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1 itself
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] itself[Swahili Word] wenyewe[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] itself[Swahili Word] yenyewe[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] itself[Swahili Word] zenyewe[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] -enyewe pron------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] itself[Swahili Word] binafsi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bi, nafsi[English Example] the bird made its nest by itself[Swahili Example] ndege alitengeneza kiota chake binafsi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] itself[Swahili Word] ji[Part of Speech] verb object------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 advertise
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advertise[Swahili Word] -tembeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tembea[English Example] a good thing sells itself, a bad one advertises itself (proverb)[Swahili Example] kizuri chajiuza kibaya chajitembeza (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advertise[Swahili Word] -tangaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 announce
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -bashiri[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Listen to the cry that is spreading out/in sadness announcing/ the dange that is spreading itself.[Swahili Example] Pulikeni kilio kilotawanyika/kwa huzuni kikibashiri/hatari ilojisambika [Alamin Mazrui "Kilio cha Afrika" 30]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -hadhiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -hubiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -hubiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] habari, mhubiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -julisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -komanza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -nadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -taja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -tamka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -tangaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce[Swahili Word] -piga kibirikizi[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announce arrival (at a threshold)[Swahili Word] -piga hodi[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] neno la kubishia mlango ili kutaka watu ndani ya nyumba wajue umeshafika na unataka kuingia ndani ya nyumba.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] announcement[English Plural] announcements[Swahili Word] kibirikizi[Swahili Plural] vibirikizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be announced[Swahili Word] -bashiriwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] bashiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who publicly announces[English Plural] people who publicly announce[Swahili Word] mtangazi[Swahili Plural] watangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangaa V------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 bang
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang[Swahili Word] mgoto[Swahili Plural] migoto[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gota V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang[Swahili Word] mlio[Swahili Plural] milio[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] lia V[English Example] rifle shot.[Swahili Example] mlio wa bunduki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang[English Plural] bangs[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang[English Plural] bangs[Swahili Word] sauti[Swahili Plural] sauti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] she fell with a bang[Swahili Example] alianguka kwa sauti kubwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang[English Plural] bangs[Swahili Word] kishindo[Swahili Plural] vishindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -shinda[English Example] the car door slammed itself shut with a strong bang[Swahili Example] mlango wa gari unajibana kwa nguvu na kishindo [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang[Swahili Word] -gonga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] usije ukagonga makopo! [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang on each other[Swahili Word] -gongana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] gonga v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bang the door[Swahili Word] -bana mlango[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] banging sound[Swahili Word] mgongo[Swahili Plural] migongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] The banging of the pestle and the clapping is very pleasing msichana anayefikia hali ya kuwa mtu mzima [Masomo 130][Swahili Example] Mgongo wa mchi na makofi huwa wa kupendeza mno msichana anayefikia hali ya kuwa mtu mzima [Masomo 130]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to bang[Swahili Word] -banisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -bana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go bang[Swahili Word] -lia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mlio, mlizi, ulizi N[Swahili Example] bunduki imelia [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 coconut
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] braided coconut leaf used for fencing[Swahili Word] kumba[Swahili Plural] kumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] break open a coconut[Swahili Word] -fua nazi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central rib or stem of coconut leaf or similar.[Swahili Word] upongoo[Swahili Plural] pongoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central stem of the coconut palm leaf[Swahili Word] ujukuti[Swahili Plural] njukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central vein of the coconut palm leaf[Swahili Word] unjukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central vein or stem of the coconut palm leaf[Swahili Word] uchukuti[Swahili Plural] chukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central vein or stem of the coconut-palm leaf[Swahili Word] chukuti[Swahili Plural] chukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] nazi[Swahili Plural] nazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] A bad coconut destroys the good one.