put eye

Naija

Etymology

• From: English put and eye

Pronunciation

• pʊ́taɪ̂

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• pʊ́aɪ̂

Verb phrase

• Make person carry im mind put for someting.

• I don put eye for the work wey I dey learn.  — (NSC_2021, I am dedicated to the skill I am learning.)
• Put eye for wetin dem dey teach you for school.  — (NSC_2021, Be committed to what you are taught in school.)

• Why you dey put eye for anoder woman body? Your wife no dey house?  — (NSC_2021, Why is your attention on another woman? Isn't your wife at home?)

Related forms

• put

Translation

• English: committed', dedicated, focused