Difference between revisions of "follow"
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#: {{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.)}} | ||
# come after something | # come after something | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na im dey '''follow''' me for house.|He/she is younger than I am in age | + | #: {{ux|dv|Na im dey '''follow''' me for house.|Ajede 2020, He/she is younger than I am in age}} |
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#: {{ux|dv|Den some of di reactions wey '''follow'''. |(bbc__30056, __Then, some of the reactions that come after...__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Den some of di reactions wey '''follow'''. |(bbc__30056, __Then, some of the reactions that come after...__)}} | ||
# Waka with person | # Waka with person | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Dem ready to '''follow''' am, |(jw__6712, __ They are ready to accompany him/her__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Dem ready to '''follow''' am, |(jw__6712, __ They are ready to accompany him/her__)}} | ||
# to obey wetin law talk | # to obey wetin law talk | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|And '''follow''' wetin Bible dey talk. |(jw__1405, And obey what the Bible says.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|And '''follow''' wetin Bible dey talk. |(jw__1405, And obey what the Bible says.)}} | ||
# believe person/ting con dey serve am | # believe person/ting con dey serve am | ||
| − | + | #: {{ux|dv| Choose wheder na juju abi God u go '''follow'''. |( Ajede 2020, Choose whether you will serve gods or God)}} | |
| − | #: {{ux|dv| Choose wheder na juju abi God u go '''follow'''. |(Choose whether you will serve gods or God)}} | ||
# to be part of something | # to be part of something | ||
#: {{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|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 __)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|If to say Chima '''follow''', e, e for... |(NST_cleaned__38602, __If Chima had been part of it, he would have...__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|If to say Chima '''follow''', e, e for... |(NST_cleaned__38602, __If Chima had been part of it, he would have...__)}} | ||
# understand something | # understand something | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Shey you dey '''follow''' wetin she dey teach |(Hope you understand what she is teaching__ | + | #: {{ux|dv|Shey you dey '''follow''' wetin she dey teach |Ajede 2020, (Hope you understand what she is teaching__)}} |
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====Derived forms==== | ====Derived forms==== | ||
Revision as of 07:23, 6 October 2020
Naija
Etymology
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
Definition
join person go or do something
Verb
- go with person
- 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.)
- come after something
- Na im dey follow me for house. — Ajede 2020, He/she is younger than I am in age
- Den some of di reactions wey follow. — (bbc__30056, __Then, some of the reactions that come after...__)
- Waka with person
- 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 obey wetin law talk
- And follow wetin Bible dey talk. — (jw__1405, And obey what the Bible says.)
- believe person/ting con dey serve am
- Choose wheder na juju abi God u go follow. — ( Ajede 2020, Choose whether you will serve gods or God)
- to be part of something
- 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...__)
- understand something
- Shey you dey follow wetin she dey teach — Ajede 2020, (Hope you understand what she is teaching__)
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