Difference between revisions of "hear"

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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 190
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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===Usage===
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Na wetin everybody dey use
  
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===Definition===
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hear: to understand -- Make person feel sound for ear
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
hear: to understand -- Make person feel sound for ear
 
 
  
 
# aux (frequency:8)
 
# aux (frequency:8)
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====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
 
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* [[hear wen]]
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====

Revision as of 17:54, 27 August 2020

Naija

Etymology

Borrowed from English hear

Pronunciation

  • íà

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 116
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 121
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1994
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 190

Usage

Na wetin everybody dey use

Definition

hear: to understand -- Make person feel sound for ear

Verb

  1. aux (frequency:8)
    na only you fit hear.  — (jw__48772, __no translation__)
    De no go allow dem to hear am.  — (IBA_18_Money-Wahala_M__29, They will not allow them to hear it.)


Derived forms

Synonyms

  • understand 0.58 1148,

Antonyms

  • forget 0.57 672,

Translations

  • English: to understand, to perceive sound through the ear