defy

saɓawa

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) defy

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) defies

Past tense (ya wuce) defied

Past participle (ya wuce) defied

Present participle (ana cikin yi) defying

1. When you defy someone, you refuse to do what he or she wants you to do. <> kangare wa wani.

   The students defied the police <> Ɗalibai sun kangare wa 'yan sanda.

   He is going to defy her orders for him to come here.

2. When you defy something, you challenge it. <> ƙalubalantar wani abu, ƙi bin abu.

   That politician is willing to defy public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.

Noun

Singular defy

Plural defies

1. A defy is a challenge to something. <> ƙalubalantar abu. ƙalubalanci.