/va.zi/
Translation
go on, go ahead
Word origin
A compound of vas (the second person singular of aller, 'to go') and y ('there', from Latin ibi), meaning literally 'go there'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ibi
Examples
-, , - .
Go on, you can do it, trust in yourself.
- , .
Go gently, the floor is wet around here.
-, ' .
Go on in, I will wait for you here while you go inside.
-, '!
Go on, open your birthday present!
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Take it easy with the new car.
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