Difference between revisions of "follow"
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# to obey wetin law talk (frequency:Inf) | # to obey wetin law talk (frequency:Inf) | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Di gumbody country dem go make sure sey office wey concern pikin matter go '''follow''' di rule.|no translation}} | #: {{ux|dv|Di gumbody country dem go make sure sey office wey concern pikin matter go '''follow''' di rule.|no translation}} | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|And '''follow''' wetin Bible dey talk. |(jw__1405, | + | #: {{ux|dv|And '''follow''' wetin Bible dey talk. |(jw__1405, And obey what the Bible says.)}} |
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# follow person go somewhere(frequency:155) | # follow person go somewhere(frequency:155) | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Wheder im papa and mama or any oder person '''follow''' am or not, e must get correct protection.| | + | #: {{ux|dv|Wheder im papa and mama or any oder person '''follow''' am or not, e must get correct protection.|Whether his father and mother or any other person accompanies him or not, he must have adequate protection}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Dem ready to '''follow''' am, |(jw__6712, | + | #: {{ux|dv|Dem ready to '''follow''' am, |(jw__6712, __ They are ready to accompany him/her__)}} |
# to come after person for age(frequency:154) | # to come after person for age(frequency:154) | ||
| + | #: {{ux|dv|Na im dey '''follow''' me for house.|He/she is younger than I am in age}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv| E dey '''Follow''' me for back. |(He is younger than me.)}} | #: {{ux|dv| E dey '''Follow''' me for back. |(He is younger than me.)}} | ||
# believe person/ting con dey serve am (frequency:71) | # believe person/ting con dey serve am (frequency:71) | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|We dey try to '''follow''' Jesus, |(jw__39279, | + | #: {{ux|dv| We dey try to '''follow''' Jesus, |(jw__39279, __ We are trying to serve Jesus__)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|''' | + | #: {{ux|dv| Choose wheder na juju abi God u go '''follow'''. |(Choose whether you will serve gods or God)}} |
# to be part of something (frequency:12) | # to be part of something (frequency:12) | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin Oti tok '''follow''' for wetin dem write for di report. |(bbc__99058, | + | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin Oti tok '''follow''' for wetin dem write for di report. |(bbc__99058, __What Oti said, is is part of what is written in the report __)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Even pikin dem wit autism '''follow'''. |(bbc__47566, | + | #: {{ux|dv|Even pikin dem wit autism '''follow'''. |(bbc__47566, __Even the children with autism are part of it__)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|If to say Chima '''follow''', e, e for... |(NST_cleaned__38602, | + | #: {{ux|dv|If to say Chima '''follow''', e, e for... |(NST_cleaned__38602, __If Chima had been part of it, he would have...__)}} |
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# come after something (frequency:30) | # come after something (frequency:30) | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Den some of di reactions wey '''follow'''. |(bbc__30056, | + | #: {{ux|dv|Den some of di reactions wey '''follow'''. |(bbc__30056, __Then, some of the reactions that come after...__)}} |
# go with (frequency:21) | # go with (frequency:21) | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Follow''' am.’ But Ruth tell am sey: ‘Lai lai, I no go leave you. |(jw__2664, | + | #: {{ux|dv|'''Follow''' am.’ But Ruth tell am sey: ‘Lai lai, I no go leave you. |(jw__2664, __ Go with him/her. But Ruth told him/her that, 'never, I will not leave you'__)}} |
#: {{ux|dv|'''Follow''' am, look deir face well o. |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__128, Follow him and look at their faces well.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|'''Follow''' am, look deir face well o. |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__128, Follow him and look at their faces well.)}} | ||
# understand(frequency:Inf) | # understand(frequency:Inf) | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 15 August 2020
Naija
Etymology
Borrowed from English follow
Pronunciation
- fɔ́lò
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 96
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 142
- Frequency in raw corpus: 3486
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 109
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Verb
follow: to obey wetin law talk, follow person go somewhere, after something/someone,to come after person for age,believe person con dey serve am,to be part of something,come after something,go with
- to obey wetin law talk (frequency:Inf)
- Di gumbody country dem go make sure sey office wey concern pikin matter go follow di rule. — no translation
- And follow wetin Bible dey talk. — (jw__1405, And obey what the Bible says.)
- follow person go somewhere(frequency:155)
- Wheder im papa and mama or any oder person follow am or not, e must get correct protection. — Whether his father and mother or any other person accompanies him or not, he must have adequate protection
- Dem ready to follow am, — (jw__6712, __ They are ready to accompany him/her__)
- to come after person for age(frequency:154)
- Na im dey follow me for house. — He/she is younger than I am in age
- E dey Follow me for back. — (He is younger than me.)
- believe person/ting con dey serve am (frequency:71)
- We dey try to follow Jesus, — (jw__39279, __ We are trying to serve Jesus__)
- Choose wheder na juju abi God u go follow. — (Choose whether you will serve gods or God)
- to be part of something (frequency:12)
- Wetin Oti tok follow for wetin dem write for di report. — (bbc__99058, __What Oti said, is is part of what is written in the report __)
- Even pikin dem wit autism follow. — (bbc__47566, __Even the children with autism are part of it__)
- If to say Chima follow, e, e for... — (NST_cleaned__38602, __If Chima had been part of it, he would have...__)
- come after something (frequency:30)
- Den some of di reactions wey follow. — (bbc__30056, __Then, some of the reactions that come after...__)
- go with (frequency:21)
- Follow am.’ But Ruth tell am sey: ‘Lai lai, I no go leave you. — (jw__2664, __ Go with him/her. But Ruth told him/her that, 'never, I will not leave you'__)
- Follow am, look deir face well o. — (LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__128, Follow him and look at their faces well.)
- understand(frequency:Inf)
- Shey you dey follow wetin she dey teach — (Hope you understand what she is teaching__)
- Everything wey I teach e follow am — (Everything I taught, he/she understood.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- allow 0.56 1182, listen 0.55 505, obey 0.52 375, understand 0.46 1148, praise 0.46 576.
Translations
- English: conform, accompany, after something/someone