oker ez banabil

[from *e-bil-i or *i-bil-i] iz.

a. journey; \ibili bat egin to go on a journey; Pauloren \ibiliak Paul's journeys

b. walk

2. \ibilian asko ikasten da you learn a lot by practicing; \ibilian, gero eta lirainago bihurtuko da through practice, (s)he will become more graceful; balea handia bazen ere, azkar zen \ibilian although the whale was big, it could move fast da/ad.

a. ( oinez joan) to walk, go about; oinez \ibili to walk

b. ( mugitu) to move

c. ( zaldia) to go, run; zaldiz \ibili to ride, go on horseback; etxetik lantegira eta lantegitik etxera \ibili to commute from home to the factory and from the factory to home

d. ( bidaian) to travel, go about; leku askotan \ibilitakoa da she's been to a lot of places; Ni ere Ameriketan \ibilia naiz I too have been to America ; leku askotan \ibilitakoa da she's been to a lot of places; Euskal Herri osoan barrena \ibili ondoren after travelling throughout the whole of the Basque Country

e. ( hegazkin, hegazti, e.a.) to fly; airean dabiltzen hegaztiak birds that fly in the air

2. (irud.) neska baten atzetik \ibili to be courting a girl |to be going after a girl; esamesa handiak dabiltza rumours are running rampant; askorekin \ibili ondoren, neskazaharra gelditu da after going out with many, she wound up an old maid

a. Tek. to go, work, run

b. ( erlojua) to go; erlojua ez dabil the watch's not running

4. ( egon)

a. to be; nola zabiltza? how's it going? | how are you getting on?; oker ez banabil if I'm not mistaken; kontuz \ibili to be careful

b. haserre dabil he's been angry; gaixorik dabil (s)he's been ill

5. ( aritu, jardun) to be, be busy; auzietan \ibili to be engaged in lawsuits; haizea dabil the wind's blowing; zure bila dabiltza they're looking for you; gerorik gerora \ibili naiz I've been putting things off; alferrik dabiltza they're wasting their time; lanpeturik dabil he's been busy; orain baserrian dabil now he's working on the farm; lapur ugari dabil azken bolada honetan thieves have been on the increase lately ; lanpeturik dabil he's busy; Etxegarai kardinalea ez zen turista gisa \ibili Kuban Cardinal Etxegarai wasn't in Cuba as a tourist

5. e-r egiten \ibili to be doing sth | to be in the course of doing sth

6. ( maiz joan) to attend; elizara \ibili to attend church

7. ( jantzia) to dress; ongi dabilena da she is well dressed