[Swahili Example] nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (almost ripe)[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] kikoromeo[Swahili Plural] vikoromeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] koroma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (almost ripe)[Swahili Word] koroma[Swahili Plural] makoroma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (grated) ??[Swahili Word] chicha[Swahili Plural] machicha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (in the first stages of growth)[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] kidaka[Swahili Plural] vidaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (unripe with much milk)[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] dafu[Swahili Plural] madafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] coconut milk[Swahili Example] maji ya dafu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (when full of milk and in late stage)[Swahili Word] tonga[Swahili Plural] matonga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut cream[Swahili Word] kasimile[Swahili Plural] kasimile[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut disease[Swahili Word] mkwachuro[Swahili Plural] mikwachuro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut husk[English Plural] coconut husks[Swahili Word] kifuu[Swahili Plural] vifuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] fuu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut juice[Swahili Word] tuwi[Swahili Plural] tuwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut leaf (used for roof thatching and fences)[English Plural] coconut leaves[Swahili Word] kuti[Swahili Plural] makuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] ukuti[English Example] the coconut leaves on the roof gleam[Swahili Example] makuti juu ya paa yaking'aa [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut meat residue[Swahili Word] takizi[Swahili Plural] takizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] taki N, zake pron[Terminology] poetic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut milk (from grating nutty part)[Swahili Word] tui[Swahili Plural] tui[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut mixed in a mortar[Swahili Word] kipondwe[Swahili Plural] vipondwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] ponda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut palm[English Plural] coconut palms[Taxonomy] Cocos nucifera[Swahili Word] mnazi[Swahili Plural] minazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] nazi[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut palm (Cocos mucifera)[Swahili Word] mkitamli[Swahili Plural] mikitamli[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kitamli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut solids (after boiling to produce oil)[Swahili Word] shata[Swahili Plural] mashata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] (s)he squeezed (milked) the coconut solids to produce oil[Swahili Example] Alikamua shata la nazi kupata mafuta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut that has dried up inside[English Plural] dried up coconuts[Swahili Word] kiziwi[Swahili Plural] viziwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] ziwi, ukiziwi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cocunut-palm branch[Swahili Word] kole[Swahili Plural] makole[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mkole N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cream squeezed from coconut[Swahili Word] tuwi[Swahili Plural] tuwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] disease of coconuts[Swahili Word] mkwachuro[Swahili Plural] mikwachuro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] early stage in the growth of the coconut when the meat is still quite soft or the meat itself at this stage.[Swahili Word] ulambilambi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] early stage in the growth of the coconut when the meat is still quite soft.[Swahili Word] urambirambi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] empty coconut[Swahili Word] bunde[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fiber (of young coconut leaves)[English Plural] fibers[Swahili Word] difu[Swahili Plural] madifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fiber from inner skin of coconut leaf stalk[Swahili Word] ununu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flesh of a grated ripe coconut after the oil has been pressed out[Swahili Word] chicha[Swahili Plural] chicha[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Definition] kitu cheupe kinachobaki katika nazi iliyokunwa na kukamuliwa [Masomo 407][English Example] to sell what remains after grating and squeezing the liquid out of the flesh of a coconut[Swahili Example] kuuza chicha za nazi [Amana, Masomo 407]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fully ripe coconut[Swahili Word] mbata[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hard inner shell of a coconut[Swahili Word] ufuu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] joya (coconut with spongy shell)[Swahili Word] joya[Swahili Plural] majoya[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] kama joya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] juice squeezed from coconut[Swahili Word] tui[Swahili Plural] tui[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf-stem of the coconut palm[Swahili Word] gubi[Swahili Plural] magubi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leathery sheath of coconut flower-stem[Swahili Word] kalala[Swahili Plural] makalala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] male flowers of the coconut palm[Swahili Word] upunga[Swahili Plural] punga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who makes a business of climbing coconut trees to pick nuts[Swahili Word] mkwezi[Swahili Plural] wakwezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kwea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stake fixed in ground for dehusking coconuts[English Plural] pointed stakes[Swahili Word] kifuo[Swahili Plural] vifuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] processed fibres of the coconut husk[Swahili Word] usumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Swahili Example] kuangusha kichwa chake juu ya mto wa usumba [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] remove the husk from a coconut[Swahili Word] -fua nazi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] residue of coconut left after the white part has been scraped out of the shell[Swahili Word] panza[Swahili