Difference between revisions of "fear"

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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
When person tink sey someting bad go happen.
 
When person tink sey someting bad go happen.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Na '''fear''' make you dey run so o.|(Egbokhare_2020, You are running because you are afraid.)}}
#: {{ux|dv| Na '''fear''' make you dey run so o.|(Egbokhare_2020, You are running because you are afraid.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Only say '''fear''' no dey gree me tell person. |(deuber__5720, I could not tell you because I was scared.)}}
#: {{ux|dv| Only say '''fear''' no dey gree me tell person. |(deuber__5720, I could not tell you because I was scared.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Allen no tell her family about di attack because of '''fear''' |(bbc__14170, Allen did could not tell her family about the attack because she was petrified.)}}
#: {{ux|dv| Allen no tell her family about di attack because of '''fear''' |(bbc__14170, Allen did could not tell her family about the attack because she was petrified.)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
 
* [[fear fear]]
 
* [[fear fear]]
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''fear, terror''
 
* English: ''fear, terror''
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===

Revision as of 15:32, 4 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English: fear

Pronunciation

  • fjɛ̂

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 14
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 582
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1170
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 317


Noun

When person tink sey someting bad go happen.

  • Na fear make you dey run so o.  — (Egbokhare_2020, You are running because you are afraid.)
  • Only say fear no dey gree me tell person.  — (deuber__5720, I could not tell you because I was scared.)
  • Allen no tell her family about di attack because of fear  — (bbc__14170, Allen did could not tell her family about the attack because she was petrified.)

Derived forms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: fear, terror

Verb

Make person dey tink bad ting for mind.

  1. I no dey fear you.  — ( NSC_2020, I am not scared of you.)
    Na im make dem dey fear us.  — (ABJ_INF_08_Impatience_DG__119, That is why they are afraid of us.)
    Joseph comot fear for mind go meet Pilate.  — (jw__17529, Joseph conquered his fears and met with Pilate. )

Derived forms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: fear