gbé
verb
/ɡ͡bé/
ڠعِ (alternative)
Definitions
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to carry; to lift
Gbígbé ni mo gbé e. The fact is that I carried it.Ràkúnmí ò lè gbé ẹrù yín, ẹ̀ ìbá fi í sílẹ̀. A camel cannot carry your luggage, you should've left it.
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to carry; to lift; to exalt
Ẹ bá mi gbé Jésù ga. Exalt Jesus with me.
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to carry; to lift; to take; to transport
Ẹ jẹ́ a gbé e yẹ̀ wò. Let's take it into consideration.Wá gbé àpò yìí sí yàrá ìyá ẹ. Come and take this bag to your mum's room.Dáńfó yẹn ń gbé èèyàn lọ sí Muṣin That Danfo is transporting people to Mushin
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to carry; to lift; to put
Gbé fóònù sórí tébù. Put the phone on the table.Gbé dígí ẹ sójú, kí o lè kà á dáadáa. Put on your glasses so you can read it well
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to carry; to lift; to overcome; to overpower
Wárápá gbé Ṣadé. Ṣadé had epilepsy.Oorun ti gbé e lọ. She's fast asleep.
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to carry; to lift; to marry
Àpọ́n ṣì ni o, kò ì tíì gbé ìyàwó. He's still single o, he hasn't yet married a bride.
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “gbé”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
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agbáranounagbáwonounÀgbékẹ́nameàgbélébùúnounÀjàgbénamealágbèékánounÀrágberínameegbénounẹ̀rọ agbéniròkènoungbádùnverbgbaradìverbgbé bọ́dìgbé fìlàgbé gagbé légbé níyàwógbé rógbéborùnverbgbéborùnnoungbéegunverbgbéégúnverbgbéjà kògbéraverbgbéra gaverbgbéyàwógbẹ́sẹ̀ léverbgbọ́kàn léverbgbọ́mọgbúyèléverbìbọn àgbéléjìkánounìgbádùnnounìgbáradìnounìgbéraganoun
igbèsènoun
2 entries are spelled “igbèsè”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
igbèsè
alternative form of gbèsè (“debt”)
gbèsè
debt
ìgbésẹ̀nounìgbéyàwónounìwé agbéròyìnjádenounOlúgbódinameọ̀gbọ́mọdélàsùrùnoun
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “gbe”.
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