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| − | From English ''tight'' | + | From English: ''tight'' |
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| − | * | + | * Wetin women dey wear under cloth. |
| + | :* {{ux|dv| I see di '''tight''' wey she wear.|(I saw the short-tights she wore.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Girls dey like wear '''tight''' under deir gown.|(Girls are fond of wearing short-tights underneath their gowns.)}} | ||
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| + | * [[draws]] | ||
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| + | * English: ''short-tight'' | ||
| − | + | ===Verb=== | |
| − | + | * Make person do wetin go make someting hold well. | |
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Make you '''tight''' am.|(You should tighten it.)}} | ||
| + | ====Translations==== | ||
| + | * English: ''tighten'' | ||
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| + | ===Adjective=== | ||
| + | # Make someting dey close togeder. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| This one make dem be '''tight''' friend. |(jw__37801, This one made them close friends.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| Me and am be '''tight''' friend |(He and I are best of friends.)}} | ||
| + | # Make someting make sense. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| I give am hand, e '''tight'''.|(LAG_18_Lagos-Districts_M__27, I commend him/her, it was nicely done.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| As I wear di trouser, e no con '''tight''' well. |(As I wore the trouser, it was not fitted enough.)}} | ||
| + | # Make someting make sense. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dat company don dey work wit di commission since 2011. I assure you sey our system dey '''tight'''.|(bbc__7880, That company has been working with the commission since 2011. I assure you that our system is organized.)}} | ||
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
* [[tight friend]] | * [[tight friend]] | ||
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* English: ''close'' | * English: ''close'' | ||
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===Adverb=== | ===Adverb=== | ||
| − | * Make person hold anoder person | + | * Make person hold anoder someting or person well well. |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Hold di phone '''tight''' make e no fall. |(Hold on to the phone firmly so it won't fall off.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Na dem fit hold you '''tight''' |(jw__25505, They are the ones who you can hold on to.)}} | |
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* English: ''firmly'' | * English: ''firmly'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 5 June 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English: tight
Pronunciation
- táìt
Noun
- Wetin women dey wear under cloth.
- I see di tight wey she wear. — (I saw the short-tights she wore.)
- Girls dey like wear tight under deir gown. — (Girls are fond of wearing short-tights underneath their gowns.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: short-tight
Verb
- Make person do wetin go make someting hold well.
- Make you tight am. — (You should tighten it.)
Translations
- English: tighten
Adjective
- Make someting dey close togeder.
- This one make dem be tight friend. — (jw__37801, This one made them close friends.)
- Me and am be tight friend — (He and I are best of friends.)
- Make someting make sense.
- I give am hand, e tight. — (LAG_18_Lagos-Districts_M__27, I commend him/her, it was nicely done.)
- As I wear di trouser, e no con tight well. — (As I wore the trouser, it was not fitted enough.)
- Make someting make sense.
- Dat company don dey work wit di commission since 2011. I assure you sey our system dey tight. — (bbc__7880, That company has been working with the commission since 2011. I assure you that our system is organized.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: close
Adverb
- Make person hold anoder someting or person well well.
- Hold di phone tight make e no fall. — (Hold on to the phone firmly so it won't fall off.)
- Na dem fit hold you tight — (jw__25505, They are the ones who you can hold on to.)
Translations
- English: firmly