Plural] panza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] round basket for squeezing coconut for tui[English Plural] round baskets[Swahili Word] kifumbu[Swahili Plural] vifumbu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] tui, fumba, kifumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single frond of a coconut-palm leaf[English Plural] fronds[Swahili Word] ukuti[Swahili Plural] kuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small coconut palm leaf[English Plural] small coconut palm leaves[Swahili Word] kikuti[Swahili Plural] vikuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kuti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spongy substance (inside coconut shell)[Swahili Word] joya[Swahili Plural] majoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strip of coconut-palm leaf (used for weaving mats)[English Plural] strips of coconut-palm leaves[Swahili Word] ukili[Swahili Plural] kili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] very young coconut bud[Swahili Word] kokochi[Swahili Plural] kokochi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] alipofumbua kokochi za kifua [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woody covering of the flower-stem of the coconut (used as firewood)[Swahili Word] kalala[Swahili Plural] makalala[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young coconut in the stage of milk-formation[Swahili Word] tale[Swahili Plural] matale[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young coconut palm[English Plural] palms[Swahili Word] mnazi mkinda[Swahili Plural] minazi mikinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] nazi[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young coconut palm[English Plural] young coconut palms[Swahili Word] mnazi mkinda[Swahili Plural] minazi mikinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 coil
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be coiled up[Swahili Word] -zongamana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[English Plural] coils[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[English Plural] coils[Swahili Word] songo[Swahili Plural] masongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] songa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[Swahili Word] -finginyika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[Swahili Word] -nyonga[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] nyonge, nyongea, kinyongo, mnyongaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[Swahili Word] -songomeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intr-inver-stat[English Example] The snake is coiling itself up[Swahili Example] nyoka anajisongomeza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[Swahili Word] -vinginyika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[Swahili Word] -vivinyuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil[Swahili Word] -zonga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coil round[Swahili Word] -zongamea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] zonga V------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 copper
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] copper[English Plural] copper[Swahili Word] shaba[Swahili Plural] shaba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] the door fastener was made of copper[Swahili Example] tumbuu ya mlango ilikuwa ya shaba nyekundu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] copper[Swahili Word] kupri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] from the name of the island Cyprus, itself unclear etymology; possibly Greek or Su[Related Words] Kupro[English Definition] a metallic element of red-brown colour; symbol CU; atomic weight 65.54[Swahili Definition] elementi metali yenye rangi kahawia nyekundu; alama CU; uzani atomia 65.54[English Example] copper is an excellent conductor of electricity and heat[Swahili Example] kupri (au shaba) ni kipitishio bora ya umeme na joto[Terminology] chemistry------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] copper-colored[Swahili Word] maji ya kunde[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 goat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] billy goat[English Plural] billy goats[Swahili Word] denge[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] billy goat[Swahili Example] denge ya mbuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] billy goat[English Plural] billy goats[Swahili Word] beberu[Swahili Plural] mabeberu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] ubeberu, barubaru------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] goat[English Plural] goats[Swahili Word] mbuzi[Swahili Plural] mbuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] the hair itself was not from a cow nor a goat[Swahili Example] manyoya yenyewe si ya ng'ombe wala mbuzi [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he-goat[English Plural] he-goats[Swahili Word] beberu[Swahili Plural] mabeberu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] ubeberu, barubaru------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 oppressed
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be oppressed[Swahili Word] -dhulumiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dhulumu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be oppressed[Swahili Word] -sagika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be oppressed[Swahili Word] -sagwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressed person[English Plural] oppressed people[Swahili Word] mdhulumiwa[Swahili Plural] wadhulumiwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] the Church should be avoid finding itself in the situation of being a "Third Force" between the oppressor and the oppressed[Swahili Example] Kanisa liwe macho lisijikute katika hali ya kuwa "Madaraka ya Tatu" kati ya mdhulumu na mdhulumiwa [Kairos 5.4]------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 oppressor
