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1 take
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be taken[Swahili Word] -chukuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chukua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get down (something hanging)[Swahili Word] -tundua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who takes away[Swahili Word] mteka[Swahili Plural] wateka[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] teka V[English Example] "water carrier, one who draws water".[Swahili Example] mteka maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -chukua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchukuzi, uchukuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -chukwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -punja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] military------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take (a small amount or a handful)[Swahili Word] -chopa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take (to a particular place or person)[Swahili Word] -peleka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a little of something[Swahili Word] -chota[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] draw water [by the bucketful][Swahili Example] chota maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take apart[Swahili Word] -ungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -tolea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -umua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -zindua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinda[Related Words] zinduo, mzinduko, uzindusho, -zindika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away (by force)[Swahili Word] -poka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away by force[Swahili Word] -bwakua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away from[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away from each other[Swahili Word] -toleana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rejesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rejeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rudisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] take back the present[Swahili Example] rudisha zawadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -bakiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. ubakuaji / also: '-bakua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -bakua[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. ubakuaji / also: '-bakwia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -bekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -kwapura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -lungula[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mlungula N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -rungula[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mlungula N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -nyang'anya[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the government has forcefull taken the few monies that they had[Swahili Example] Serikali imewanyang'anya pesa chache walizokuwa nazo [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -nyara[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -pokonya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -pora[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The husband takes her salary by force[Swahili Example] bwanake anampora huo mshahara wote [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -rungula[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take everything one has[Swahili Word] -sapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take everything one has[Swahili Word] -sapasapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take for[Swahili Word] -chukulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take from[Swahili Word] -nyang'anya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in[Swahili Word] -kunja[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kunjo N[Swahili Example] kunja uso; kunja miguu; kunja uzi [Rec][Note] kunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in (a sail)[Swahili Word] heria[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Port.) arrier[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in (as a guest)[Swahili Word] -pokea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They have given us a good reception.[Swahili Example] wametupokea vizuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in small quantities[Swahili Word] -donoa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in the act[Swahili Word] -fumania[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take into the arms[Swahili Word] -kumbatia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mtoto alikumbatiana na mamaye [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off[Swahili Word] -angua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -anga[Note] Cf. anguko, kiangushio, mwangushi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off[Swahili Word] -kema[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off fast[Swahili Word] -timua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] timka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off the fire[Swahili Word] -epua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kudondoa chombo kutoka motoni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -chomoa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[Swahili Example] mlikuwa na picha ya Idi, akaichomoa na kisha akakaa nayo kitandani na kuitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -futua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -opoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -pachua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out the contents (e.g. the meat of a coconut)[Swahili Word] -chokoa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chokochoko, kichokoo, mchokocho, mchokoo, mchokozi, uchokozi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take place[Swahili Word] -jiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] aliwaza mengi, ya zamani na yatayojiri mbele [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take place[Swahili Word] -tukia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take something up and carry it away[Swahili Word] -tekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take up and carry away[Swahili Word] -teka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take up load on the head[Swahili Word] -twika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 drive
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be driven forward[Swahili Word] -ongozeka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] ongeza V[English Example] His/her ways began to be forward driven[Swahili Example] mwendo wake ulianza kuongozeka [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[English Plural] drives[Swahili Word] mtambo[Swahili Plural] mitambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[English Plural] drives[Swahili Word] shuti[Swahili Plural] shuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[Swahili Word] -endesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[Swahili Definition] kufanya kitu kama gari, motaboti, motokaa n.k. kiende [Masomo 24][English Example] although the doctor forgot to teach him to drive it, he decided to look for that motorboat so as to escape from that place[Swahili Example] Ingawa daktari alisahau kumfundisha kuiendesha aliamua kuitafuta motaboti hiyo ili atoroke mahali pale [Masomo 245]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[Swahili Word] -gofyagofya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[Swahili Word] -himia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive (cattle)[Swahili Word] -swaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive (nails)[Swahili Word] -gongomea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -fukuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -furusha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] akawafurusha [kuku] mpaka kwenye masusu yao [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -gurisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -kimbiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -winga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away (by waving the arms)[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] exorcise a spirit.[Swahili Example] punga pepo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away ants (with burning grass)[Swahili Word] -sia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away ants with firebrands[Swahili Word] -zira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away with fire[Swahili Word] -zia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive back[Swahili Word] -sukumiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intensive[Derived Word] sukuma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive cattle[Swahili Word] -shunga ng'ombe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive forward[Swahili Word] -ongoza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] (s)he could not understand why people like this were given the party to lead it.[Swahili Example] akashindwa kuelewa kwa nini watu kama hawa waliachiwa kukiongoza Chama [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive home[Swahili Word] -pigilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive in[Swahili Word] -kokomea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kongomea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive on[Swahili Word] -himiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] hima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive on[Swahili Word] -sukumiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intensive[Derived Word] sukuma V[English Example] drive a car fast[Swahili Example] sukumiza gari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive oneself[Swahili Word] -jikalifu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] takalifu, ukalifu, utakalifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive out[Swahili Word] -fukuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive someone to despair[Swahili Word] -tamaa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was not able to drive him into despair completely[Swahili Example] hakuweza kumkatisha tamaa kabisa [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive with blows[Swahili Word] -gongomea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 put
