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1 kt 1 quit/stop doing sth, recant, desist: ~ ulevi quit/stop drinking; ~ kazi quit job; ~ kukohoa stop coughing. 2 leave behind: Wasafiri wame~ mizigo yao nyuma passengers left their luggage behind. 3 abandon, discontinue, neglect, chuck in, come away, discard, desert: Watu wame~ mashamba yao people have neglected their farms; Kuku ame~ watoto wake the hen has deserted her chicks; ~na naye leave him/her alone. 4 abdicate. 5 acquit, release, pardon: ~ mfungwa huru pardon a prisoner; ~ mshtakiwa huru acquit a defendant. 6 allow, let, permit, forgo, give leave: ~ apite allow him/her to pass; ~ apumzike let him/her rest. 7 separate from, divorce: Amemw~ mkewe he has divorced his wife. 8 leave sth somewhere: ~ kitabu mezani leave a book on a table; ~ ujumbe ofisini kwangu leave a message at my office; ~ posta upande wa kushoto leave the post office on your left hand side. 9 abjure. 10 break: ~ tabia mbaya break bad habits. 11 yield. (nh) ~ mkono die. (tde) achia; (tdk) achika; (tdn) achana; (tds) achisha; (tdw) achwa.acha
2! ki an expression of surprise and happiness: ~ we! good for you!