wait - What does 'wait' mean from Igbo to English?

chébìrì

chebìrì


Word	chebìrì
Definitions	Active verb 1.lie in wait in order to meet someone, especially to attack; ambush
Related Term
Word Stem

Examples

E chebiiri ndị ohi ahụ n'ụzọ Ogbete.

The thieves were ambushed at Ogbete road.

chètü

chètụ


Word	chètụ
Definitions	Active verb 1.wait a little
Related Term
Word Stem

Examples

Chetụ ya, ọ ga-apụta.

Wait for her a little, she will come out.

Ha ga-echetụ.

They will wait a little.

Obinna na-echetụ enyi ya tupu ha apụwa akwụkwọ.

Obinna waits for his fried before they leave for school.,

O chetụrụ obere oge tupu ọ lawa.

He waited a little while before he left.

I nwere ike ichetụ m obere.

Can you wait for me a little.

I ga-echetụ, nri na-abịa?

Will you wait a little, food is coming?

Ị ga-ahụ ya ma i chetụ obere oge.

You will see him if you wait a little.

chétè áká

chetè akā


Word	chetè akā
Definitions	Active verb 1.wait for a long time
Related Term
Word Stem

Examples

I chetee aka ọ ga-emere gị ebere.

If you wait for a long time, he will have mercy on you.

Nkechi chetere aka ebe a.

Nkechi waited for a long time here.

Ọ ga-echeta aka ebe ahụ.

She will wait for a long time there.

Onye chetere aka?

Who waited for a long time?

Ọ na-echete aka tupu o nweta ụgbọ ụtụtụ ọbụla.

He waits for a long time before getting vehicle every morning.

Ichete aka amarala m ahụ.

I am used to waiting for a long time.

Ha ga-echete aka.

They will wait for a long time.

chékátá

chekata


Word	chekata
Definitions	Active verb 1.wait for a long time
Related Terms
Word Stems

Examples

Ọ ga-echekata gị ruo echi.

He will wait for you till tomorrow.

I chekata laa, nke i chere eche a laa n'iyi.

If you wait a long time and leave all the time you waited becomes wasted. (Literary)

O chekatara, pụọ.

He waited a long time and left.

Ha na-echekata ndị ahịa ha ruo ehihie.

They wait for their customers until noon.

Mgbe ọ bụ onye nkụzi, ọ na-echekata ụmụakwụkwọ.

When was a teacher, he would continue waiting for the students.

Ichekata, i zuo ike.

If you wait, you rest.

Ọ ga-echekata unu, chi ejie.

She will continue waiting for you until night fall.

Ọ chọrọ ịchekata ya ruo abalị.

He wants to wait for him till night.

O chekatara ha ụra buru ya.

He continued waiting until he fell asleep.

Ọ kwa m gwara gị agwa, ị ga-echekata ha.

I told you, you will wait a long time for them.

Anyị chekatara, ike agwụ anyị.

We waited for long and got tired.

Ha ga-echekata, ike agwụ ha.

They will wait until they get tired.

Anyị chekatara ha, ụra buru anyị.

We waited for a long time and slept off.

Ichekata ya ma ịhụghị ya, kpọọ ya n'ekwentị.

If you wait for long and did not see her, call her on phone.

O chekatara ha, lawa.

She waited for a long time and left.

Ọ ga-echekata ha ruo ehihie.

She will wait for them till afternoon.

chédébé

chedebe


Word	chedebe
Definitions	Active verb 1.stop or seize waiting; 2.stop thinking about something
Related Term
Word Stem

Examples

Chedebe ha.

Stop waiting for them.

Ọkwọ ụgbọala a na-echedebe ndị mmadụ ma ọ kụọ elekere nke abụọ n'ehihie.

This driver stops waiting for people at 2pm.

Ị ga-echedebe ha echi.

Tomorrow, you stop waiting for them.

Chedebe ụdị echiche a.

Stop having this kind of thoughts.

M ga-echedebe ya.

I will stop waiting for him.

Emeka chedebere gị oge ọ kụrụ elekere nke iri n'ụtụtụ a.

Emeka stopped waiting for you when at 10am.

Ha nwere ike ichedebe ya.

They might stop waiting for him.

Ọ dịla anya o chedebere ha.

It has been long he stopped waiting for them.

dè (édè)

dè (edè)


Word	dè (edè)
Definitions	Active verb 1.exercise patience towards someone's offensiveness and waiting for the right time to act 2.target; observe someone or something in order to make an attack or approach
Related Terms
Word Stems	No word stems

Examples

Nkịta ahụ na-ede nwamba ahụ ede.

That dog is targeting that cat.

O kweghị ide ya ede.

He did not agree to target it.

Obi na-ede nwa ahụ oge ọbụla.

Obi targets that boy all the time.

ché

che


Word	che
Definitions	Active verb 等 1.stay in expectation of someone or something; wait 2.wait around something or someone in order to protect; guard
Related Terms
Word Stems	No word stems

Examples

A chọrọ m ịche ka ọ bịaruo.

I want to wait for him to arrive.

Aga m eche ka ị bịa.

I will wait for you to come.

Kedụ ndị na-eche ebe ahụ?

Which people guard that place?

Ha na-eche m.

They are waiting for me.

Chee ya nkeji iri na ise.

Wait on him for fifteen minutes.

A chọrọ m i chere ya.

I want to wait for him.

Chere m ebe ahụ.

Wait for me there.

Ọ na-eche ka e nye ya ego.

He is waiting to collect his money.

Ebe a adịghị mma iche mmadụ.

It is not safe to wait here.