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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 113
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 127
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 4044
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 94
 
 
 
===Noun===
 
Di time wey someting begin.
 
:*{{ux|dv|Brazil neva lose any match since dis World Cup '''start'''.|(bbc__20576, Brazil has not lost a match since the World Cup began.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Di Black Stars boss give Emmanuel Boateng im first '''start''' for di national team.|(bbc__30863, The coach of the Black Stars gave Emmanuel Boateng his first appearance for the national team.)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[begin]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* [[finish]], [[stop]], [[end]]
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''start, beginning''
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
*Make someting begin for person or somewhere.
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# Make someting begin.
:*{{ux|dv|As I small reach, na so I '''start''' to dey sing. |(ENU_15_Music_M__8, I started singing even as a young person.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Brazil neva lose any match since dis World Cup '''start'''.|(bbc__20576, Brazil has not lost a match since the World Cup began.)}}
:*{{ux|dv|Na so, I '''start'''. |(WAZL_08_Edewor-Lifestory_MG__25, That’s how I began.)}}
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# Make someting begin for person or somewhere.
:*{{ux|dv|Ah I no con know where to '''start'''! |(ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, I was at a loss for where to begin!)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|As I small [[reach]], na so I '''start''' to dey sing. |(ENU_15_Music_M__8, I started singing even as a young person.)}}
:*{{ux|dv|Wetin dey '''start''' dis xenophobia attacks?|(bbc__99334, What was the cause of the xenophobia attacks?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Ah I no con know where to '''start'''! |(ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, I was at a loss for where to begin!)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Wetin dey '''start''' dis xenophobia attacks?|(bbc__99334, What was the cause of the xenophobia attacks?)}}
===Serial Verb===
 
#{{ux|dv|'''Start''' dey use my leg dey crawl dey come. |(ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__132, And I started crawling towards him.)}}
 
#{{ux|dv|Just carry dem, mix cement, carry gravel, just '''start''' dey build o, |(ABJ_INF_11_Land_M__11, He just brought them here, they mixed cement, added gravel, and they just started building.)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[begin]], [[resume]]
 
* [[begin]], [[resume]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
 
* [[finish]], [[end]]  
 
* [[finish]], [[end]]  
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''to begin''.
 
* English: ''to begin''.

Latest revision as of 21:47, 21 December 2022

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English start

Pronunciation

  • stât

Play Play

Verb

  1. Make someting begin.
    • Brazil neva lose any match since dis World Cup start.  — (bbc__20576, Brazil has not lost a match since the World Cup began.)
  2. Make someting begin for person or somewhere.
    • As I small reach, na so I start to dey sing.  — (ENU_15_Music_M__8, I started singing even as a young person.)
    • Ah I no con know where to start!  — (ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, I was at a loss for where to begin!)
    • Wetin dey start dis xenophobia attacks?  — (bbc__99334, What was the cause of the xenophobia attacks?)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: to begin.