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vt,vi 1 ~ something (to somebody) sema, nena. ~ to ambia. go without ~ing -wa dhahiri/wazi. have nothing to ~ for oneself kosa neno la kujitetea. ~ the word kubali. ~ a good word for sifu, pongeza. ~ one's ~ maliza kusema unayotaka/kusudia kusema, hitimisha (maneno). ~ one's prayers sali. so to ~ kama vile that is to ~ yaani. what do you ~ waonaje. I ~ kumbe, ala/aisee! they ~/it is said yasemekana. ~ no kataa, kana. 2 kadiria, sema, mathalan, huenda I will run a mile in ~ three minutes nitakimbia maili moja kwa dakika tatu hivi let's ~ he agrees mathalan/tuseme anakubali not to ~ sembuse. n (only in) have a ~ in kuwa na neno/kauli/oni katika. have no/not much ~ in the matter -tokuwa na kauli, fursa nyingi katika jambo. have one's ~ toa oni, sema. ~ ing n neno, kauli; methali as the ~ing goes kama methali isemavyo.