kukimbia
koo-kee-MBEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikukimbiakoo-kee-MBEE-ah
Englishto run; to flee, to run away
Frenchcourir ; fuir
Meaning
To move fast on foot, or to run away from danger or from a place.
Good to know
Kukimbia mbio, to run a race; kukimbia nchi, to flee the country. Mkimbizi is a refugee; mwanariadha is an athlete.
Examples
- Watoto walikimbia kwenda shuleni.The children ran to school.
- Anakimbia kilomita tano kila asubuhi.She runs five kilometers every morning.
- Watu wengi walilazimika kukimbia vita.Many people were forced to flee the war.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.