Difference between revisions of "settle"
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Die matter | Die matter | ||
#Make dem resolve matter. | #Make dem resolve matter. | ||
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dey use am dey make people mind '''settle'''. |(jw__7020, It is used in calming the mind.)}} | #:* {{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.)}} | ||
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#Make person give 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.)}} | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 15 December 2020
Naija
Etymology
From: English settle.
Pronunciation
- sɛ́tù
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 9
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 761
- Frequency in raw corpus: 408
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 764
Verb
Intransitive
Die matter
- Make dem resolve matter.
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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.)
Transitive
- Make person give 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.)
Antoyms
Translations
- English: resolve