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put[Swahili Word] -wekwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] Subira aliiweka ile barua [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put into[Swahili Word] -tiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put out[Swahili Word] -kimua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put out[Swahili Word] -kimwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put out[Swahili Word] -tolewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Spanish[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone put[Swahili Word] -tilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Word] tia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -gusisha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Mansuri aligusisha midomo yake juu ya shavu la Rehema [Sul], akamgusisha mkewe ncha ya bakora [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -ika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=weka, ikiza)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -tia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -weka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] akiambiwa kuweka moto jikoni yeye huchukuwa majani kutoka paa la jiko [Kez], wewe uliweka nadhiri kuivunja rekodi iliyokuwapo [Muk, alishindwa kuweka hesabu ya namna mbali mbali mwanawe alivyoweza kuzitengeneza nywele zake [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put (something in something)[Swahili Word] -ingiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ingia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put about[Swahili Word] -kisi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -dunduliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -fita[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -hifadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -tengua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put away[English Plural] translation for applicative?[Swahili Word] -bagua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put back[Swahili Word] -rudisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put between legs[Swahili Word] -fyata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put down[Swahili Word] -teremsha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] telea V[Swahili Example] aliteremshe [shoka] kwa nguvu juu ya mashingo ya watu hawa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put down[Swahili Word] -tua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put down and roll over and over[Swahili Word] -firigisa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] nyuso zikafirigiswa katika viganja vya mikono [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put for someone[Swahili Word] -ekea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] weka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put for someone[Swahili Word] -wekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put forward[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in[Swahili Word] -ingiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ingia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in[Swahili Word] -wekea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] weka V[Swahili Example] maji mmeshamwekea mzazi msalani? [Moh], mbona wembe hamjaniekea? [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in (by force)[Swahili Word] -penyesha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] penya[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -zatiti[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in sanctuary[Swahili Word] -hifadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put inside[Swahili Word] -tumbukiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus-intr[Derived Word] tumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put inside out[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put into[Swahili Word] -didimisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put into (by force)[Swahili Word] -penyeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put into (food)[Swahili Word] -towea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -ahirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ahiri[English Example] the examination is postponed until tomorrow[Swahili Example] mtihani umeahirishwa mpaka kesho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -kawisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -tuilisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -tuiliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on[Swahili Word] -jikatia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] hana khanga hata moja ya kujikatia1 wala ya kujitanda [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on (clothes)[Swahili Word] -vaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on clothes[Swahili Word] -vaa nguo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on clothing[Swahili Word] -valia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on make-up[Swahili Word] -jipura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on the fire[Swahili Word] -telekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put one thing on top of another[Swahili Word] -eleka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] v caus[Swahili Example] usitueleke msumari wa moto juu ya kidonda [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put one thing on top of another[Swahili Word] -elekanya[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] v caus------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put oneself[Swahili Word] -jiwekea[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alikuwa amekwisha jiwekea kijumba kidogo [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put oneself forward[Swahili Word] -jitanguliza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -tangulia v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Subira's grandmother right then put out her child to call her siblings[Swahili Example] bibi wa Subira hapo hapo alimtoa mtoto kwenda kuwaita nduguze [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out[Swahili Word] -tokeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] toka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out in the open[Swahili Word] -fichua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ficha v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put right[Swahili Word] -endekeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-intr[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put someone off[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to[Swahili Word] -vugaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -changa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -kongomea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] konga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -saliti[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] if you mix two kinds of this sand, you will get good sand[Swahili Example] ukisaliti jinsi mbili za mchanga huu utapata mchanga mzuri.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -shamiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -tunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -stahimili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -tikiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -vumilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma[Related Words] vumilivu, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -weza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put upside down[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------
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Back-firing — Backfire Back fire Back fire Back fire , v. i. 1. (Engin.) To have or experience a back fire or back fires; said of an internal combustion engine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of a Bunsen or similar air fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
