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Meaning of mu | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2
mũ̄

Definitions

  1. to drink
  2. to take
  3. to be hidden
  4. to know
  5. to suck
  6. to catch
  7. to lick (juicy fruits such as oranges, or deserts such as ice cream)
  8. to have an effect on (relating to temperature)
  9. to smoke
  10. to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)
    auxiliary
  11. to be sharp

Equivalents

English drink move

Examples

“Má mu ọtí tó o bá fẹ́ wakọ̀.”

Don't drink alcohol if you want to drive.

“Ọmọ-ọwọ́ ṣì ń mu ọmú.”

The baby is still sucking breast.

“Ọmọdé ń mu ọsàn.”

The child is licking orange.

“Kò kí ń mu sìgá.”

She doesn't smoke cigarettes.

“Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú wa o.”

The police have caught us!

“Mo mú bọ́ọ̀lù.”

I caught the ball.

“Òtútù ń mú mi.”

I feel cold.

“Oògùn yẹn mú mi sùn.”

That drug made me sleep.

“Ó mú mi mumi.”

It made me drink water.

“Ọbẹ̀ náà mú.”

That knife is sharp.

“Ó mù sábẹ́ igbó.”

It's hidden under the bush.

“Méè mù .”

I don't know .

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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