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jémì

jemì

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.go far in

Example

Igwe ejemighị tupu m abịa.

Igwe ejemighị tupu m abịa.

Igwe has not gone far when I arrived.

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gátè áká

gatè akā

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.go far away

Example

Ị gatee aka, ị ga-ahụ ụlọ buru ibu.

Ị gatee aka, ị ga-ahụ ụlọ buru ibu.

If you go far you will see a big house.

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dï ányá

dị anya

Standard Igbo
TransportationGeography

Passive verb

延目

1.be far; be distant

Example

Ebe nzukọ anyị na-adị anya ma sọọsọ m soro gaa.

Ebe nzukọ anyị na-adị anya ma sọọsọ m soro gaa.

Our meeting venue is far if I go alone.

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nótè áká

notè akā

Standard Igbo
Language

Active verb

1.be far away, at a distance; stay for long; lasting

Example

Mgbe nne m ga-abịa, ọ ga-anote aka.

Mgbe nne m ga-abịa, ọ ga-anote aka.

When my mother will come, she will stay for long.

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bítè áká

bītè aka

Standard Igbo

Active verb

剁査雇

1.live far away

2.live for a long time

Example

O bitere aka ebe a.

O bitere aka ebe a.

He lived here for long.

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wémì

wemì

Standard Igbo
Language

Active verb

1.take far away; take far inside

Example

Di m ga-ewemi ego a ewemi ma ọ bịa.

Di m ga-ewemi ego a ewemi ma ọ bịa.

My husband will take this money far inside when he arrives.

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chümì

chụmì

Standard Igbo

Active verb

言琴

1.chase far away

Example

Anyị amaghị na ọ chumiri ewu anyị na-akpa nri.

Anyị amaghị na ọ chumiri ewu anyị na-akpa nri.

We didn't know he chased our goat that is grazing food to a faraway place.

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-mì

-mì

Standard Igbo
EducationTechnologyGeography

Extensional suffix

1.deep; far; down a distance

Example

Ọ ga-achụmi gị n'ime ọhịa.

Ọ ga-achụmi gị n'ime ọhịa.

He will chase you deep into the bush.

òtàáká

òtàaka

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.far; farness

2.distance; a far location; a long space between two locations

Example

Ha chọtara nkịta ha n'otaaka n'ụlọ ha.

Ha chọtara nkịta ha n'otaaka n'ụlọ ha.

They found their dog far away from their house.

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ǫtï

ọ̀tị

Standard Igbo
Transportation

Noun

寊軸

1.far; stretched

Example

Ebe Chinwe bi dị ọtị

Ebe Chinwe bi dị ọtị

Where Chinwe is living is far.

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