]
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# aux-obj (frequency:21)
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====Related Forms====
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#: {{ux|dv|Fear dey '''catch''' you? |(NST_cleaned__24104, __no translation__)}}
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* [[catch feelings]]
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#: {{ux|dv|From dere, we go f-... comot, go canal, go '''catch''' fish. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__119, From there, we will f-... head out and go to the canal to catch fish.)}}
 
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# - (frequency:15)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|and na you shame go '''catch''' |(deuber__3005, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|comot, go canal, go '''catch''' fish. |(NST_cleaned__41838, __no translation__)}}
 
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# advcl-obj (frequency:12)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Catch''' glaucoma quick na im be solution |(bbc__24900, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Social media wan '''catch''' fire as Eminem yab Trump |(bbc__90758, __no translation__)}}
 
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# nsubj (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You see na dere I '''catch''' you. |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__228, You see, that's where I caught you.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If you jump, de '''catch''' you, na your luck o! |(IBA_22_School-Children_DG__79, If you jump and they catch you, it will be your luck o.)}}
 
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# cc-obj (frequency:6)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di driver of di bus don run and police for di area don close di school plus '''catch''' di owner. |(bbc__34187, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na only two pipo survive di Sosoliso Airline crash wey hit di ground as e land and '''catch''' fire. |(bbc__71643, __no translation__)}}
 
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# mark (frequency:5)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Bird get sense well well, dem no easy to '''catch''' |(jw__4998, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di person wey your power no reach to '''catch''', no be God you go carry am give? |(deuber__5994, __no translation__)}}
 
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# aux-nsubj (frequency:4)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|No be only PDP im dey '''catch'''? |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__119, Is it not only PDP he is catching ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If I go break im head, you know sey na me de go '''catch''' eheh. |(NST_cleaned__13157, __no translation__)}}
 
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# csubj-obj (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__36, I was overwhelmmed with fear.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Fear '''catch''' me o. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__31, I was afraid o.)}}
 
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# conj-obj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na private beach for Lekki area of Lagos wey people like to go sidon '''catch''' fun and enjoy nature. |(bbc__71708, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na so fear '''catch''' AEK Athens players and dem run comot field say e no safe for dem and dem no come back again. |(bbc__71958, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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* shoot 0.74 495, kill 0.68 3193, burn 0.67 571, bite 0.67 110, swallow 0.66 94, blow 0.66 324, boil 0.66 106, pour 0.65 199, bury 0.64 278
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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* shoot 0.74 495, kill 0.68 3193, burn 0.67 571, bite 0.67 110, swallow 0.66 94, blow 0.66 324, boil 0.66 106, pour 0.65 199, bury 0.64 278
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: (of brake) to grip, to intoxicate
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* English: ''catch, arrest,

Latest revision as of 09:48, 28 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English catch

Pronunciation

  • kâtʃ

Play Play

Verb

  1. Sey someting /person hold someting/person.
    • Na im Ben-hadad plan to catch Elisha.  — (jw__4174, Ben-hadad planed to catch Elisha.)
    • Comot, go canal, go catch fish.  — (NST_cleaned__41838, Go out, go to the canal to catch fish.)
  2. Make person dey feel someting for body.
    • Fear catch me.  — (KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__36, I was afraid.)
    • As I stand for dere, no be me dey dere. If you see di kind piss wey catch me eh, you for dey sorry for me.  — (NSC_2022, Standing there, I was not myself. You’d have been very sorry for me, if you know how pressed I was.)
    • Dey do small small o, no go catch di one wey doctor no go fit treat.  — (NSC_2022, Be very careful, don’t contract what the doctor cannot cure.)
  3. Make person find out wetin person do.
    • You see, na dere I catch you.  — (NST_cleaned__9069, You see, that was where I caught you.)
    • You dey tink sey eye no dey see you. Di day your oga go catch you, you go remember sey I don first wan you.  — (NSC_2022,You think no one sees you. The day your boss will catch you, you’ll remember that I had already warned you.)
  4. Make dem arrest person.
    • If I go break im head, you know sey na me de go catch eheh.  — (NST_cleaned__13157, If I break his head, I will be the one to be arrested.)
    • Di driver of di bus don run and police for di area don close di school plus catch di owner.  — (bbc__34187, The bus driver is at large; The school has been closed by the police and the owner has been arrested.)

Synonym

gbab

Related Forms

Translations

  • English: catch, arrest,
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