Meaning of re | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to roast
   ergative, intransitive, transitive
2. to nurse, to give specific attention to something or someone
   transitive
3. to soak, to become swollen (usually in reference to the skin)
   transitive
4. to exceed (in degree or dimension), to pass, to go across a mark
   transitive
5. to skim the top of a liquid
   transitive
6. to put a curse or spell on someone
   transitive
7. to trigger, to undergo a hit
   intransitive
8. to go
   intransitive
9. to be
   Ekiti, intransitive
10. To alter something, to cause something to be transferred or removed via supernatural or authoritative means
11. to dislocate, to suffer from a dislocated body part

Examples

“Àwòdì t'ó ń re Ìbarà, ẹ̀fúùfùú ta a nídìí pá; ó ní 'iṣẹ́ kúkú yá'”

The hawk which is going to Ibara, the wind pushes it suddenly, it responds quickly that that is the next best thing

“Ọmọ mẹ́tàdínlógún ní mo rè”

I am seventeen years old

“Ìjẹ̀bú "ré" m wa”

I am Ijebu.

“Ọmọ Ìjẹ̀bú "ré" iye mi”

My mother is Ijebu.

“ara ọmọ náàá ré lọ́wọ́ọ nínà”

The child's body became swollen from the beating

“Ifá ré ikú lórí awo”

Ifa removed(premature) death from the head of the Ifa priest

“Pàkúté ré”

The trap triggered off

“Ẹ̀yìn aboyún ré”

The pregnant woman dislocated her back

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