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− | + | # Make person accept someting. | |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Inside hundred percent, na only one percent dey '''gree''', di rest no '''gree''', |(KAD_06_Cooking_DG__223, 223 In a hundred percent, only one percent agreed, the others did not.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Inside hundred percent, na only one percent dey '''gree''', di rest no '''gree''', |(KAD_06_Cooking_DG__223, 223 In a hundred percent, only one percent agreed, the others did not.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Eh Madrid no want '''gree''', |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__56, Eh, Madrid doesn't want to agree.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Eh Madrid no want '''gree''', |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__56, Eh, Madrid doesn't want to agree.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Oga now, I no go, I no '''gree'''... |(ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__279, Boss, no I will not. I refuse.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Oga now, I no go, I no '''gree'''... |(ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__279, Boss, no I will not. I refuse.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|But no be everybody John '''gree''' baptize. |(jw__34766, __no translation__)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|But no be everybody John '''gree''' baptize. |(jw__34766, __no translation__)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|No ah me, I wan make de sack am, but di board no '''gree''' sack am. |(PRT_03_Football_DG__73, No, I want them to sack him but the board refused to sack him.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|No ah me, I wan make de sack am, but di board no '''gree''' sack am. |(PRT_03_Football_DG__73, No, I want them to sack him but the board refused to sack him.)}} |
#Make person fit do someting. | #Make person fit do someting. | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv| E go '''gree''' you talk? |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| E go '''gree''' you talk? |(Will you dare to say it?)}} |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
*English: ''agree, permit'', ''allow'' | *English: ''agree, permit'', ''allow'' |
Latest revision as of 16:31, 31 May 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English agree
Pronunciation
- grî
Verb
- Make person accept someting.
- Inside hundred percent, na only one percent dey gree, di rest no gree, — (KAD_06_Cooking_DG__223, 223 In a hundred percent, only one percent agreed, the others did not.)
- Eh Madrid no want gree, — (WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__56, Eh, Madrid doesn't want to agree.)
- Oga now, I no go, I no gree... — (ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__279, Boss, no I will not. I refuse.)
- But no be everybody John gree baptize. — (jw__34766, __no translation__)
- No ah me, I wan make de sack am, but di board no gree sack am. — (PRT_03_Football_DG__73, No, I want them to sack him but the board refused to sack him.)
- Make person fit do someting.
- E go gree you talk? — (Will you dare to say it?)
Translation
- English: agree, permit, allow