gbà
verb
/ɡ͡bà/
ڠَ (alternative)
Definitions
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to take, accept, receive, absorb
Mo gba ẹ̀bùn lọ́wọ́ àwọn òbí mi I received a gift from my parents
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to snatch, take, seize, capture
Wọ́n ti gba gbogbo ìlú wa They have taken over our town
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to take a route or path
Mo gba apá ọ̀tún I took the right lane
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to adopt, to take the means of doing something
Ọ̀nàkọnà ni o lè gbà rí i There are several paths they can take to see him
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to accommodate, occupy, fill up, contain
Yàrá náà á gba gbogbo ẹrù náà That room will take all the load
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to require, to demand, to make something a condition
Ọ̀rọ̀ yìí gba sùúrù This matter requires patience
- to become favorable, to gain prominence
- to work for wages
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “gbà”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
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to be favorable; (in particular) for soil to be favorable for growing something
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “gba”.
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