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[Swahili Word] dhalimu[Swahili Plural] madhalimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] aliichukua glasi na kumvurumishia dhalimu wake [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[Swahili Word] dhulmati[Swahili Plural] dhulmati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mtesaji, mlafi, dhulmati, afriti, nduli mkubwa! [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[English Plural] oppressors[Swahili Word] mwenye jeuri[Swahili Plural] wenye jeuri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] mwenye, ujeuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[English Plural] oppressors[Swahili Word] mdhalimu[Swahili Plural] wadhalimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[Swahili Word] mdhamana[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] dhamini V[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[English Plural] oppressors[Swahili Word] mdhamini[Swahili Plural] wadhamini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] dhamini V[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[English Plural] oppressors[Swahili Word] mtesa[Swahili Plural] watesa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[Swahili Word] mtesi[Swahili Plural] watesi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tesa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[English Plural] oppressors[Swahili Word] mwinamshi[Swahili Plural] wainamshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] inama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oppressor[English Plural] oppressors[Swahili Word] mdhulumu[Swahili Plural] wadhulumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] the Church should be avoid finding itself in the situation of being a "Third Force" between the oppressor and the oppressed[Swahili Example] Kanisa liwe macho lisijikute katika hali ya kuwa "Madaraka ya Tatu" kati ya mdhulumu na mdhulumiwa [Kairos 5.4]------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 plant
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] annual edible plant[Swahili Word] bisari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] annual plant (Momordica morgose or charantia)[Swahili Word] karela[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Ind.)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be planted[Swahili Word] -pandwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] There were mango trees which were planted in profusion[Swahili Example] palikuwa na miembe iliyopandwa kwa fujo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[Swahili Word] mbugu[Swahili Plural] mibugu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mbungo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[Swahili Word] mkwezi[Swahili Plural] mikwezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kwea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[Swahili Word] mmelea[Swahili Plural] mimelea[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[English Plural] climbing plants[Swahili Word] mtambaa miti[Swahili Plural] mitambaa miti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] mti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant (kind of)[Swahili Word] mkuku[Swahili Plural] mikuku[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant yielding poison for arrows[English Plural] climbing plants[Swahili Word] kombe[Swahili Plural] makombe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -komba[Terminology] botany / anthropology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Dichapetalum macrocarpum[Swahili Word] chikwaya jike[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Dichapetalum mosambicense[Swahili Word] chikwaya dume[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] factory plant[Swahili Word] mtambo[Swahili Plural] mitambo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hardy creeping plant[English Plural] plants[Taxonomy] Callopsis Volensii[Swahili Word] kilalanungu[Swahili Plural] vilalaungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hardy plant[English Plural] hardy plants[Taxonomy] Pentas purpurea[Swahili Word] kivumanyuki[Swahili Plural] vivumanyuki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Definition] red and purple aromatic flowered shrub[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hardy plant (Ramphicarpa veronicaefolia)[Swahili Word] kimangari[Swahili Plural] vimangari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] jaja[Taxonomy] Aneilema aequinoctiale[Swahili Word] jaja[Swahili Plural] jaja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Definition] perennial herb with small yellow, blue, mauve or lilac flowers[Swahili Definition] mmea mwenye maua madogo ya manjano, bluu au pinki[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kakindu (variety of plant, Striga pubiflora)[Swahili Word] kakindu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of plant, Canna indica (the seeds are used for Moslem rosaries)[Swahili Word] mtasbihi[Swahili Plural] mitasbihi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tasbihi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kirukia (paratsitic climbing plant)[Swahili Word] kirukia[Swahili Plural] virukia[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ruka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lentil-plant[Swahili Word] mdengu[Swahili Plural] midengu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] dengu N[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marijuana plant (leaf is bangi)[Swahili Word] mbangi[Swahili Plural] mibangi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkwakwa (climbing plant bearing edible fruit, Landolfia florida)[Swahili Word] mkwakwa[Swahili Plural] mikwakwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkwakwa (climbing plant bearing edible fruit, Landolfia florida)[Swahili Word] mkwakwara[Swahili Plural] mikwakwara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mlangamia (parasitic plant growing on cloves)[Swahili Word] mlangamia[Swahili Plural] milangamia[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name of a climbing plant[Swahili Word] kirukia[Swahili Plural] virukia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] madirisha makubwa yenye virukia [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perennial plant (Abutilum zanzibaricum)[Swahili Word] mbiha[Swahili Plural] mibiha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perennial plant with yellow or blue flowers[Taxonomy] Aneilema aequinoctale, Aneilema sinicum[Swahili Word] kongwe[Swahili Plural] kongwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[English Plural] plants[Swahili Word] kipando[Swahili Plural] vipando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -panda[English Example] his little garden with a variety of plants[Swahili Example] kitalu chake kidogo chenye mchanganyiko wa vipando [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[English Plural] plants[Swahili Word] kiwanda[Swahili