Difference between revisions of "stay"

 
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* stéɪ̀
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* stê
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-stay.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-stay.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-stay.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-stay.m.ogg</sm2>
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
* Make person dey live for somewhere.
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# Make person dey live for somewhere.
:* {{ux|dv| Abuja na very good place to '''stay'''. |(ABJ_NOU_02_Gimba-Lifestory_MG__16, Abuja is a very good place to stay.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Abuja na very good place to '''stay'''. |(ABJ_NOU_02_Gimba-Lifestory_MG__16, Abuja is a very good place to stay.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| Sey make I con follow am go dey '''stay''' Lagos. |(IBA_01_Fola-Lifestory_MG__34, She said I should come stay with her in Lagos.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Sey make I con follow am go dey '''stay''' Lagos. |(IBA_01_Fola-Lifestory_MG__34, She said I should come stay with her in Lagos.)}}
:* {{ux|dv|Dat guy dey '''Stay''' Nigeria. |(NSC_2021, That guy lives )}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dat guy dey '''Stay''' Nigeria. |(That guy lives in Nigeria.)}}
* Make person remain for one place.
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# Make person remain for one place.
:* {{ux|dv|We promise to '''stay''' im side. |(jw__40251, We promised to stay at his side.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|We promise to '''stay''' im side. |(jw__40251, We promised to stay at his side.)}}
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
*  [[live]]
 
*  [[live]]
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* [[comot]], [[leave]]  
 
* [[comot]], [[leave]]  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''to live in a place''.
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* English: ''to live in a place''

Latest revision as of 18:47, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English stay

Pronunciation

  • stê

Play

Verb

  1. Make person dey live for somewhere.
    • Abuja na very good place to stay.  — (ABJ_NOU_02_Gimba-Lifestory_MG__16, Abuja is a very good place to stay.)
    • Sey make I con follow am go dey stay Lagos.  — (IBA_01_Fola-Lifestory_MG__34, She said I should come stay with her in Lagos.)
    • Dat guy dey Stay Nigeria.  — (That guy lives in Nigeria.)
  2. Make person remain for one place.
    • We promise to stay im side.  — (jw__40251, We promised to stay at his side.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: to live in a place