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1 beat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be beaten[Swahili Word] -pigwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] (s)he feared being beaten[Swahili Example] aliogopa kupigwa [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be beaten[Swahili Word] -shindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] our ball team was beaten[Swahili Example] timu yetu ya mpira ilishindwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -babatika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] beat with the wings[Swahili Example] beat mbawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -chapa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] mchapo[Swahili Definition] kupiga kwa fimbo au kiboko [Masomo 416][English Example] yeah, I should pick up a stick and beat you all[Swahili Example] ebu, nichukue fimbo niwachape [Masomo 416]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -dodosa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -dunda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -ezeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -fua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -fusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gogota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gonga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kengele ya pili iligonga na misa ikaanza [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gong'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -gota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -jalidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jalada, mjelidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -menya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -buta[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kupiga, kugonga, kuchapa[English Example] beat a rug.[Swahili Example] puta zulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -nesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -nyuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -piga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -pua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pua nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -pura[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -purura[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] wash clothes.[Swahili Example] pura nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -puta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] beat a rug.[Swahili Example] puta zulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -pwita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -sakata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] In the wedding parade, Hamisi beat the drum well[Swahili Example] Kwenye gwaride la harusi, Hamisi alisakata ngoma vizuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -tanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -titiga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat[Swahili Word] -twanga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (heart)[Swahili Word] -papa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] papara, papio, papo, kipapa, kipapatiko, mpapatiko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (hides in preparing leather)[Swahili Word] -gong'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (hides in preparing leather)[Swahili Word] -kong'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (of the heart)[Swahili Word] -puma[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The heart-beat went first on hearing that his/her mother had died[Swahili Example] Puma ya moyo ilimwenda mbio kusikia mama yake alifariki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (pillows or rugs)[Swahili Word] -ng'ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (pillows or rugs)[Swahili Word] -ng'uta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat a drum[Swahili Word] -gotagota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat around the bush[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat someone with a stick[Swahili Word] -piga fimbo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who beats[English Plural] people who beat[Swahili Word] mpigaji[Swahili Plural] wapigaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] piga V------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 beat time
[English Word] beat time[Swahili Word] -charaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 whip
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[English Plural] whips[Swahili Word] kambaa[Swahili Plural] makambaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kamba[Swahili Example] (ukambaa)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[English Plural] whips[Swahili Word] kiboko[Swahili Plural] viboko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[English Plural] whips[Swahili Word] mchapo[Swahili Plural] michapo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chapa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[English Plural] whips[Swahili Word] mjeledi[Swahili Plural] mijeledi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -charaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -jalidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jalada, mjelidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -buta[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] chapa, piga mjeledi, piga[English Example] beat a rug.[Swahili Example] puta zulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -puta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] beat a rug.[Swahili Example] puta zulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -rapua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -shulu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -shuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip[Swahili Word] -titiga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip (eggs etc)[Swahili Word] -pigapiga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whip (of braided grass or twigs)[English Plural] whips[Swahili Word] kikoto[Swahili Plural] vikoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 heart
