Difference between revisions of "gage"
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# Sey person increase level of someting. | # Sey person increase level of someting. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Abeg '''gage''' di tire, I dey travel dey go Warri.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Abeg '''gage''' di tire, I dey travel dey go Warri.|(Please pump the tire, I'm travelling to Warri.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Bros no '''gage''' one more bottle o, your eye don [[dirty]] |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Bros no '''gage''' one more bottle o, your eye don [[dirty]] |(Brother, please don't take one more bottle, you are already drunk.)}} |
# Sey person [[belleful]]. | # Sey person [[belleful]]. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| As I dey look your eye so, you never '''gage''' o.| ( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| As I dey look your eye so, you never '''gage''' o.| (Looking at you, I can tell that you are not satisfied)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| How many plate you go chop before you '''gage'''? You dey chop like tief!|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| How many plate you go chop before you '''gage'''? You dey chop like tief!|(How many servings will you have before you are satisfied? You eat like a thief.)}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 31 May 2023
Naija
Alternative Form
Etymology
From: English gauge
Pronunciation1
- gêd͡ʒ
Verb
Intransitive
- Sey person increase level of someting.
- Abeg gage di tire, I dey travel dey go Warri. — (Please pump the tire, I'm travelling to Warri.)
- Bros no gage one more bottle o, your eye don dirty — (Brother, please don't take one more bottle, you are already drunk.)
- Sey person belleful.
- As I dey look your eye so, you never gage o. — (Looking at you, I can tell that you are not satisfied)
- How many plate you go chop before you gage? You dey chop like tief! — (How many servings will you have before you are satisfied? You eat like a thief.)
Related Forms
Synonyms
Translation
English: fill, full