gbò
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
prevent (aggravation); stop; staunch (blood); check or relieve, prevent (disease); protect
Active verbAchòlù m kà ị gbòo ōgbụgbọ ife sī n’ọkụ nà-àgbọ I want you to check the bubbling of the thing on the fire
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọgwụ a na-agbò ọbara ọnya ahụ.
— This medicine stops the bleeding of that wound.
Ị gbòrò ọrịa ahụ ka ọ ghara igbasa?
— Did you prevent that disease from spreading?
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