Difference between revisions of "grab"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* toast 0.77 20, ration 0.70 6, disappoint 0.70 31, twist 0.70 21, hug 0.70 24, admire 0.70 7, bathe 0.69 8, concentrate 0.69 26, stir 0.69 20
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English grab
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From English ''grab''.
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* grâb
 
* grâb
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-grab.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 3
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1599
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 46
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3320
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
  
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===Verb===
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# Make person hold someting.
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#:* {{ux|dv|As de dey comot, e '''grab''' im hand.|(As they were leaving, he held her hand. }}
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# Make person dey understand someting.
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#:* {{ux|dv|I dey '''grab''' wetin you dey yarn o.|(I understand what you are saying.}}
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=====Translation=====
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English: ''hold'', ''understand''
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
grab: to have macho features -- Definition in Naija?
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*Make person get big muscle for body.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|My broda '''grab''' o.|(My brother is muscular.)}}
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di my broda '''grab''' o.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* toast 0.77 20, ration 0.70 6, disappoint 0.70 31, twist 0.70 21, hug 0.70 24, admire 0.70 7, bathe 0.69 8, concentrate 0.69 26, stir 0.69 20
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* toast 0.77 20, ration 0.70 6, disappoint 0.70 31, twist 0.70 21, hug 0.70 24, admire 0.70 7, bathe 0.69 8, concentrate 0.69 26, stir 0.69 20
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: to have macho features
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Verb===
 
grab: understand -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Shey you '''grab''' wetin I dey talk?|no translation}}
 
# obj (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Grab''' sobolo den pop corn make we go! |(bbc__101885, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem dey call dose kind women '''grab''' someting women. |(IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__115, They call women like that 'grab something women'.)}}
 
# mark-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings na one of di many wey she write wey '''grab''' people attention. |(bbc__55732, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|tell pikin if e don reach to '''grab''' wetin de dey tell am sey wetin de don do wey concern am as dis section take talk and why de do wetin de do ; |(hildrights__758, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* toast 0.77 20, ration 0.70 6, disappoint 0.70 31, twist 0.70 21, hug 0.70 24, admire 0.70 7, bathe 0.69 8, concentrate 0.69 26, stir 0.69 20
 
  
====Antonymes====
 
* toast 0.77 20, ration 0.70 6, disappoint 0.70 31, twist 0.70 21, hug 0.70 24, admire 0.70 7, bathe 0.69 8, concentrate 0.69 26, stir 0.69 20
 
  
====Translations====
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=====Translations=====
* English: understand
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* English: ''to be sturdy''

Latest revision as of 20:58, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From English grab.

Pronunciation

  • grâb

Play Play

Verb

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

English: hold, understand

Adjective

  • Make person get big muscle for body.
  • My broda grab o.  — (My brother is muscular.)


Translations
  • English: to be sturdy