Difference between revisions of "very"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English very
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From: English ''very''
  
===Usage===
 
 
===Definition===
 
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ˈvɛri
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* ˈvɛ́rì
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-very.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-very.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-very.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-very.m.ogg</sm2>  
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 273
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 273
  
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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===Definition===
 
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* sey someting dey well well.
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
'''very'''
 
 
# sey someting dey well well.
 
# sey someting dey well well.
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''' good. |(JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__122, Very good.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Very''' good. |(JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__122, Very good.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Very''', '''very''' cheap. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__52, Really, really cheap.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Very''', '''very''' cheap. |(JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__52, Really, really cheap.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|E dey '''very''', '''very''' important. |(WAZA_08_Body-Matter_MG__10, It's really very important.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|E dey '''very''', '''very''' important. |(WAZA_08_Body-Matter_MG__10, It's really very important.)}}
# advmod (frequency:16)
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
well-well 0.52 994, well 0.45 6982
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[[well well]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* sha 0.59 392, weather 0.54 161, well-well 0.52 994, too 0.48 3267, well- 0.47 7, always 0.45 1011, well 0.45 6982, proud 0.44 86, sometimes 0.44 599
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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English: '' very''
 
 
  
  
 
===Adjective====
 
===Adjective====
# Sey someting dey as dey talk sey e dey
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# Sey someting dey as dey talk sey e dey.
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make una hear every, every as I roger come knock una for dis '''very''' o'clock. |(WAZL_12_Chibok-Girls_M__4, You all should listen to everything. As I am here I am here to give you at this very hour.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make una hear every, every as I roger come knock una for dis '''very''' o'clock. |(WAZL_12_Chibok-Girls_M__4, You all should listen to everything. As I am here I am here to give you at this very hour.)}}
  
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
  
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''very''

Revision as of 20:15, 28 October 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

veri

Etymology

From: English very


Pronunciation

  • ˈvɛ́rì

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 169
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 90
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1395
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 273

Definition

  • sey someting dey well well.

Adverb

  1. sey someting dey well well.
    • Very good.  — (JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__122, Very good.)
    • Very, very cheap.  — (JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__52, Really, really cheap.)
    • E dey very, very important.  — (WAZA_08_Body-Matter_MG__10, It's really very important.)

Synonyms

well well

Translations

English: very


Adjective=

  1. Sey someting dey as dey talk sey e dey.
    Make una hear every, every as I roger come knock una for dis very o'clock.  — (WAZL_12_Chibok-Girls_M__4, You all should listen to everything. As I am here I am here to give you at this very hour.)


Translations

  • English: very