Difference between revisions of "raise"

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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
#Make person help person get someting wey e no get
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#Make person help person get someting wey e no get.
 
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Raise''' small change for me make I fit buy small food.|(Egbokhare_2021, Find me some money to buy food.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Raise''' small change for me make I fit buy small food.|(Egbokhare_2021, Find me some money to buy food.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Dis move na to helep di kontri '''raise''' more moni. |(bbc__40950, The effort is meant to help the country raise revenue.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Dis move na to helep di kontri '''raise''' more moni. |(bbc__40950, The effort is meant to help the country raise revenue.)}}
#Make person use hand take carry someting go up
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#Make person use hand take carry someting go up.
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Moses use im two hand '''raise''' the rod wey e hold go up. |(jw__26548, Moses used both hands to lift the rod.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Moses use im two hand '''raise''' the rod wey e hold go up. |(jw__26548, Moses used both hands to lift the rod.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|As the man wey bin clear im throat waka go front and '''raise''' im cutlass, Okonkwo carry eye comot. |(katakata__56, When the man who cleared his throat and moved forward raising his cutlass, Okonwo ignored.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|As the man wey bin clear im throat waka go front and '''raise''' im cutlass, Okonkwo carry eye comot. |(katakata__56, When the man who cleared his throat and moved forward raising his cutlass, Okonwo ignored.)}}

Revision as of 16:17, 1 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English raise

Pronunciation

  • rêz

Play Play

Noun

Na sey person dey take leg press wetin de make motor engine dey sound well.

  • Raise di motor make we see di sound.  — (Egbokhare_2021, Rev the engine of the car so we can ascertain how good the engine is.)

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Synonyms

Translations

  • English: rev up an engine

Verb

  1. Make person help person get someting wey e no get.
    • Raise small change for me make I fit buy small food.  — (Egbokhare_2021, Find me some money to buy food.)
    • Dis move na to helep di kontri raise more moni.  — (bbc__40950, The effort is meant to help the country raise revenue.)
  2. Make person use hand take carry someting go up.
    • Moses use im two hand raise the rod wey e hold go up.  — (jw__26548, Moses used both hands to lift the rod.)
    • As the man wey bin clear im throat waka go front and raise im cutlass, Okonkwo carry eye comot.  — (katakata__56, When the man who cleared his throat and moved forward raising his cutlass, Okonwo ignored.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: to support someone, raise