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#21833

become

Luganda → English

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Meaning

an official; be or become officially recognized.

become an official; be or become officially recognized.

Related Words
babaalukana (-babaalukanye) v.i. rush about; act hastily and rashly; be all in a dither; become uncontrollable/unruly. balagala (-balagadde) v.i. be handsome; be very beautiful v.i. tr. smart; hurt; sting, omukka ogubalagala, tear gas. Amaaso gam balagala. My eyes are smarting. Gubala- gadde. Matters have bbereeje: kwefuula bbereeje to become dangerous/terrifying/threatening. Envubu zeefudde bbereeje ku bizinga bino. The hippopotamuses have become a major threa benguka (-benguse) v.i. be or become sharp. bijja (-bizze) v.i. be or become ugly (often but not always referring to persons); put on a sour/ugly face. Leero ate ng'obudde bubizze bulala. M bikkuka (-bikkuse) v.i. conv. become uncovered; be revealed. cf. ebibikka ekyebikkwa. buguma (-bugumye) v.i. be or become warm/ hot (both of things and persons); fig. warm up (to a subject); become excited; get enthusiastic. Olwayanze buguumirira (-buguumiridde) v.i. appl. 2 be or become lukewarm; begin to warm up; be heated up (from exertion or sickness); fig. become cheered up; become ent bula (-buze) v.i. disappear; become lost; go astray; be lacking/missing v.tr. be lost to. Ekitabo kimbuze. I have lost my book, lit. the book has become lost to me. obusungu ne bubula okumutta, and he b bulirira (-buliridde) v.i. appl. 2 disappear for a long time; become very scarce. buulukuka (-buulukuse) v.i. be or become completely ripe. ba and -li both take the enclitics -ko -yo, -mu, -wo. ba becomes baa- before such an addition, mbaako kye njogera, if 1 have something to say (note that this does not im