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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 19
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 479
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 977
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 374
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===

Revision as of 11:40, 5 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English: reason

Pronunciation

  • rízìn

Play Play

Noun

  1. wetin be de cause of someting
    • Dis one force di company to comot for some time, dem say na for security reason.  — (bbc__78583, _The company shut down for a while due to security reasons_)
    • Di reason behind di Argungu fishing festival na to promote unity and fishing.  — (bbc__37754, _The Argungu fishing festival holds annually in other to promote unity and fishing_)
    • Di researchers come conclude say make dem wey like red meat no stop to dey chop because of health reason.  — (bbc__37950, _The researchers concluded that non-vegetarians have no reason to stop the consumption of red meat for health reasons_)
    • Garri no fit get any reason to cost o,  — (WAZP_02_Porico_M__106, There is no justification for the inflation in the cost of Garri.)
    • Di Embassy bin announce say dem don close dem Abuja goment office for visa and American Citizen Service without reason.  — (bbc__31217, _American Embassy closed down their visa and Citizen Service office without reason_)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: cause or motivation for an action

Verb

  1. make person think someting well well before e do am
    • reason am wellwell before you talk o. Egbokhare -2020.  — Think carefully before speaking
    • #Nysc allowance dey make corpers dey reason no go follow for Labour strike  — (bbc__8094, _The corpers are reluctant to join the strike becauseof their NYSC allowance_)
  2. wetin person think wey be why e do wetin e do
    • Na football some pipo use reason di collabo.  — (bbc__70746, _Football motivated the choice some people made_)
    • Every pikin get right to reason wetin im wan reason, and to worship wetin im wan worship.  — (hildrights__344._Every child has a right to their beliefs and what they worship_)
  3. wetin person suppose think before e go fit do someting
    • Di case wey dem list as Naruto V David Slater don make people dey reason di need to dey give animals legal rights.  — (bbc__33466. The Naruto Versus David Slater case has become motivation for considering giving animals legal rights)
    • Wetin dey make you dey reason, wetin dey make you concentrate, e don go.  — (NST_cleaned_6190. The reason for your reluctance and concentration no longer exist_)

Translations

  • English: think, reflect