challenge
/chæll-ənge/
vt.
1.
Def.: egpakabagget (meyitenged te himu)
MS: egpakabagget
If something challenges you, it is not very easy for you to do.
I would like to have a job which challenges me.
n-ct.
2.
Def.: minsan nekey ne kenè ne malemu ne eggimuwen
something that is not very easy to do.
It was a challenge to climb the high mountain.
Kenè ne malemu ka pegpamaneyik te matikang ne bubungan.
vt.
3.
Def.: eggibagget
MS: eggibagget
If you challenge someone to do something that is not easy, you tell them to do it.
The teacher challenged us to exercise every day.
Ka talagpanulù miggibagget kanami te egbebasbas aldew-aldew.
n-ct.
4.
Def.: pegbagget
MS: pegbagget
words which tell someone to do something difficult.
Some of us accepted our teacher's challenge to exercise every day.
vt.
5.
Def.: egsapad wey egpanulù te naseyyup ka lalag wey ka himu te etew
If you challenge someone's actions or words, you tell them that they are wrong.
I didn't agree with what he said, so I challenged him about it.
Wara a nabenali te inlalag din, sika ka inlalahan ku sikandin.
When the woman challenged her son about the missing money, he had nothing to say.
vt.
6.
Def.: egnangen te pegpeehetey wey pegpapitawey te katuenan
MS: egnangen te pegpeehetey
If you challenge someone to a fight or contest, you ask them to have a fight or contest with you.
The world number 2 chess player has challenged the world number 1 to a game.
n-ct.
7.
Def.: pegnangen te pegpeehetey wey pegpapitawey te katuenan
a request for a fight or contest.
The world number 1 player has accepted the challenge to a game.
Sem.Dom.: AWL5
challenging
/chæll-ən-djing/
adj.
Def.: malised
MS: malised
Something challenging is not easy.
It was quite a challenging game, as the other team was very good.
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