Difference between revisions of "hear"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
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===Alternative forms===
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* [[hia]]
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English hear
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From English: ''hear''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* jɛ̂
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* híɛ̀
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hear.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hear.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hear.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-hear.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 116
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 121
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1994
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 190
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
hear: to understand -- Make person feel sound for ear
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# Make person feel di sound or voice of someting for ear.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| Na only you fit '''hear'''. |(jw__4877, You are the only one who can hear.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| De no go allow dem to '''hear''' am. |(IBA_18_Money-Wahala_M__29, They won't be allowed to listen to it.)}}
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# Make person dey [[follow]] wetin dem dey tell am.
#: {{ux|dv|na only you fit '''hear'''. |(jw__48772, __no translation__)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|I don tell am, e no go '''hear'''. | (I have told him, he won't obey.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|De no go allow dem to '''hear''' am. |(IBA_18_Money-Wahala_M__29, They will not allow them to hear it.)}}
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# Make person suffer.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| If you no put mouth for dem, you go '''hear''' am o. |(If you don't support them, you will be dealt with.)}}
 
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====Related form====
====Derived forms====
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* [[hear ween]]
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* understand 0.58 1148,
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* [[hear word]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* forget 0.57 672,
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to understand, to perceive sound through the ear
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* English: ''hear, listen, obey,''

Latest revision as of 13:34, 2 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English: hear

Pronunciation

  • híɛ̀

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Verb

  1. Make person feel di sound or voice of someting for ear.
    • Na only you fit hear.  — (jw__4877, You are the only one who can hear.)
    • De no go allow dem to hear am.  — (IBA_18_Money-Wahala_M__29, They won't be allowed to listen to it.)
  2. Make person dey follow wetin dem dey tell am.
    • I don tell am, e no go hear.  —  (I have told him, he won't obey.)
  3. Make person suffer.
    • If you no put mouth for dem, you go hear am o.  — (If you don't support them, you will be dealt with.)

Related form

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: hear, listen, obey,