12 found for 'catching' in Igbo
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nwųtá
nwụ̀ta
Active verb
1.catch and bring
Example
Nwụta nke ahụ.
Nwụta nke ahụ.
Catch and bring that one.
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nwú ökü
nwu ọkụ
Active verb
照遠
1.catch fire
2.light up (as a source); be lit
3.show sign of electric power; come on (electronic device)
Example
Ndị ọchụọkụ kwesịrị ịbịa tupu ụlọ nke ọzọ enwuru ọkụ.
Ndị ọchụọkụ kwesịrị ịbịa tupu ụlọ nke ọzọ enwuru ọkụ.
Firefighters should come before the other house catches fire.
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nwüdó
nwụdo
Active verb
1.catch; capture
Example
A ga-enye onye ga-anwụdo ya onyinye.
A ga-enye onye ga-anwụdo ya onyinye.
A gift will be given to someone that will catch him.
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búté örïà
bute ọrịà
Active verb
1.catch (a disease)
Example
I bute ọrịa, nna m agwọọ gị.
I bute ọrịa, nna m agwọọ gị.
If you catch a disease my father will cure you.
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chükwúté
chụkwute
Active verb
1.to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; catch up and overtake
Example
Achọrọ m ichukwute ụgbọala ahụ.
Achọrọ m ichukwute ụgbọala ahụ.
I want to catch up with that vehicle.
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nwüchí
nwụchi
Active verb
性襟
1.apprehend; arrest; capture (catch)
Example
A nwụchiri Derico Nwamama na Nkpọọ.
A nwụchiri Derico Nwamama na Nkpọọ.
Derico Nwamama was apprehended at Nkpor.
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ųrà
ụ̀rà
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nràta
Noun
1.enticement; seduction to catch somebody or animal; drawing away
Example
Ha ji ụra nwude ya.
Ha ji ụra nwude ya.
They enticed and caught him/her.
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nwü
nwụ
Passive verb
性
1.(especially animal or human) catch; grip; hold in such a way as to not give room for freedom (likely humiliating, especially for humans)
Example
A ga-anwụrụ onye na-ezụ ohi a n'oge na-adịghị anya.
A ga-anwụrụ onye na-ezụ ohi a n'oge na-adịghị anya.
The person that carries out this theft will be caught in no distant time.
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jìdè
jìdè
Active verb
議豪
1.grasp; hold on to
2.hold, especially in order to secure
3.catch, especially animate objects
Example
Ndị uweojii jidere ndị ohi ahụ ka ha na-apụta n'ụlaahịa.
Ndị uweojii jidere ndị ohi ahụ ka ha na-apụta n'ụlaahịa.
The policemen caught the thieves while they were coming out from the store.
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ghötá
ghọta
Active verb
1.understand
2.obtain by plucking, especially a fruit
3.catch, especially something thrown or falling
Example
Chike ghọtara bọọlụ nke mbụ Emeka gbara.
Chike ghọtara bọọlụ nke mbụ Emeka gbara.
Chike caught the first ball Emeka kicked.
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