Difference between revisions of "grab"

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* English: ''to be sturdy'', ''voluptuous''
 
* English: ''to be sturdy'', ''voluptuous''

Revision as of 12:18, 28 May 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English grab.

Pronunciation

  • grâb

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Verb

Transitive Verb

  1. Make person hold someting.
    • As de dey comot, e grab im hand.  — NSC_Tella_2021, As they were leaving, he held her hand.
  2. Make person dey understand someting.
    • I dey grab wetin you dey yarn o.  — NSC_Tella_2021, I understand what you are saying.
Translation

English: hold, understand

Intransitive Verb

  • Make person get body or kpons
  • My broda grab o.  — NSC_Ajede_2020, My brother is sturdy
  • Di lady too grab o.  — NSC_Tella_2021, The lady is busty.


Translations
  • English: to be sturdy, voluptuous