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vt,vi 1 kaa; keti, jilisi. ~ to an artist/~ for one's portrait kaa uchorwe (na msanii). ~ (for) an examination fanya mtihani. 2 ~ tight kaa imara; tulia tuli; (fig) shikilia jambo. ~ for (a constituency) wakilisha Bungeni jimbo (la uchaguzi). ~ting member n (at election) mbunge wa zamani. 3 kalisha. 4 kutana, fanya mkutano/ kikao. 5 (of birds) tua. ~ting duck n kitu/mtu asiye na kinga. ~ting tenant n mpangaji aliyepo. 6 (on eggs) atamia; (on heels) chuchumaa; (astride) tagaa. 7 (of clothes) kaa the dress ~s well on her gauni linamkaa. 8 kalia. 9 (with adverbial particles and prepositions) ~ back starehe; (fig) pumzika; kaa (na kutoshughulika). ~ down keti. ~-down strike n mgomo katika eneo la kazi (ambapo wafanyakazi wanakataa kuondoka kiwandani hadi madai yao yanashughulikiwa. ~ down under vumilia, kula uchungu na mshubiri mani, kufa kiofisa, teseka bila malalamiko. ~ in goma kwa kuvamia makazi na kubakia papo hapo. ~ in n mgomo. ~ in on something hudhuria kama mtazamaji/msikilizaji. ~ on/upon something -wa mjumbe; (delay) kwamisha; (investegate) chunguza, tafiti, peleleza. ~ on/upon somebody (colloq) kalia, gandamiza; tojali. ~ out kaa nje. ~ something out kaa/vumilia hadi mwisho; (of dance) toshiriki. ~ up kesha; kaa/kalisha vizuri. ~ (somebody) up kalisha/kaa, keti(sha). ~ up straight! kaa vizuri/sawasawa. make somebody ~ up (and take notice) (colloq) shtua. sitter n 1 mtu anayechorwa picha na msanii. 2 kuku anayeatamia. 3 ndege rahisi kupigwa risasi; (fig) kitu rahisi kufanywa. sitting n 1 kikao, baraza, mkutano a long ~ing kikao kirefu. 2 mkao at one ~ing kwa mkao mmoja her portrait was finished in one ~ing picha yake ilichorwa kwa mkao mmoja. 3 mkupuo, awamu be served at one ~ing hudumiwa kwa awamu moja. 4 mayai ya kuatamiwa. 5 ~ing-room n sebule, ukumbi.