Plural] viwanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] heat-treatment plant; powdered-milk processing plant[Swahili Example] kiwanda cha jotojoto; kiwanda cha kufanyia unga wa maziwa [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[Swahili Word] mmea[Swahili Plural] mimea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] mea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[Swahili Word] -panda[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pandikizo, mpanda, mpando, upandaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (any of several stinging kinds)[Swahili Word] weni[Swahili Plural] maweni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Swahili Example] weni 'uo ukiuke [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (kind of)[English Plural] plants[Taxonomy] Commelina imberbis; Commelina benghalensis[Swahili Word] jaja[Swahili Plural] jaja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Definition] perennial herb with blue flowers[Swahili Definition] mmea mwenye maua ya bluu[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (kind of)[Swahili Word] mnyapa[Swahili Plural] minyapa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (kind used for making black dye, Euclea multiflora)[Swahili Word] mdaa[Swahili Plural] midaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (rice in holes)[Swahili Word] -sia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant out[Swahili Word] -atika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant out[Swahili Word] -pandikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intensive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -panda[Related Words] pandikizo[English Definition] transfer seedlings from a nursery to a plantation[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant resembling the pea (Phaseolus mungo)[Swahili Word] mchoroko[Swahili Plural] michoroko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant that grows wild[English Plural] plants that grow wild[Swahili Word] kimelea[Swahili Plural] vimelea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -mea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant with aromatic leaves, (Ocimum sp)[Swahili Word] mvumbasi[Swahili Plural] mivumbasi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poisonous plant used for medicinal purposes[Swahili Word] msungululu[Swahili Plural] misungululu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thorny swamp plant[Swahili Word] tindiga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] type of poisonous plant (Euphorbia abyssinica)[Swahili Word] mbamba[Swahili Plural] mibamba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wild plant (which has seeded itself)[Swahili Word] tarare[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young plant[Swahili Word] chipukizi[Swahili Plural] machipukizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] chipua v------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 present
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at present[Swahili Word] sasa[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] at present[Swahili Example] sasa hivi.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be present[Swahili Word] -hudhuria[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hadhara, hudhurio[Swahili Example] hudhuria katika mkutano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be present (at)[Swahili Word] -shuhudia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he was present when her/his mother was being thrown upside down and being done all things[Swahili Example] alikuwa ameshuhudia mama yake akitupwa chali au kifudifudi kutendewa kila kitu [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be presented[Swahili Word] -pewa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a present to[Swahili Word] -jaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jazi, jazua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a present[Swahili Word] -tunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a present to[Swahili Word] -tunukia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tunuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone a present of something[Swahili Word] -rehemisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] rehema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] adia[Swahili Plural] adia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] hiba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] hongera[Swahili Plural] hongera[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -honga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] jazua[Swahili Plural] jazua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] -jaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] kipaji[Swahili Plural] vipaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] kipawa[Swahili Plural] vipawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] paji[Swahili Plural] mapaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] tuza[Swahili Plural] matuza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] tuzo[Swahili Plural] matuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tuza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] zawadi[Swahili Plural] zawadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] hidaya[Swahili Plural] hidaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[Swahili Word] -gaia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[Swahili Word] -gawia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] "Umeipata'pi kanzu nzuri kama hiyo?" "Wamenigaia matajiri zangu" [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[Swahili Word] -jazi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -jaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[Swahili Word] -kidhi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkidhi[Swahili Example] kidhi maombi[Note] grant a request------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present[Swahili Word] -zawadisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present (in full strength or with perfect attendance)[Swahili Word] timamu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present (on festive occasions)[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] pukuso[Swahili Plural] mapukuso[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present given by a father to the teacher when a boy enters school[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] ufito[Swahili