Difference between revisions of "need"
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| + | #when person dey lack someting | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | # | + | #something wey important for person to get wey e no get |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv|For the NFF Football Awards for Lagos on 1st April 2019 naim dem announce say dem go form welfare foundation for we football legends dem to take care of them wen dem dey in time of '''need'''. |(brila__700. At the NFF Football Awards that took place in Lagos on 1st April 2019, welfare foundation for football legends was to take care of them in time of '''need''' was announced.)}} | |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv|For dis matter, dem go consider di '''need''' of country wey never develop. |(gumbody__in this matter, the needs of undeveloped countries will be considered more. )}} | |
| − | + | #something wey dey important to do | |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|For the NFF Football Awards for Lagos on 1st April 2019 naim dem announce say dem go form welfare foundation for we football legends dem to take care of them wen dem dey in time of '''need'''. |(brila__700, | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Jesus come tell Peter and the other disciples one story wey go help dem see the '''need''' to dey forgive. |(jw_19893. Jesus now told Peter and the other disciples a story to make them understand the importance of forgiveness.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|For dis matter, dem go consider di '''need''' of country wey never develop. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|NCDC say dem dey on alert mode wen di '''need''' go arise |(bbc__69385,NCDC says they are on the alert mode for when the '''need''' will arise)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Wetin military '''need''' to do dey very simple, na court dem suppose carry person wey talk wetin dey bad go and no be dem suppose monitor social media. |(bbc__4947, What the military '''need''' to do is very simple; they should take propagandists to the court and not monitor the social media.)}} |
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|NCDC say dem dey on alert mode wen di '''need''' go arise |(bbc__69385, | ||
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin military '''need''' to do dey very simple, na court dem suppose carry person wey talk wetin dey bad go and no be dem suppose monitor social media. |(bbc__4947, | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
[[lack]], [[want]], [[poverty]]. | [[lack]], [[want]], [[poverty]]. | ||
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====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
* [[surplus]] [[enough]] | * [[surplus]] [[enough]] | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 15 October 2020
Naija
Etymology
From: English need
Pronunciation
- nìd
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 98
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 137
- Frequency in raw corpus: 2791
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 143
Definition
- when person dey lack someting
Noun
- something wey important for person to get wey e no get
- For the NFF Football Awards for Lagos on 1st April 2019 naim dem announce say dem go form welfare foundation for we football legends dem to take care of them wen dem dey in time of need. — (brila__700. At the NFF Football Awards that took place in Lagos on 1st April 2019, welfare foundation for football legends was to take care of them in time of need was announced.)
- For dis matter, dem go consider di need of country wey never develop. — (gumbody__in this matter, the needs of undeveloped countries will be considered more. )
- something wey dey important to do
- Jesus come tell Peter and the other disciples one story wey go help dem see the need to dey forgive. — (jw_19893. Jesus now told Peter and the other disciples a story to make them understand the importance of forgiveness.)
- NCDC say dem dey on alert mode wen di need go arise — (bbc__69385,NCDC says they are on the alert mode for when the need will arise)
- Wetin military need to do dey very simple, na court dem suppose carry person wey talk wetin dey bad go and no be dem suppose monitor social media. — (bbc__4947, What the military need to do is very simple; they should take propagandists to the court and not monitor the social media.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: Lack of means
Verb
- wetin be person serious want
- Wetin we need. — (jw__43231, what do we need? )
- Moh we tell dem sey we need forty four thousand. — (KAD_24_Biography_M__48, That we should tell them that we need forty four thousand.)
- Na dem get soft body, na dem need attention. — (BEN_01_Woman-Life-No-Easy_M__34, Their body is soft; they need attention.)
- Dem go con dey pretend for man sey dem no dey, dem no need… , — (ONI_04_Women_M__62, They'll now prtend for men that they do not they do not need...)
- cc-obj (frequency:6)
- Bible no tell us sey Jehovah get faith or need faith. — (jw__6681, __no translation__)
- Moreover di woman husband don die, and di woman need companion. — (BEN_21_Love-Matters_DG__59, Moreover, the woman's husband has died and the woman needs companion.)
- Sister wey im husband don die fit need person wey go help am repair something for house. — (jw__30901, __no translation__)
- Cameroon bin announce say deh need coach and komot shortlist, but just now na name for 70-year-old deh everiwia. — (bbc__24355, __no translation__)
- Na scapegoat dey need. — (IBA_42_Barrabas_DG__28, It's a scapegoat they need.)
- Dia names been dey list of people wey dey don give work for National Orthopaedic Hospital inside Kano after dey don pass all di things wey dey need, but fail di compulsory drug test. — (bbc__39820, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
- fit 0.64 19431, ready 0.61 1219, suppose 0.60 3425, continue 0.57 1473, try 0.55 3008, hard 0.54 1094, contribute 0.54 266, enough 0.53 309, gats 0.53 156
Translations
- English: Lack