Difference between revisions of "choose"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* [[chuz]],
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* [[chuz]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===

Revision as of 23:54, 20 January 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

etymology:English ' choose '

Pronunciation

  • tʃúz


Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 36
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3893

The word is used more in written texts than orally.


Verb

chose: (esp.in local soccer) to select a side -- Definition in Naija?


  1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
    Abeg, choose people wey you wan play with.  — (Please, choose the team you want to play with.)
  2. obj (frequency:3)
    Di statement note say na El-Zakzaky choose di hospital, chose im own aides wey go escort am plus im personal doctors.  — (bbc__38557, __no translation__)
    For places wen di kontris get di same rank ontop some mata dem, na di ranking of past years na im help chose di winner  — (bbc__102480, __no translation__)
  3. mark-nsubj-obl:arg (frequency:2)
    The work of five of di member dem wey dem dem chose for di first election go finnish at di end of two years;  — (gumbody__37, __no translation__)
    Delegates vex for pipo weh prime minister chose for head commissions, how na ruling party mimbas flop for de list, why deh no wan discuss federalism.  — (bbc__28076, __no translation__)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • occupy 0.70 49, expel 0.67 15, exile 0.67 22, sideline 0.66 7, handover 0.66 28, flagbearer 0.66 17, retain 0.66 27, hosts 0.65 31, japa 0.65 10

Antonyms

  • occupy 0.70 49, expel 0.67 15, exile 0.67 22, sideline 0.66 7, handover 0.66 28, flagbearer 0.66 17, retain 0.66 27, hosts 0.65 31, japa 0.65 10

Translations

  • English: (esp.in local soccer) to select a side