Difference between revisions of "grab"
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The word is used more orally than in written texts. | The word is used more orally than in written texts. | ||
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| + | * Sey person dey understand or follow wetin another person dey yarn. | ||
| + | * Sey person get body or [[kpons]]. | ||
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
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| − | # | + | # Sey person get body or kpons. |
| − | + | * {{ux|dv|My broda '''grab''' o.|NSC_Ajede_2020, My brother is sturdy}} | |
====Derived forms==== | ====Derived forms==== | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[follow]] |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: to | + | * English: to be sturdy |
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 2 November 2020
Naija
Etymology
Borrowed from English grab
Pronunciation
- grâb
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.
Definition
- Sey person dey understand or follow wetin another person dey yarn.
- Sey person get body or kpons.
Adjective
- Sey person get body or kpons.
- My broda grab o. — NSC_Ajede_2020, My brother is sturdy
Derived forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to be sturdy
Verb
grab: understand -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Shey you grab wetin I dey talk? — no translation
- obj (frequency:6)
- Grab sobolo den pop corn make we go! — (bbc__101885, __no translation__)
- 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)
- 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__)
- 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
Synonyms
- 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
Antonyms
- 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: understand