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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 19
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 487
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 193
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1360
 
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===Definition===
 
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#[[cloth]] wey dem dey wear for body.
 
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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*Di ting wey dem dey use cover body.
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*Di [[cloth]] wey dem dey wear for body.
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#:* {{ux|dv|I say I do, wit no '''dress''' no make up and no ring. |(BBC__7371. I said I do, without a '''dress''', makeup and ring. )}}
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:* {{ux|dv| I say I do, wit no '''dress''', no makeup and no ring. |(BBC__7371, I said I do, without a wedding dress, makeup and a ring.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dem dey call the '''dress''' barong Tagalog and na people wey come from Filipino dey wear am. |(JW, 3169. The '''dress''' is called barong Tagalog and it is worn by people from Filipino )}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Dem dey call the '''dress''' Barong Tagalog and na people wey come from Filipino dey wear am. |(JW_3169, The '''dress''' is called Barong Tagalog and it is worn by people from Filipino.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|AFP Laverne Cox wear sleek black '''dress''' and bold make up |(BBC__10054,AFP Laverne Cox wore a sleek black '''dress''' and bold make up )}}
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:*{{ux|dv|I get dis fine black '''dress''' wey I like [[wellwell]]. |(NSC_2020, I have this lovely black dress I like a lot.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|For example, when e want give the public talk e wear one '''dress''' wey the people for the area dey wear. |(JW, 3168, For example, when he wants to give a public talk, he wears one of the '''dress''' commonly used by the people)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|And if you know how you fit change di '''dress''' to anoda style wey go sweet you to wear, e good, instead of to dey troway '''dress''' upandan. |(BBC,75175, If you know how you can change the style of a '''dress''' to another, better to do that, than throw them away anyhow.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|And if you know how you fit change di '''dress''' to anoda style wey go sweet you to wear, e good, instead of to dey troway '''dress''' upandan. |(BBC,75175. If you know how you can change the style of a '''dress''' to another, better to do that, than throwing them away anyhow )}}
 
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====Related Forms====
 
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* [[Cameroon togo dress]] [[Hijab]].
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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[[wears]], [[cloth]],
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* [[cloth]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: A piece of clothing, an outfit or apparel
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* English: ''a piece of clothing''
  
 
===Verb===
 
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#make person move or adjust someting.
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#Make person shift go anoder side make space dey for anoder person.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Abeg '''dress''' make I fit sit down. |(Egbokhare,2020. Please, adjust so that I can sit.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Abeg '''dress''' make I fit [[siddon]]. |(Please, adjust so that I can sit.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Abeg, help me '''dress''' di  bed. |( Egbokhare, 2020. Please, help me make the bed.)}}
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#Make person wear cloth for body.
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#:* {{ux|dv|The way we dey '''dress''', fit tell people the kind person wey we be. |(JW, 13406. The way you  dress shows who you are)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| But you know sey na poor boys '''dress''' pass. |(NST_cleaned__1629, But you know poor boys lack taste. )}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|you no see di way e just take '''dress'''. |(Deuber, 4569, Cant you see the way he is dressed? )}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Igbo girls no sabi how to '''dress''' now, dem no sabi. |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__98, Igbo girls do not know how to dress, they do not know.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|But you know sey na poor boys '''dress''' pass. |(NST_cleaned__1629, But you know it is the poor boys that knows how to dress best. )}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|De no sabi how to '''dress'''. |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__100, They don't know how to dress.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Igbo girls no sabi how to '''dress''' now, dem no sabi. |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__98, Igbo girls do not know how to dress, they do not know.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dis na very big event for Muslim calendar, na why people dey like to '''dress''' well-well. |(BBC, 41748. __no translation__)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Thief '''dress''' as reverend sister Burna boy don deny robbery accuse |(bbc__93641, )}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Di way de look me sef, you know di way I '''dress''' as per tinking sey onto a big boy level... |(NST_cleaned__35503, The way they looked at me was based on how i was dressed, like a big boy )}})
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|I like as di teacher take dey '''dress'''. |(IBA_01_Fola-Lifestory_MG__53, I like the way the teacher used to dress.)}}
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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*  [[adjust]], [[arrange]], [[behave]]
 
  
 
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* English: To move or adjust, make/lay bed
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* English: ''dress'' ''move'', ''adjust''

Latest revision as of 10:55, 5 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English dress

Pronunciation

  • drɛ̂s

Play Play

Noun

  • Di cloth wey dem dey wear for body.
  • I say I do, wit no dress, no makeup and no ring.  — (BBC__7371, I said I do, without a wedding dress, makeup and a ring.)
  • Dem dey call the dress Barong Tagalog and na people wey come from Filipino dey wear am.  — (JW_3169, The dress is called Barong Tagalog and it is worn by people from Filipino.)
  • I get dis fine black dress wey I like wellwell.  — (NSC_2020, I have this lovely black dress I like a lot.)
  • And if you know how you fit change di dress to anoda style wey go sweet you to wear, e good, instead of to dey troway dress upandan.  — (BBC,75175, If you know how you can change the style of a dress to another, better to do that, than throw them away anyhow.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: a piece of clothing

Verb

  1. Make person shift go anoder side make space dey for anoder person.
    • Abeg dress make I fit siddon.  — (Please, adjust so that I can sit.)
  2. Make person wear cloth for body.
    • But you know sey na poor boys dress pass.  — (NST_cleaned__1629, But you know poor boys lack taste. )
    • Igbo girls no sabi how to dress now, dem no sabi.  — (ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__98, Igbo girls do not know how to dress, they do not know.)

Translations

  • English: dress move, adjust
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