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat of the heart[Swahili Word] tuta[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by heart[Swahili Word] kimoyomoyo[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] moyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have one's heart set on[Swahili Word] -chunuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heart[Swahili Word] fuadi[Swahili Plural] fuadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] fuadini pa furaha [Ma][Terminology] poetic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heart[English Plural] hearts[Swahili Word] moyo[Swahili Plural] mioyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] choyo, kijoyo, kimoyo, uchoyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heart[Swahili Word] mtima[Swahili Plural] mitima[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heart[English Plural] hearts[Swahili Word] moyo[Swahili Plural] nyoyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/10[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heart (as the seat of emotions)[Swahili Word] ini[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] maneno yale yalimkata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heart ailment[English Plural] heart ailments[Swahili Word] kimoyo[Swahili Plural] vimoyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] moyo[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] her heart missed a beat[Swahili Word] damu ilimruka[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Word] idiomatic[Swahili Example] damu ilimruka, akachuchupaa kama samaki aliyeruka mwamba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lose heart[Swahili Word] -fa moyo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] fa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set the heart on[Swahili Word] -chunuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take heart[Swahili Word] -tia moyo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] tia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take heart[Swahili Word] -kuza moyo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kuza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take heart[Swahili Word] -jipa moyo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take heart[Swahili Word] -piga moyo konde[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with heart[Swahili Word] kwa moyo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 say
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be said[Swahili Word] -semwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] archaic[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -arifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -hubiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] habari, mhubiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Say! I beat you[Swahili Example] Sema! nikupige------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -taja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say[Swahili Word] -tamka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Say (exclamation introducing a statement)[Swahili Word] ati![Part of Speech] interjection[English Example] "Say, they tell me those people are strangers".[Swahili Example] say! yasemwa watu wale ni wageni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say the wrong thing[Swahili Word] -ponyoka maneno[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Well say something will you?[Swahili Word] sema saa[Part of Speech] interjection[English Example] Well, say something, will you?[Swahili Example] sema saa------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 cause
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be caused by[Swahili Word] -sababishwa na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be caused by[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] ajili[Swahili Plural] ajili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[Swahili Word] chanzi[Swahili Plural] chanzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] chanzo, sababu[English Example] Women are the cause[Swahili Example] Wake ndiyo chanzi [Amana, Masomo 405][Note] poetic cf. chanzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] kisa[Swahili Plural] visa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] mkasa N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] maana[Swahili Plural] maana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] sababu[Swahili Plural] sababu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] what caused you to beat him/her[Swahili Example] Sababu gani ulimpiga?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] sabiki[Swahili Plural] sabiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] sabiki V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[English Plural] causes[Swahili Word] tendo[Swahili Plural] matendo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[Swahili Word] udhuru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[Swahili Word] -ingiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[Swahili Word] -sababisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sababu[English Example] John caused the house to catch fire[Swahili Example] John alisababisha nyumba kuwasha moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[Swahili Word] -sabibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sababu[English Example] John caused the house to catch fire[Swahili Example] John alisabibisha nyumba kuwasha moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause[Swahili Word] -tia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause (of change)[Swahili Word] pinduli[Swahili Plural] mapinduli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause of a dispute[Swahili Word] ushindi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without cause[Swahili Word] bure[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 drum
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat a drum[Swahili Word] -piga ngoma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat drums[Swahili Word] -piga ngoma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] piga[Terminology] music------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] ngoma[Swahili Plural] ngoma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] music------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (kind of)[Swahili Word] dogori[Swahili Plural] madogori[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (kind of)[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] kinanga[Swahili Plural] vinanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] music------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (kind of)[Swahili Word] mganda[Swahili Plural] miganda[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (kind of)[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] msonde[Swahili Plural] misonde[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (kind of)[Swahili Word] pungua[Swahili Plural] pungua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (kind of)[Swahili Word] tutu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (large container)[Swahili Word] pipa[Swahili Plural] mapipa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (small type)[Swahili Word] chapuo[Swahili Plural] chapuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] chapa v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (small type)[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] tari[Swahili