look

Naija

Alternative forms

• luk

Etymology

Borrowed from English look

Pronunciation

• lʊk

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 140
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 105
• Frequency in raw corpus: 2106
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 186

Noun

look: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. det-nmod (frequency:5)

   Di look for Rattin face bin dey enough to tell me wetin im dey say and wetin im mean, Kreitlein tok.  — (bbc__1601, __no translation__)

   Anglophone regions for Cameroon don celebrate Youth Day inside violence Cameroon di look for missing social affairs official  — (bbc__15394, __no translation__)

2. - (frequency:2)

   as di matter fit be, di Court or police no go waste time to put look as dem go free di pikin;  — (hildrights__1073, __no translation__)

   But fear still dey for outside as some residents say make goment act fast look for solution for Abakwa and oda places for Northwest.  — (bbc__22692, __no translation__)

3. nmod (frequency:2)

   For USA 1994 World Cup, di Super Eagles reach di second round and di jersey dem wear look like di 2018 own.  — (bbc__50763, __no translation__)

   Dis wan wey dem summon her look like say her cup don full and say Cameroon security forces don dey torhclight her tey-tey.  — (bbc__42900, __no translation__)

4. amod-det (frequency:2)

   The Nigeria sporting scene is gearing up to wear a new look with the e ...  — (brila__1627, __no translation__)

   Make we talk true, plenty-plenty Nigerians dey give palava, especially when dem dey fly back home...I dey always see how di air hostesses dey get one kain look for face, when we dey enter plane.  — (bbc__4729, __no translation__)

5. case-det-nmod (frequency:2)

   Okay okay now, apart from dat, look at di, di South Eastern roads.  — (ENU_04_The-South-Eastern-Dilemna_M__36, Okay okay, now apart from that, look at the the South Eastern roads,)

   Some passengers weh deh bi don buy ticket get de tori decide for shift de journey, but deh bi di look for who go buy dia ticket.  — (bbc__91317, __no translation__)

6. det-nmod-vocative (frequency:2)

   Cameroon di look for missing social affairs official  — (bbc__24395, __no translation__)

   Cameroon di look for missing social affairs official Cameroon: Governor don ban firearms, ammunition business  — (bbc__24398, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• see 0.71 9160, behave 0.57 228, touch 0.56 489, check 0.56 1610, stand 0.55 712, feel 0.54 1488, shine 0.54 408, put 0.54 4593, understand 0.52 1148

Antonyms

• see 0.71 9160, behave 0.57 228, touch 0.56 489, check 0.56 1610, stand 0.55 712, feel 0.54 1488, shine 0.54 408, put 0.54 4593, understand 0.52 1148

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

look: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. obj (frequency:91)

   Look you!  — (deuber__4140, __no translation__)

   Look my cloth.  — (deuber__3577, __no translation__)

2. obl:arg (frequency:78)

   Look at me.  — (deuber__522, __no translation__)

   Look at Cheches'  — (WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__105, Look at Cheches')

3. - (frequency:61)

   Look, dat uh Mr.  — (deuber__1845, __no translation__)

   Look, I don pack my bag.  — (deuber__5739, __no translation__)

4. aux-obj (frequency:59)

   na im women dey look dem.  — (NST_cleaned__39297, __no translation__)

   So I dey look am, dey look am.  — (ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__135, So I was just looking at him.)

5. aux (frequency:15)

   God go just dey dere dey look.  — (NST_cleaned__5409, __no translation__)

   Dey look eh, God go catch you!  — (deuber__553, __no translation__)

6. advcl (frequency:13)

   You wan look fine, you wan wear better cloth, you wan…  — (NST_cleaned__25598, __no translation__)

   Go look if your papa done bring out yam for afternoon”.  — (katakata__1060, __no translation__)

7. ccomp (frequency:11)

   Look as Chief Omoniyi turn back di oder day.  — (deuber__3600, __no translation__)

   In fact deir friends go make am look like sey you no know what's up if you no dey cheat.  — (IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__41, In fact, their friends will make it look like you don't know what's up if you don't cheat.)

8. nsubj (frequency:10)

   I look,  — (JOS_28_Exams_DG__42, I look...)

   Make I know how we look.  — (ENU_23_Chizom-Talk_DG__36, let me know how we look.)

9. dep (frequency:7)

   Look at, look at Muddy.  — (NST_cleaned__7063, __no translation__)

   So na here, I see am dere wey she siddon look like...  — (ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__41, So it was there, I saw her there sitting down looking like...)

10. mark (frequency:7)

    If na di sexual arousing kind of look, di company need to dey against am.  — (bbc__59651, __no translation__)

    For the other side of the wall as one turn to look be the shed wey goat dey sleep.  — (katakata__517, __no translation__)

11. aux-dep (frequency:7)

    Collar job na im everybody dey look for.  — (NST_cleaned__25613, __no translation__)

    I tell you sey na house boy I dey look for,  — (LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__165, Did I tell you I am looking a houseboy's job ?)

12. xcomp (frequency:5)

    People dey make di number look big.  — (bbc__7947, __no translation__)

    Dis one happun as plenti apps dey wey fit make am look realistic.  — (bbc__48571, __no translation__)

13. advmod (frequency:5)

    Look now!  — (deuber__4143, __no translation__)

    go first look.  — (NST_cleaned__41773, __no translation__)

14. dep-obj (frequency:4)

    Authorities for di University of Zambia talk say, girls wey dey dress half-naked no dey gree di men student look dia book at all.  — (bbc__18047, __no translation__)

    FIFA don always tok am say dem no go gree for anybodi or joinbodi to take one kain eye look anoda pesin, based on dia race, colour or religion.  — (bbc__48274, __no translation__)

15. conj (frequency:2)

    As I stand dere, I look, look and noting to  —  as in noting to even utter to dem.

    Di board wey won use second-eye to take look and decide weda, make de release dat South Africa athlete, Oscar Pistorius, wey kill ein girlfriend, from jail, Dem go meet on September 18, according by report. Di minister for Justice-mata for South Africa, dey block-block dis idea of dis early release of di athlete, wey dem suppose to don release since last Friday.  — (ja102__1716, __no translation__)

16. cc-dep (frequency:2)

    And look at…  — (ABJ_GWA_05_Tailoring_DG__14, And look...)

    Ehen but look at, reason am now.  — (NST_cleaned__7895, __no translation__)

17. cc-obj (frequency:2)

    We go tok some of dia tori dem for hia and look how dem take report di tori dem.  — (bbc__18204, __no translation__)

    Students no go dey allowed to browse social networks, instant messaging apps or look pornographic things.  — (bbc__92470, __no translation__)

18. obl:mod (frequency:2)

    Ehn anytime you enter dis hood XX just hala, look for Monday.  — (KAD_16_Driver-Mechanic-Talk_DG__182, Ehn, anytime you enter this hood XX, just call...look for Monday.)

    Which time you go stop to dey disgracing me, heh?Look, look, Iya Taju, Iya Taju, look, look, .  — (deuber__6079, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• see 0.71 9160, behave 0.57 228, touch 0.56 489, check 0.56 1610, stand 0.55 712, feel 0.54 1488, shine 0.54 408, put 0.54 4593, understand 0.52 1148

Antonyms

• see 0.71 9160, behave 0.57 228, touch 0.56 489, check 0.56 1610, stand 0.55 712, feel 0.54 1488, shine 0.54 408, put 0.54 4593, understand 0.52 1148

Translations

• English: no definition