Difference between revisions of "settle"

 
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* sɛ́tù
 
* sɛ́tù
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 9
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 761
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 408
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 764
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
====Intransitive====
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# Make someting wey scatter calm down.
Die matter
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dey use am dey make people mind '''settle'''.|(jw__7020, It is used in calming the mind.)}}
#Make dem resolve matter.
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Dem don '''settle''' am sey na im win number one for di run wey dem run.| Egbokhare_2020, They resolved the matter and it was agreed that he won the race.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Court say make di two side go '''settle''' dia wahala. |(bbc__63250, The court resolution was for both parties to resolve their problem.)}}
 
#Make someting calm down.
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Dey use am dey make people mind '''settle'''. |(jw__7020, It is used in calming the mind.)}}
 
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Dem say make I just stay for house until when di thing don  '''settle''' |(deuber__2186, I was asked to stay at home pending when everything calms down.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Dem say make I just stay for house until when di thing don  '''settle''' |(deuber__2186, I was asked to stay at home pending when everything calms down.)}}
====Transitive====
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# Make person give anoder person money.
#Make person give money.
 
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Im go '''settle''' Friday. |(NST_cleaned__3183, He will pay Friday.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv| Im go '''settle''' Friday. |(NST_cleaned__3183, He will pay Friday.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv| MTN still tok say dem '''settle''' $700 million of tax moni wey dem believe dem owe. |(bbc__64524, MTN insisted on paying $700 million for the tax they were allegedly owing.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv| MTN still tok say dem '''settle''' $700 million of tax moni wey dem believe dem owe. |(bbc__64524, MTN insisted on paying $700 million for the tax they were allegedly owing.)}}
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# Make matter die.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dem don '''settle''' am sey na im win number one for di run wey dem run.|(They resolved the matter and it was agreed that he won the race.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Court say make di two side go '''settle''' dia wahala. |(bbc__63250, The court resolution was for both parties to resolve their problem.)}}
  
====Antoyms====
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====Antonyms====
 
* [[quanta]]
 
* [[quanta]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''resolve''
 
* English: ''resolve''

Latest revision as of 15:50, 9 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English settle.

Pronunciation

  • sɛ́tù

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Verb

  1. Make someting wey scatter calm down.
    • Dey use am dey make people mind settle.  — (jw__7020, It is used in calming the mind.)
    • Dem say make I just stay for house until when di thing don settle  — (deuber__2186, I was asked to stay at home pending when everything calms down.)
  2. Make person give anoder person money.
    • Im go settle Friday.  — (NST_cleaned__3183, He will pay Friday.)
    • MTN still tok say dem settle $700 million of tax moni wey dem believe dem owe.  — (bbc__64524, MTN insisted on paying $700 million for the tax they were allegedly owing.)
  3. Make matter die.
    • Dem don settle am sey na im win number one for di run wey dem run.  — (They resolved the matter and it was agreed that he won the race.)
    • Court say make di two side go settle dia wahala.  — (bbc__63250, The court resolution was for both parties to resolve their problem.)

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: resolve