Plural] tari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (small)[Swahili Word] tutu[Swahili Plural] tutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (type of)[Swahili Word] mdundo[Swahili Plural] midundo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] dunda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum (type of)[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] soma[Swahili Plural] soma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drum for warding off such a spirit[Swahili Word] dungumaro[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] ceremony for exorcising an evil spirit[Swahili Example] ngoma ya dungumaro------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of drum that stands on legs[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] kumbwaya[Swahili Plural] kumbwaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of large drum[English Plural] drums (kind of)[Swahili Word] msewe[Swahili Plural] misewe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of large drum for calling people to dances[Swahili Word] mrungura[Swahili Plural] mirungura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] signaling drum[English Plural] drums[Swahili Word] chondo[Swahili Plural] vyondo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] military / music------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small drum[English Plural] small drums[Swahili Word] kigoma[Swahili Plural] vigoma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] ngoma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] war drum[English Plural] war drums[Swahili Word] kilingo[Swahili Plural] vilingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 excel
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to excel[Swahili Word] -shindisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to excel[Swahili Word] -shindiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excel[Swahili Word] -kulula[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (= shinda, pita)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excel[Swahili Word] -piku[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Portuguese[English Example] He surpasses me in mathematics but I beat him in geography.[Swahili Example] ananishinda kwa masomo ya hesabu, lakini na mimi kwa somo la jiografia nimempiku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excel[Swahili Word] -pita[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] This book excels that one.[Swahili Example] kitabu hiki ni kizuri kupita kile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] excel[Swahili Word] -shinda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 rain
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat (rain)[Swahili Word] -pepea mvua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pepea[English Example] the rain beats[Swahili Example] mvua inapepea[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] downpour of rain[Swahili Word] mkaragazo[Swahili Plural] mikaragazo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine rain[Swahili Word] manyonyota[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heavy rain[English Plural] heavy rains[Swahili Word] mvua kubwa[Swahili Plural] mvua kubwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] kubwa[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heavy rain[English Plural] heavy rains[Swahili Word] mvua kali[Swahili Plural] mvua kali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mvua[Related Words] kali[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] light rain[Swahili Word] nyunyu[Swahili Plural] manyunyu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] light rain[Swahili Word] urasharasha[Swahili Plural] marasharasha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Derived Word] rasha v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] light rain (usually in August)[English Plural] light rains[Swahili Word] mvua ya mwaka[Swahili Plural] mvua za mwaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] mwaka[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain[English Plural] rains[Swahili Word] mvua[Swahili Plural] mvua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] it is raining[Swahili Example] mvua inanyesha[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain[Swahili Word] -nya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain[Swahili Word] -nya mvua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain[Swahili Word] -nyesha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -nya V[English Example] When it is <b>raining</b>, I always stay at home.[Swahili Example] Wakati mvua <b>ikinyesha</b>, mimi hukaa nyumbani.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain[Swahili Word] -nyesha mvua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] nyesha[Terminology] meteorology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain (light)[English Plural] rains[Swahili Word] mrasharasha[Swahili Plural] mirasharasha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] rasharasha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain gently[Swahili Word] -nyunya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rain that falls at bedtime[Swahili Word] kialio[Swahili Plural] vialio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] kialio cha mvua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rainy season[English Plural] rainy seasons[Swahili Word] wakati wa mvua[Swahili Plural] nyakati za mvua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Related Words] wakati------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the great rainy season (approx. April-May)[Swahili Word] masika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 surpass
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surpass[Swahili Word] -kulula[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (= shinda, pita)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surpass[Swahili Word] -piku[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Portuguese[English Example] he beats me in mathematics but I beat him in geography.[Swahili Example] ananishinda kwa masomo ya hesabu, lakini na mimi kwa somo la jiografia nimempiku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surpass[Swahili Word] -pita[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] This book surpasses that one.[Swahili Example] kitabu hiki ni kizuri kupita kile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surpass[Swahili Word] -shinda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Aziz had his own intelligibility that surpassed those who had educated themselves[Swahili Example] Aziza alikuwa na utambuzi wake mwenyewe ulioshinda wa wale waliojifunza [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surpass[Swahili Word] -zidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] umri wake haukuzidi miaka kumi [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surpass[Swahili Word] -kithiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -kithiria------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 reason
