Difference between revisions of "understand"
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− | # Make person know de meaning of someting im hear. | + | #Make person know de meaning of someting im hear. |
− | :* {{ux|dv|'''Understand''' wetin dem dey talk?. |(WAZK_13_On-Pidgin_DG__94, Understand what they are saying?.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Understand''' wetin dem dey talk?. |(WAZK_13_On-Pidgin_DG__94, Understand what they are saying?.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|I '''understand'''. |(JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__193, I now have a grip of the meaning intended.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I '''understand'''. |(JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__193, I now have a grip of the meaning intended.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|I wan woman wey '''understand''' me. |(ONI_04_Women_M__65, I want a woman that understands me.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I wan woman wey '''understand''' me. |(ONI_04_Women_M__65, I want a woman that understands me.)}} |
− | # Make person reason matter wit anoder person. | + | #Make person reason matter wit anoder person. |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Oga landlord, I beg '''understand''' my condition. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Landlord, kindly consider my circumstance.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Oga landlord, I beg '''understand''' my condition. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Landlord, kindly consider my circumstance.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|Try to '''understand''' wetin dey their mind. |(jw__38302. Try to read their mind.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Try to '''understand''' wetin dey their mind. |(jw__38302. Try to read their mind.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv|But after every, every de try '''understand''' wit me. |(ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__54, But at the end of the day, they tried to understand me.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|But after every, every de try '''understand''' wit me. |(ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__54, But at the end of the day, they tried to understand me.)}} |
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− | * English: | + | * English: ''comprehend'' |
Revision as of 15:04, 12 February 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English understand
Pronunciation
- ˌəndərˈstænd
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 72
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 183
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1075
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 338
Verb
- Make person know de meaning of someting im hear.
- Understand wetin dem dey talk?. — (WAZK_13_On-Pidgin_DG__94, Understand what they are saying?.)
- I understand. — (JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__193, I now have a grip of the meaning intended.)
- I wan woman wey understand me. — (ONI_04_Women_M__65, I want a woman that understands me.)
- Make person reason matter wit anoder person.
- Oga landlord, I beg understand my condition. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Landlord, kindly consider my circumstance.)
- Try to understand wetin dey their mind. — (jw__38302. Try to read their mind.)
- But after every, every de try understand wit me. — (ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__54, But at the end of the day, they tried to understand me.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: comprehend