Plural] fito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Terminology] general / anthropology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present given by bridegroom to bride[English Plural] presents[Swahili Word] fichuo[Swahili Plural] mafichuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present itself[Swahili Word] -tukia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present oneself[Swahili Word] -wajihi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present-day[Swahili Word] kisasa[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] sasa adv------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] present-day[Swahili Word] mamboleo[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] Neo-colonialism[Swahili Example] ukoloni mamboleo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the present time[Swahili Word] leo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the present world[Swahili Word] pepo za leo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] the present world[Swahili Example] pepo za leo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the present world[Swahili Word] pepo ya leo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Related Words] leo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unexpected present[English Plural] unexpected presents[Swahili Word] dafina[Swahili Plural] dafina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding present[English Plural] wedding presents[Swahili Word] ada la harusi[Swahili Plural] maada ya harusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding present[English Plural] wedding presents[Swahili Word] uposa[Swahili Plural] posa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding present (from groom to bride before he enters the bedroom for the first time)[English Plural] wedding presents[Swahili Word] kipamkono[Swahili Plural] vipamkono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kipa, mkono[Terminology] anthropology------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 show
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] barely show through (open places in thick vegetation)[Swahili Word] -tindanga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to show[Swahili Word] -onya[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fail to show up[Swahili Word] -china[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] permit to show[Swahili Word] -onya[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] fahari[Swahili Plural] fahari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] lonyo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] maonyesho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] mkogo[Swahili Plural] mikogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] koga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] sherehe[Swahili Plural] sherehe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] tamasha[Swahili Plural] tamasha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] udibaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] uonyesho[Swahili Plural] maonyesho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] shows[Swahili Word] wonyesho[Swahili Plural] maonyesho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[English Plural] show[Swahili Word] shoo[Swahili Plural] shoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] Eng.[Swahili Definition] maonyesho[English Example] The show took place in the FM club hall.[Swahili Example] shoo ilifanyika katika ukumbi wa FM club (http://www.xplastaz.com/ Xplastaz)[Terminology] slang------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -aini[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. aina------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -baini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -bayini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -dhihirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -ekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -onesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] ona V[English Example] the body is private, it is not good for a person to show his/her colleague[Swahili Example] mwili ni sitara, si vyema mtu kumwonesha mwenzake [Moh], huoneshi kama una furaha [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -onyesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] ona V[English Example] You must show me that letter[Swahili Example] lazima unionyeshe barua hiyo [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -tembeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tembea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the teeth[Swahili Example] toa meno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show clearly[Swahili Word] -bainisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] baini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show her/ him[Swahili Word] mwonyeshe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative[English Example] show her the path[Swahili Example] mwonyeshe njia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show itself[Swahili Word] -jichora[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] hofu kubwa ilijichora usoni mwa msichana [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show off[Swahili Word] mzofafa[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] enda mzofafa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show off[Swahili Word] -gamba[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Aligamba kwa nguo mpya.[Note] show off new clothes------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show off[Swahili Word] -jiona[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] kama alivyojiona yu mkubwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show off[Swahili Word] -jivunia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show off[Swahili Word] -koga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show the way[Swahili Word] -elekeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -elea[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akawa akielekeza na kukosoa bila matani [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show up[Swahili Word] -koleza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] showiness[Swahili Word] mashabo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 strong
