Difference between revisions of "confirm"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
from English confirm
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From English ''confirm''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 553
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 553
  
The word is used more in written texts than orally
 
  
 
===Definition===
 
===Definition===
* confam: right, correct, original -- na ogbonge ting
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* Na ogbonge ting.
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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* Na ogbonge ting.
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#: {{ux|dv|Oboy na '''confam''' tin o. |(Egbokhare_2020, Men, it's original.)}}
  
 
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* Ting wey dey polish.
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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#: {{ux|dv|Di guy na '''confam''' lecturer. |(NSC_Tella_2020, The guy is a coordinated lecturer.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Oboy na '''confam''' tin o. |(Men, it's original.)}}
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* ogbonge, right, original
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* [[ogbonge]], right, original
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: right, correct, original
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* English: ''right, correct, original''
  
  
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
confam: exactly -- na di exact ting
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Na di exact ting.
  
# - (frequency:26)
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na 178 pipo '''confam''' dey inside plane wey go soon leave for Lagos, Nigeria. |(bbc__69654, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na 178 pipo '''confam''' dey inside plane wey go soon leave for Lagos, Nigeria. |(bbc__69654, __no translation__)}}
  
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* confam: exactly
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* English: ''exactly''
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
confam: to verify -- make person double sure
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Make person double sure.
 
 
  
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Oldman go '''confam''' di tory wey Tunde talk |(My father will verify what Tunde said.)}}
 
#: {{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__)}}
 
  
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#{{ux|dv|Oldman go '''confam''' di tory wey Tunde talk |(Egbokhare_202, 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, We are still trying to reach the NSCDC to conirm their side of the stroy.)}}
  
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* affirm, sure
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* sure, [[double sure]]
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to verify
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* English: ''to verify''

Revision as of 15:44, 2 November 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

  • confirm 0.82 395

Etymology

From English confirm

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̀fâm

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 620
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 553


Definition

  • Na ogbonge ting.

Adjective

  • Na ogbonge ting.
  1. Oboy na confam tin o.  — (Egbokhare_2020, Men, it's original.)
  • Ting wey dey polish.
  1. Di guy na confam lecturer.  — (NSC_Tella_2020, The guy is a coordinated lecturer.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • fake

Translations

  • English: right, correct, original


Adverb

Na di exact ting.

  1. Na 178 pipo confam dey inside plane wey go soon leave for Lagos, Nigeria.  — (bbc__69654, __no translation__)


Synonyms

  • exactly


Translations

  • English: exactly

Verb

Make person double sure.


  1. Oldman go confam di tory wey Tunde talk  — (Egbokhare_202, My father will verify what Tunde said.)
  2. We still dey try reach NSCDC to confam dia side of di tori.  — (bbc__98361, We are still trying to reach the NSCDC to conirm their side of the stroy.)


Synonyms

Antonyms

  • doubt

Translations

  • English: to verify