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find a reason[Swahili Word] -pata sababu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for no reason[Swahili Word] bilashi[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Definition] bure; bila sababu[English Example] You are upset for no reason.[Swahili Example] Bilashi mwahangaika [Amana, Masomo 406]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for that reason[Swahili Word] ndio sababu[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for what reason?[Swahili Word] kwa sababu gani?[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for what reason?[Swahili Word] mbona[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give as the reason for[Swahili Word] -sababisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sababu[English Example] the child caused the house to catch fire.[Swahili Example] Mtoto alisababisha nyumba kushika moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give as the reason for[Swahili Word] -sabibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sababu[English Example] The child gave the reason for the house to catch fire[Swahili Example] Mtoto alisabibisha nyumba kushika moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] ajili[Swahili Plural] ajili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] as a result of, thanks to; therefore, because of, on the strength of[Swahili Example] kwa reason ya; kwa reason------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[Swahili Word] akili[Swahili Plural] akili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] haja[Swahili Plural] haja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] haja[Swahili Example] hapana hoja; una hoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] kisa[Swahili Plural] visa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] mkasa N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] maana[Swahili Plural] maana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] those alarming things within that reason really were tough[Swahili Example] vile vituko vilivyomo katika maana ndivyo vilivyokuwa vigumu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] sababu[Swahili Plural] sababu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] for what reason did you beat him[Swahili Example] Sababu ya kuchelewa ni mvua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] sabiki[Swahili Plural] sabiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[Swahili Word] udhuru[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] mahoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] haja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason (for something)[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without reason[Swahili Word] bure[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] one who walks with no reason is not like one who sits without reason, the one who walks might pick up something (proverb)[Swahili Example] mwenda bure si mkaa bure, huenda akaokota (methali)------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 outdo
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] outdo[Swahili Word] -piku[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Portuguese[English Example] He does better than me in mathmatics but I beat him in geography.[Swahili Example] ananishinda kwa masomo ya hesabu, lakini na mimi kwa somo la jiografia nimempiku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] outdo[Swahili Word] -shinda[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shindano N------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 retreat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beat a hasty retreat[Swahili Word] -kimbia mbio[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retreat[English Plural] retreats[Swahili Word] chemba[Swahili Plural] chemba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retreat[Swahili Word] -rejea nyuma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
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beat out — verb 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (Freq. 2) Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship We beat the competition Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game • Syn: ↑beat, ↑crush, ↑shell, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beat — ► VERB (past beat; past part. beaten) 1) strike (someone) repeatedly and violently. 2) strike repeatedly to flatten or make a noise. 3) defeat, surpass, or overcome. 4) informal baffle. 5) (of the heart) pulsate. 6) … English terms dictionary
beat down — verb 1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price She beat the merchant down $100 • Syn: ↑bargain down • Hypernyms: ↑haggle, ↑higgle, ↑chaffer, ↑huckster • Verb … Useful english dictionary
beat up — verb 1. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑work over • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
beat back — verb cause to move back by force or influence repel the enemy push back the urge to smoke beat back the invaders • Syn: ↑repel, ↑drive, ↑repulse, ↑force back, ↑push back … Useful english dictionary
beat around the bush — verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information • Syn: ↑equivocate, ↑tergiversate, ↑prevaricate, ↑palter • Derivationally related forms: ↑paltering (for: ↑palter), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beat a retreat — verb depart hastily • Hypernyms: ↑depart, ↑take leave, ↑quit • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal : to retreat or retire often in haste or with loss of dignity * * * beat a retreat … Useful english dictionary
beat — UK US /biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to do better than someone or something: »Yesterday s close beat the record set Feb. 1. »With their lowest price guarantee, they will beat the price of a competitor s product by 10%. beat… … Financial and business terms
beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer … English new terms dictionary
beat up phrasal — verb 1 (transitive beat someone up) to hurt someone badly by hitting them: They claimed they had been beaten up by the police. 2 beat up on AmE to hit someone and harm them, especially someone younger or weaker than yourself 3 beat up on yourself … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beat out phrasal — verb 1 (transitive something out) to put out a fire by beating 2 (transitive beat something out of someone) to force someone to tell you something by beating them: I had the truth beaten out of me by my father. 3 (transitive beat something out)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English