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -imarika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] imara------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -kakawana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -shupaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -sulibika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -sulubika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -thibiti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be strong[Swahili Word] -weza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become strong[Swahili Word] -pata nguvu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of things strong[Swahili Word] ume[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something with a strong taste[English Plural] strong tasting things[Swahili Word] msunguti[Swahili Plural] misunguti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] chungu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] aushi[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] beberu[Part of Speech] adjective[Dialect] recent[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] ubeberu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] -gumu[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] sauti yake ilikuwa ya taratibu lakini ngumu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] hodari[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] hodari[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] uhodari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] imara[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] imarika, uimara, uimarisho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] -kubwa[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] strong rain[Swahili Example] mvua mkubwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] madhubuti[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] The door itself was not very strong.[Swahili Example] Mlango wenyewe haukuwa madhubuti sana [Ganzel Masomo 173]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] sabiti[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] thabiti[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] tipwa[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] tipwatipwa[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] ume[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] fahali[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] kamambe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] mama Dzilongwa alikishika kamambe [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong[Swahili Word] ndume[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ume------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong (of foods)[Swahili Word] -kali[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] strong palm wine[Swahili Example] tembo kali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong box[English Plural] strong boxes[Swahili Word] kasha la fedha[Swahili Plural] makasha ya fedha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] fedha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong man[English Plural] strong men[Swahili Word] beberu[Swahili Plural] mabeberu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] ubeberu, barubaru------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong person[English Plural] strong people[Swahili Word] chuma[Swahili Plural] chuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strong well-built man[Swahili Word] kakawana[Swahili Plural] makakawana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[English Example] It is the <b>strong man</b> who guards my house.[Swahili Example] Ni <b>kakawana</b> ambaye analinda nyumba yangu.------------------------------------------------------------
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itself — it*self ([i^]t*s[e^]lf ), pron. The neuter reflexive pronoun of {It}; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. [1913 Webster] Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used to refer to something previously mentioned as the subject of the clause: his horse hurt itself. 2) (emphatic ) used to emphasize a particular thing or animal mentioned. ● in itself Cf. ↑in… … English terms dictionary
itself — [it self′] pron. a form of IT1, used: a) as an intensifier [the work itself is easy] b) as a reflexive [the dog bit itself] c) with the meaning “its real, true, or normal self” [the bird is not itself today ]: in this construction, it functions… … English World dictionary
itself — late 14c., from O.E. hit sylf, from IT (Cf. it) + SELF (Cf. self). Since 17c. usually regarded as its self (Cf. its own self) … Etymology dictionary
itself — it|self [ ıt self ] pronoun *** Itself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of it. It can be used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same thing that is the subject of the sentence or that was mentioned… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
itself */*/*/ — UK [ɪtˈself] / US pronoun Summary: Itself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of it. It can be used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same thing that is the subject of the sentence or that was… … English dictionary
itself — [[t]ɪtse̱lf[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON Itself is used as the object of a verb or preposition when it refers to something that is the same thing as the subject of the verb. Scientists have discovered remarkable new evidence showing how … English dictionary
itself — it|self W1S1 [ıtˈself] pron [reflexive form of it ] 1.) used to show that a thing, organization, animal, or baby that does something is affected by its own action ▪ The cat lay on the sofa, washing itself. ▪ The machine switches itself off when… … Dictionary of contemporary English
itself — /It self/ pronoun 1 the reflexive form of it: The cat lay on the sofa, washing itself. | It is generally felt that the government has made an idiot of itself. 2 used to emphasize the pronoun it : We ve checked the wiring and the aerial so the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
itself*/*/*/ — [ɪtˈself] pronoun 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘it , used for showing that an action affects the thing that does the action The young bird cannot feed itself.[/ex] The government needs to defend itself against these attacks.[/ex] 2) used for… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
itself — /it self /, pron. 1. a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself. 2. an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful. 3. (used as the object of a… … Universalium