Difference between revisions of "cram"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* drunk 0.67 19, decorate 0.66 17, concentrate 0.66 26, acknowledge 0.65 5, confluence 0.65 6, walk 0.64 44, boo 0.64 32, mamaput 0.64 6, chill 0.64 40
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English cram
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From: English ''cram''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* krâm
 
* krâm
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cram.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cram.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cram.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-cram.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 9
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8686
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
cram: to learn off hand, memorise -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person sabi someting for head without sey im carry book dey look am.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|I don '''cram''' di book for head. |(I have memorised the book.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|I '''cram''' di style for head from di day I see her wear am. |( I had memorised the style from the day I saw it on her.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv|Di way di guy dey call her number everytime show sey e don '''cram''' am for head.|(His ceaseless calls shows he must have memorised her number.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I don '''cram''' di book for head. |(I have memorised the book.)}}
 
# aux-mark-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Our children like to dey '''cram''' Bible verse. |(jw__3222, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But, e dey talk sey e no good to dey '''cram''' prayer and dey repeat am. |(jw__19596, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* drunk 0.67 19, decorate 0.66 17, concentrate 0.66 26, acknowledge 0.65 5, confluence 0.65 6, walk 0.64 44, boo 0.64 32, mamaput 0.64 6, chill 0.64 40
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* drunk 0.67 19, decorate 0.66 17, concentrate 0.66 26, acknowledge 0.65 5, confluence 0.65 6, walk 0.64 44, boo 0.64 32, mamaput 0.64 6, chill 0.64 40
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to learn off hand, memorise
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English: ''memorize''

Latest revision as of 21:50, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English cram

Pronunciation

  • krâm

Play Play

Verb

  • Make person sabi someting for head without sey im carry book dey look am.
  • I don cram di book for head.  — (I have memorised the book.)
  • I cram di style for head from di day I see her wear am.  — ( I had memorised the style from the day I saw it on her.)
  • Di way di guy dey call her number everytime show sey e don cram am for head.  — (His ceaseless calls shows he must have memorised her number.)

Translations

English: memorize