Difference between revisions of "finish"
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#: {{ux|dv|X na im go dey '''finish''' you. |(WAZA_06_Cigarettes_T__38, X will be what will finish you off.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|X na im go dey '''finish''' you. |(WAZA_06_Cigarettes_T__38, X will be what will finish you off.)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Now, I thank God I don '''finish''' school. |(KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Now, I thank God I don '''finish''' school. |(KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv| O boy, you see as dem take finish di former governor? | ( Man, did you see how they dealt with the former governor )}} | #: {{ux|dv| O boy, you see as dem take finish di former governor? | ( Man, did you see how they dealt with the former governor )}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:28, 19 September 2020
Naija
Etymology
From English finish.
Pronunciation
- ˈfɪnɪʃ
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 96
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 140
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1638
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 232
Definition
- Wetin dey happen or wetin de dey do, de don do am reach where be sey noting dey to do again. Sey someting/person do person wetin e no go fit recover from.
Transitive Verb
- X na im go dey finish you. — (WAZA_06_Cigarettes_T__38, X will be what will finish you off.)
- Now, I thank God I don finish school. — (KAD_24_Biography_M__110, Now, I thank God, I have finished school.)
- O boy, you see as dem take finish di former governor? — ( Man, did you see how they dealt with the former governor )
Intransitive Verb
Serial Verb
- We neva count gods and spirits finish if evil gods no dey inside. — (bbc__98308, __no translation__)
- if de agree finish — (deuber__2294, __no translation__)
Related forms
- finish line where be sey e dey mark sey na here di ting or matter end.
- Dis two players on any day fit single-handedly carry dia team to di finish line wit individual performance. — (bbc__42780, __no translation__)
- Di double Olympic champion cross di finish line for new world leading time and meet record of one minute 54.98 seconds. — (bbc__34168, __no translation__)
- Seefinish: Sey person no get level for anoder person eye.
- I no blame you now, na because I dey follow una dey play na im dey bring all dis seefinish — ( I don't blame you, it's only because I have been friendly with you that has caused this disregard )
Synonyms
- complete 0.67 328, expire 0.61 121, close 0.58 843, loose 0.55 110, leave 0.54 1444, loss 0.53 250, off 0.52 315
Antonyms
- Start 0.65 4406, resume 0.57 159
Translations
- English: finish.