v.tr. caus. make shameless/dissolute. cf. -gwenyufu.

v.i. become wide.

v._tr. take by surprise. Abagenyi bano batugimbye. These guests have taken us by surprise. Otulo tuba- gimbye. Sleep has come upon them unexpectedly.

v.i. talk nonsense.

v.i. talk in a high- pitched voice.

v.i. be fertile/fruitful; flourish; fig. prosper.

become greater.

a certain place; where-do-you- call-it. cf. 2-ndi, gundi.

v.tr. caus. fatten; fig. exaggerate.

-gezze, obugevvu, amagejjo, omugejjo.

v.i. & tr. redup. perform repeatedly or with intensity (the actions listed under the simple form).

avert, ward off (disease, bad weather, calamity).

donate; entertain; arch, bring gifts of food or drink. Bwe twatuuka awo n'atugemula okuyitira. When we arrived there she entertained us lavishly. Ogemula bitali bibyo. You give away things which do not belong to you.

v.i. spring up; grow quickly; grow profusely.

v.i. become old; become tired/fatigued; become weak from illness.

to show kindness, okugira ekisa, to show kindness, okugira ekyejo, to act insolently, gira is used primarily as an auxiliary verb with no constant English equivalent. It indicates action at intervals or continuous action for a period suggested by the English phrases every now and then, once in awhile, keep on. Nnagira nga ne mbakubamu essasi. Every now and then I would fire a shot at them. Tosuula ngabo ogira owazaako. Don't give up (lit. throw the shield), but keep on trying/just give it a try. Omu ku bakuumi kwe kugira nti... One of the guards went on to say.

v.i. Sc tr. appl. treat; behave towards. Nze tongirira kyejo. Don't be insolent to me.

watch, kugenderera kwe- baka, to start falling asleep, be almost asleep. Agenderera kutuuka ku bwa Katik- kiro. He is aiming at attaining the premiership. Genderera ekyapa nti... Watch for the sign which (reads)...

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. advance with caution.

reach shore. v.tr. drive away; dismiss; chase; defeat, beat (e.g., an opponent in a game); drive, steer (a boat or vehicle); seek, go after (an objective); reject (a request), okugoba ebigere, to follow in the footprints of, follow the tracks of. okugoba ensonga, to be fair, just; to stick to the facts; to dismiss a case for lack of evidence, okugoba emmotoka, to drive a car; vulg. to vomit, okugoba ettale, to land, arrive at the shore.

okugobereza amaaso, to follow with the eyes, omwana abadde agobereza omwaka ogw'okubiri, a child who was nearing/approaching his second year. Omulabe bwe yatulaba n'atugobereza amasasi. When the enemy saw us he drove us off with bullets.

v.i. recip. go at each other (often in a verbal or physical fight).

v.tr. recip. caus. keep driving/chasing away; badger incessantly-

v.i. be strained (of salt solution from ashes).

ekigobero, olugoba, amagoba, omugoba, omugoberezi, omugobya(gobya); ^gobola (gobolola).

v.i. clash together.