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tirew
/tidɔw/
v_rt.
“test/measure”
 
v.
for someone (egtirew, migtirew/intirew, agent, eg><ø-) to test something (egtirawen, intirew/migtirew, theme, eg><en-) e.g., the depth of a river or the loyalty of another person
Wrd.Gloss: test
Paalag-alag kew iya mulè ne egtirew te deralemi!
You're wasting your time testing that it's deep!
Egtirawen kun ni Malag ka linew ne warè pad nakatirew bunsud dengan.
Malag is trying to measure the lake which no one has ever been able to measure.
Eng. test; measure; examine; put to test
Ceb. tugkad
DDP: Examine (2.3.1.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for something (egkatirew, natirew, egkA><ø-) to be testable or measurable
Eng. testable; measurable; knowable
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 06/Nov/2015