Difference between revisions of "save"
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− | Make de help person comot for trouble | + | #Make de help person comot for trouble. |
− | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Dem send soldiers go '''save''' am.|(Egbokhare_2021, The soldiers were sent to rescue them.)}} | |
− | #: {{ux|dv|Dem send soldiers go '''save''' am.|(Egbokhare_2021, | + | #:*{{ux|dv|All dis animals wey pipo dey kill kill wey fit cause problem for earth, na im I dey '''save'''. |(bbc__294, I am preserving endangered animal species.)}} |
− | + | #Make person dey keep money or anoder ting make e remain. | |
− | #: {{ux|dv| | + | #:*{{ux|dv|I dey collect small, small money, I dey '''save''', |(LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__83, I was getting meagre sums, yet saving.)}} |
− | + | #: {{ux|dv|Remember sey, ‘no be children suppose '''save''' for their papa and mama, but na papa and mama suppose '''save''' for children.’ |(jw__27303, Remember that parents, not the children, are supposed to save for their children.)}} | |
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− | #: {{ux|dv|I dey collect small, small money, I dey '''save''', |(LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__83, I was | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|I, I try '''save''' small money, come buy one small motor, come use am dey do taxi. |(LAG_07_Johns-Biography_MG__45, I, I tried to save a bit of money and bought a small car, which I used for commercial purposes.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|I, I try '''save''' small money, come buy one small motor, come use am dey do taxi. |(LAG_07_Johns-Biography_MG__45, I, I tried to save a bit of money and bought a small car, which I used for commercial purposes.)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * [[rescue]], |
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* [[catch]] | * [[catch]] | ||
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− | * English: ''save'' | + | * English: ''save'', rescue'', ''to have savings'' |
Revision as of 00:22, 15 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English save
Pronunciation
- sév
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 12
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 638
- Frequency in raw corpus: 639
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 530
Verb
- Make de help person comot for trouble.
- Dem send soldiers go save am. — (Egbokhare_2021, The soldiers were sent to rescue them.)
- All dis animals wey pipo dey kill kill wey fit cause problem for earth, na im I dey save. — (bbc__294, I am preserving endangered animal species.)
- Make person dey keep money or anoder ting make e remain.
- I dey collect small, small money, I dey save, — (LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__83, I was getting meagre sums, yet saving.)
- Remember sey, ‘no be children suppose save for their papa and mama, but na papa and mama suppose save for children.’ — (jw__27303, Remember that parents, not the children, are supposed to save for their children.)
- I, I try save small money, come buy one small motor, come use am dey do taxi. — (LAG_07_Johns-Biography_MG__45, I, I tried to save a bit of money and bought a small car, which I used for commercial purposes.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: save, rescue, to have savings