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#: {{ux|dv|Oldman go '''confam''' di tory wey Tunde talk |(My father will verify what Tunde said.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Oldman go '''confam''' di tory wey Tunde talk |(My father will verify what Tunde said.)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|We still dey try reach NSCDC to '''confam''' dia side of di tori. |(bbc__98361, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|We still dey try reach NSCDC to '''confam''' dia side of di tori. |(bbc__98361, __no translation__)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Im add say investigation still dey on to '''confam''' wetin cause di fire. |(bbc__82757, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Im add say investigation still dey on to '''confam''' wetin cause di fire. |(bbc__82757, __no translation__)}} | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 16 September 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- confirm 0.82 395
Etymology
from English confirm
Pronunciation
- kɔ̀fâm
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 620
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 553
The word is used more in written texts than orally
Definition
- confam: right, correct, original -- na ogbonge ting
Adjective
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Oboy na confam tin o. — (Men, it's original.)
Synonyms
- ogbonge, right, original
Antonyms
- fake
Translations
- English: right, correct, original
Adverb
confam: exactly -- na di exact ting
- - (frequency:26)
- Na 178 pipo confam dey inside plane wey go soon leave for Lagos, Nigeria. — (bbc__69654, __no translation__)
Synonyms
- exactly
Translations
- confam: exactly
Verb
confam: to verify -- make person double sure
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Oldman go confam di tory wey Tunde talk — (My father will verify what Tunde said.)
- We still dey try reach NSCDC to confam dia side of di tori. — (bbc__98361, __no translation__)
- Im add say investigation still dey on to confam wetin cause di fire. — (bbc__82757, __no translation__)
Synonyms
- affirm, sure
Antonyms
- doubt
Translations
- English: to verify