fọ

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̀/

fọ̀

1. (chiefly CY and SEY, transitive) to say

   Synonyms: sọ, wí

   àwọn ọdẹ ń fọ̀ sí araa wọn nínú igbó ― The hunters are speaking to themselves in the forest

   Kúwẹ ti fọ̀? ― What did you say? (Èkìtì)

   Kí wofọ̀? ― What did you say? (Ìjẹ̀bú)

• fọ when followed by direct object.

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̀/

fọ̀

1. (transitive) to wash

   Lọ́ládé ń fọ abọ́ ― Lolade is washing dishes

• fọ when followed by direct object.

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̀/

fọ̀

1. to rush out

   ògììrì ẹsẹ̀ẹ́ fọ̀ ― The feet quickly rushed out

• fọ when followed by direct object.

fọ́

1. (transitive) to break (a vessel)^[1]

   bí adìẹ́ bá dà ẹ́ lóògún nú, ìwọ náà a sì fọ́ ọ lẹ́yin ― If a hen spills your medicine, you should break its eggs (proverb on revenge)

2. (transitive, intransitive) to destroy (a town or nation by war)^[1]

   Àwọn ọmọ ogun Ìbàdàn fọ́ ìlú Èkìtì púpọ̀ láyé àtijọ́ ― In the past, soldiers of the town of Ibadan destroyed many Ekiti towns

3. (intransitive) to become broken, to explode, to collapse

   ìgò ó fọ́ yángá ― the bottle broke into pieces totally

4. (idiomatic) to suffer from a headache or blindness

   Ojú mi ti fọ́ ― I have become blind (literally, "my eyes have broken")

   orí ń fọ́ mi ― I have a headache (literally - "my head is breaking")

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

fọ́

1. (transitive) to liquefy (something)

   ọmọ́ fọ́ ẹ̀kọ mu ― The child liquefied the ẹ̀kọ and drank it

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

fọ́

1. (transitive) to slap, to hit (with a vessel)

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

fọ́

1. (transitive) to shout loudly

   Synonyms: kọ, halẹ̀, ké

   ọmọ́ fọ́ táá ― The child shouted in anger

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

fọ́

1. (intransitive) to lose weight, to shrink in body size, to emaciate

   àìsán mú kí aláìsàn fọ́ ― The illness caused the sick person to lose weight