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absolute
/æb-sə-loot/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: egkahamit seini ke leleheti ka eglalahen
If something is absolute, it is 100% the case.
There must be absolute silence during the exam.
Keilangan ne warè lalahan te timpu te iksam.
My desk is an absolute mess.
He is very lazy and always does the absolute minimum when I ask him to help me.
 
n-ct, adj.
 
2.
Def.: layun eleg wey malehet ne pegpalintutuu
something which people believe is always true and right.
Absolute truth is true all the time, even if you don't believe it.
Layun eleg wey malehet ka kamalehetan te langun ne timpu, minsan ke kenè ta egpalintutuuwen seini.
If society does not have absolutes, then everyone just does whatever they feel like doing.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: egkakita ne karakelan
An absolute amount is an actual amount, not a percentage.
Sem.Dom.: GSL1276-1300
 
 
absolutely
/æb-sə-loot-lee/
 
adv.
Def.: iya
MS: iya
You use absolutely to talk about something that is 100% the case.
He absolutely refused to help.
Migbalibad en iya sikandin ne egbulig.
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Last updated: 26/Sep/2012