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Naija

Alternative forms

  • finish 0.65 1790, begin 0.63 2741, stop 0.55 2535, continue 0.53 1473, end 0.52 1812, prepare 0.50 514, resume 0.50 159, turn 0.50 930, close 0.47 843

Etymology

Borrowed from English start

Pronunciation

  • stɑrt

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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

The word is used more in written texts than orally.


Noun

start: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. case-det-nmod (frequency:15)
    NYSC call to camp at the start of Ramadan  — (bbc__69589, __no translation__)
    At least four people don die since di start of di protest for August.  — (bbc__17736, __no translation__)
  2. det-nmod (frequency:10)
    AFP Dis na di start of new democracy for we country.  — (bbc__9896, __no translation__)
    Actors perform di role of Jesus Christ during Good Friday wey mark di start of Celebrations.  — (bbc__12361, __no translation__)
  3. - (frequency:5)
    God no get start and e no go get end.  — (jw__25080, __no translation__)
    Vote di start fot 8:00am di end for 6:00pm.  — (bbc__97883, __no translation__)
  4. det (frequency:2)
    De sick di start with rashes for face den di spread for de whole bodi.  — (bbc__24991, __no translation__)
    Plenti trade di start na with woman dem, across de border and na dem dey for front for farm and sell.  — (bbc__27801, __no translation__)
  5. nmod (frequency:2)
    Harry Kane score before Lucas Moura score two goals for Old Trafford as Spurs maintain dia unbeaten start to di season and move go second for table.  — (bbc__55333, __no translation__)
    Abraham bin score im first Chelsea goals as im side kpokpo newcomers Norwich 3-2 on Saturday and e don make ogbonge strong start to the season with plenty impressive performances.  — (brila__15, __no translation__)
  6. case-nmod (frequency:2)
    Marseille captain Dimitri Payet come get injury wey make am comot for first half, before Griezmann make am number two wen e score as second half start.  — (bbc__65839, __no translation__)
    Di case against Cosby na one of di first celebrity assault case wey dem do since start of di #MeToo movement, wey dey draw pipo mind to alleged sexual bad behaviours from powerful pipo for society.  — (bbc__33438, __no translation__)
  7. amod-nmod (frequency:2)
    Pregnancy, late start of menses and contraceptives na di main tins wey fit delay menopause.  — (bbc__82987, __no translation__)
    The striker don make strong start to the season for Chelsea, e get four goals for six games.  — (brila__1792, __no translation__)
  8. amod-nmod:poss (frequency:2)
    Di Black Stars boss give Emmanuel Boateng im first start for di national team.  — (bbc__30863, __no translation__)
    Im good start na just continuation of how well im do for Italy, where Salah wey no too get big body, na important person for Roma, wey finish for dia best position in seven years.  — (bbc__58710, __no translation__)

Derived forms

  1. Brazil neva lose any match since dis World Cup start.  — (bbc__20576, __no translation__)
    But e go join de team for camp for September for Turkey, before di World Cup start for October.  — (bbc__22576, __no translation__)

Synonyms

  • finish 0.65 1790, begin 0.63 2741, stop 0.55 2535, continue 0.53 1473, end 0.52 1812, prepare 0.50 514, resume 0.50 159, turn 0.50 930, close 0.47 843

Antonyms

  • finish 0.65 1790, begin 0.63 2741, stop 0.55 2535, continue 0.53 1473, end 0.52 1812, prepare 0.50 514, resume 0.50 159, turn 0.50 930, close 0.47 843

