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awes
/ʔawɔs/
v_rt.
“want”

v.
for someone (eg-awes, mig-awes/in-awes, awi, agent, eg><ø-) to want or desire something better (eg-awesen, in-awes/mig-awes/pig-awes, awesa, patient, eg><en-) for some reason (ig-awes, in-awes, iawes, reason, ig><ø-)
O. Syn. samilì
Kenè egkeen si Rose te bulad su eg-awes sikandin te manuk.
Rose is not going to eat dried fish because she wants more chicken.
Eg-awesen ku pad ne egpatey diyè te meupiya ne himu te egpatey diyè te mareet ne himu.
It is better for me to die doing good than to die doing bad.
Iyan din ig-awes te serè su migdaralu sikandin.
The reason that she desired much better viand because she's been sick.
Iyan ku ig-awes te eg-ubpe diyè te katalunan su mahagsil ka kalamag wey masalig ne ngalap.
My reason for preferring to live in the forest is that the air is fresh and there are more animals.
Cult. An example of this would be to buy food items at the cheapest price
Eng. like (something else); want (something else); desire (something else); prefer
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Prefer (3.4.1.1.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for a group (egpangawes, impangawes/migpangawes, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to want or desire something better
Eng. like (something else); want (something else); desire (something else)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(maawes-awes, mA1-rdpRT-) desirous
Eng. ambitious; desirous
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014

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"awit" in song "Pambansang awit"