Difference between revisions of "gage"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From: English ''gauge''
 
From: English ''gauge''
===Pronunciation1===
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===Pronunciation===
gêd͡ʒ
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gêd͡ʒ, gêʒ
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage1.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage1.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage1.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage1.m.ogg</sm2>
===Pronunciation2===
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gêʒ
 
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage2.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage2.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage2.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gage2.m.ogg</sm2>

Revision as of 12:32, 22 December 2020

Naija

Alternative Form

gauge

Etymology

From: English gauge

Pronunciation

gêd͡ʒ, gêʒ




Verb

Intransitive

  1. Sey person increase level of someting.
    • Abeg gage di tire, I dey travel dey go Warri.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, Please pump the tire, I'm travelling to Warri. )
    • Bros no gage one more bottle o, your eye don dirty  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, Brother, please don't take one more bottle, you are already drunk.)
  2. Sey person belleful
    • As I dey look your eye so, you never gage o.  —  (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, 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!  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, How many servings will you have before you are satisfied? You eat like a thief.)

Synonyms

belleful,

Translation

English: fill, full