Translations

  • English: no definition


Verb

start: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. - (frequency:137)
    Start  — (bbc__92194, __no translation__)
    how I take start...  — (NST_cleaned__42859, __no translation__)
  2. obj (frequency:127)
    Start quiz  — (bbc__92196, __no translation__)
    Start di tok-tok  — (bbc__92195, __no translation__)
  3. mark-obj (frequency:81)
    Den how to start di preparation.  — (deuber__3977, __no translation__)
    E dey popular sotay she don use am to start business.  — (bbc__44253, __no translation__)
  4. ccomp (frequency:62)
    Start dey use my leg dey crawl dey come.  — (ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__132, And I started crawling towards him.)
    As I small reach, na so I start to dey sing.  — (ENU_15_Music_M__8, As small as I was, that was to sing.)
  5. nsubj (frequency:48)
    Na so, I start.  — (WAZL_08_Edewor-Lifestory_MG__25, That’s how I started.)
    How di qwanta start  — (bbc__56454, __no translation__)
  6. mark (frequency:45)
    e no know when to start  — (deuber__3168, __no translation__)
    Ah I no con know where to start!  — (ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, Ah, I didn't even know where to start!)
  7. obl:arg (frequency:36)
    Wetin make some people start to overdo?  — (jw__42473, __no translation__)
    Enganamoiut tok say de academy for now go start for Yaoundé  — (bbc__47006, __no translation__)
  8. aux-obj (frequency:18)
    No be dem dey start dose tings,  — (JOS_30_Northern-Skirmishes_DG__264, Isn't them that starts all those things ?)
    Wetin dey start dis xenophobia attacks?  — (bbc__99334, __no translation__)
  9. advcl (frequency:12)
    Start early, before six thirty, you don cook finish.  — (NST_cleaned__13815, __no translation__)
    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.)
  10. cc-obj (frequency:10)
    E invite dem to stop one type of fishing business and start another type.  — (jw__8940, __no translation__)
    No matter sey pikin love im papa and mama, e go still leave dem go marry and start im own family.  — (jw__369, __no translation__)
  11. obl:mod (frequency:10)
    Di show wey suppose start by 8pm start one hour later on sake of say di audience bin never too show by dat time.  — (bbc__38286, __no translation__)
    Jamie Angus, wey be di Director of BBC World Service Group tok say: Na BBC News start program for UK wey dey do fact check.  — (bbc__60852, __no translation__)
  12. dep (frequency:5)
    Oh where I wan start from?  — (LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__96, Oh, where do I want to start from ?)
    If not, where I wan start from?  — (LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__138, If not, where do I want to start from ?)
  13. advmod (frequency:5)
    Igallo shud not start.  — (brila__535, __no translation__)
    Even di TV wen I wan start so...  — (NST_cleaned__38276, __no translation__)
  14. dep-obj (frequency:5)
    But pipo just dey reason how dem wan start dia lives all over.  — (bbc__23340, __no translation__)
    'Di other day, I receive one call from Indonesia from person wey wan start vitiligo NGO for dia.  — (bbc__8278, __no translation__)
  15. aux (frequency:4)
    Don start.  — (ENU_06_After-School-Lessons_DG__47, It starts.)
    Who dey start  — (bbc__100178, __no translation__)
  16. conj (frequency:2)
    You for no know whether God dey, how life take start or anything about your future.  — (jw__13604, __no translation__)
    You fit talk to new people for your congregation before meeting start and when e end?  — (jw__8565, __no translation__)
  17. aux-cc (frequency:2)
    Na so for December 2013, President Kiir talk say Machar get hand for coup and fight-fight come start.  — (bbc__71960, __no translation__)
    Gololo bin say na as di herdsmen wan relocate go Taraba State through Nassarawa State, na im thief carry 1000 of dia cows and fight-fight come start.  — (bbc__54396, __no translation__)

Derived forms

  1. She be di 16th housemate to leave di Big Brother show since dis season edition start for July.  — (bbc__88362, __no translation__)
    Osun United bin add players wey get experience join the team before season start but things no go well as b4 b4 coachee wey be David Samson Unuanel take plan am the team dey bottom of Group B1 for the 2018/19 NNL season with just one point from 3 games.  — (brila__1262, __no translation__)

Synonyms

  • finish 0.65 1790, begin 0.63 2741, stop 0.55 2535, continue 0.53 1473, end 0.52 1812, prepare 0.50 514, resume 0.50 159, turn 0.50 930, close 0.47 843

Antonyms

  • finish 0.65 1790, begin 0.63 2741, stop 0.55 2535, continue 0.53 1473, end 0.52 1812, prepare 0.50 514, resume 0.50 159, turn 0.50 930, close 0.47 843

Translations

  • English: no definition