Meaning of "bago"

bago •

adj.
• • 1. bago new, recent, modern pagbabago (pag-)

n.
• • change
  • 2. bago adv/conj. before, recently

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new

adj.
• • 1. never having been before, now first made: bago
  • 2. lately (plus the corresponding Eng. verb): bago, e.g. (a) lately grown: bagong tubo (tanim) (b) lately picked: bagong pitas (c) lately come: bagong dating (d) lately made: bagong yari
  • 3. not worn or used up: hindi pa naisusuot (nagagamit)
  • 4. as if new, fresh: panibago
  • 5. different, changed: iba, bago
  • 6. later, modern, recent: makabago
  • 7. not yet accustomed to: baguhan, hindi pa hirati, bagito adv. newly: bago

unsteady

adj.
• • 1. not steady, shaky: mabuway, mahina, hindi matatag, hindi matibay, walang tatag, walang tibay
  • 2. likely to change, not reliable: malamang mabago, di maaasahan, hindi pirmihan, hindi palagian, pabagu-bago

just

adj.
• • 1. right: tama, tumpak
  • 2. fair: kainaman, katamtaman
  • 3. according to right or law: makatarungan, makatwiran, makatuwiran
  • 4. proper, suitable, deserved: tumpak, wasto, tama, nararapat adv. 1. only: lamang
  • 2. a little while ago: kani-kanina lamang, di pa natatagalan, bago lamang, ngayun-ngayon lamang

previous

adj.
• • 1. coming before, that came before: una, nauuna, dati, nakaraan, lumipas
  • 2. previous to, before: bago

novel

n.
• • a story with characters and a plot: nobela, kathambuhay

adj.
• • new, of a new king or nature: bago, nababago, naiiba

fickle

adj.
• • changing, not constant: salawahan, pabagu-bago

young

adj.
• • 1. in the early part of life: bata
  • 2. tender: muta
  • 3. new: bago
  • 4. having the looks of qualities of a young person: mukhang bata

infant

n.
• • 1. a babe, very young child: sanggol, paslit, musmos
  • 2. a child: bata

adj.
• • 1. sanggol
  • 2. in an early stage, just beginning to develop: bagong nagsisimula, bagong tatag, bata pa, bago pa lamang

recent

adj.
• • 1. done or made not long ago: bago, kamakailan lamang, di pa natatagalan, sariwa pa
  • 2. not long past: hindi pa natatagalan, hindi pa nagtatagal
  • 3. modern: bago, makabago

fresh

adj.
• • 1. newly made, grown or gathered: sariwa
  • 2. new: bago
  • 3. not tired out: hindi pagod
  • 4. cool, pure: malamig, presko, masarap, sariwa

elastic

n.
• • a rubber band or tape: lastiko

adj.
• • 1. that can be stretched and then return to its own shape: elastiko, nababanat
  • 2. changeable, changing easily, flexible: pabagu-bago, sunud-sunuran

pagbabago

n.
• • change ( from bago)

hilamos

v.
• • maghilamos, hilamusan (mag-:-an) to wash one's face. Maghilamos ka muna bago ka magalmusal. Wash your face first before you eat breakfast.

dilihensiya

v.
• • magdilihensiya, dilihensiyahan (mag-:-in) to resort to borrowing, to obtain what one needs. Inutusan niya akong magdilihensiya sa inyo bago niyo makuha ang kailangan niyo. He instructed me to get something from you before you can get what you need.

suot

n.
• • refers to clothes worn by a person

v.
• • sumuot (-um-) to go inside or to go through. Sumuot sila sa isang madilim na kuweba. They entered a dark cave. magsuot, isuot (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to wear an apparel. Magsuot ka ng magandang damit. Wear an attractive dress. Isuot mo ang bago mong damit. Wear your new dress.

isip

v.
• • mag-isip, isipin (mag-:-in) to think it over. Isipin mong mabuti bago ka magdesisyon. You think it over carefully before you make your decision. (Think it over carefully before you make up your mind.)

diretso

v.
• • diretsohin (-in) to proceed in a straight direction. Diretsohin niyo ang kalyeng iyon bago kayo kumaliwa. Go straight on that road before you turn left.

muna

adv.
• • just a minute, before anything else, for a while, first, before-hand. Mag-awitan muna tayo bago... Let's sing a song first (before)...

kaway

v.
• • kumaway, kawayan (-um-:-an) to wave with the hand. Kumaway siya sa akin bago umalis. He waved at me before he left.

lunok

v.
• • lumunok (-um-) to swallow. Lumunok siya bago magsalita. She swallowed before she spoke. lunukin (-in)

v.
• • to swallow. Lunukin mo ang gamot. Swallow the medicine.

gala

v.
• • gumala' (-um-) to wonder about, to go about idly, to travel aimlessly. Gumala siya sa buong siyudad bago siya umalis. He wondered about the city before he left.

pila

n.
• • 1. pila, flashlight battery
  • 2. pila

n.
• • line, queue

v.
• • pumila (-um-) to fall in line. Pumipila muna ang mga sundalo bago magmartsa. The soldiers fall in line first before marching. magpila, ipila (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to align pila

n.
• • queue [syn. hanay, hilera]

sabit

v.
• • sumabit (-um-) to hang, to suspend magsabit, isabit (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to hang. Isabit no ang bago mong litrato sa kuwarto. Hang your new picture in the room.

pula

adj.
• • 1. pula mapula (ma-) red, rosy (cheeks)
  • 2. pula', mamula', pulaan (mang:-an)

v.
• • to give adverse criticisms. Magsiyasat ka muna bago ka mamula. Investigate first before you criticize.