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1 punga
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] swing[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga mikono[English Example] "swing the arms, give a signal".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] wave[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga mikono[English Example] "wave the arms, give a signal".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] fan[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga mikono[English Example] "fan the arms, give a signal".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] be less than so[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] drive away (by waving the arms)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga pepo[English Example] exorcise a spirit.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] exorcize[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] decrease[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] jua limepunga[English Example] the heat of the sun is decreasing (toward sunset).------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] diminish[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[Swahili Example] yeye kapungua nini? [Sul][English Example] What did (s)he diminish------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] let up[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] shorten (a dress etc)[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword punga[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] diminish[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] jua limepunga[English Example] the heat of the sun is diminishing (toward sunset).------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] decrease[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 kusuru
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] do under difficulties[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] make an effort[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] do with great exertion[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] lessen[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] reduce[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] shorten[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -kusuru[English Word] try hard[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 punguza
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] reduce[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punguza kusema sawa[English Example] Reduce speaking correctly------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] decrease[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Siku hizi amepunguza mwili[English Example] Nowadays (s)he has decreased the body------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] lessen[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Pia anapunguza kula sana[English Example] Also, (s)he is lessening eating a lot------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] make smaller[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punguza chakula[English Example] make the food less------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] diminish[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] punguza tumbo[English Example] diminish the stomach------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] shorten[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] mwalimu alipunguza mzaha na vicheko [Muk], umande huu ulipunguza joto la mwili wake [Kez][English Example] The teacher shortened the joke with laughter------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] lower (prices)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Mshonaji amepunguza bei ya kushona[English Example] The tailor has lowered the price for tailoring------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 fupisha
[Swahili Word] -fupisha[English Word] shorten[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fupi adj------------------------------------------------------------
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shorten — ► VERB 1) make or become shorter. 2) Sailing reduce the amount of (sail spread) … English terms dictionary
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shorten — verb (I, T) to become shorter or make something shorter: The days are shortening now. | shorten sth: They re talking about shortening the working week. opposite lengthen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shorten — verb shorten your essay to a three paragraph summary the drapes will have to be shortened Syn: make shorter, abbreviate, abridge, condense, précis, synopsize, contract, compress, reduce, shrink, diminish, cut (down); dock, trim, crop, pare d … Thesaurus of popular words
shorten — verb a) To make shorter; to abbreviate. b) To become shorter. Ant: lengthen … Wiktionary
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shorten — verb Syn: abbreviate, abridge, condense, contract, compress, reduce, shrink, diminish, cut (down), trim, pare (down), prune, curtail, truncate Ant: lengthen … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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shorten — UK [ˈʃɔː(r)t(ə)n] / US [ˈʃɔrt(ə)n] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms shorten : present tense I/you/we/they shorten he/she/it shortens present participle shortening past tense shortened past participle shortened to become shorter, or to… … English dictionary
