kukimbiza
koo-kee-MBEE-zah
How to say it
Swahilikukimbizakoo-kee-MBEE-zah
Meaning
To take someone quickly somewhere, especially a sick person to hospital, to run after someone or something, or to run carrying something, as with the Uhuru Torch. In slang it means to lead or dominate.
Good to know
The causative of kukimbia, to run. Kumkimbiza hospitalini, to rush him to hospital; kukimbiza mwizi, to chase a thief; kukimbiza Mwenge wa Uhuru, to run the Uhuru Torch race.
Examples
- Walimkimbiza mgonjwa hospitalini usiku.They rushed the patient to hospital at night.
- Wananchi walimkimbiza mwizi hadi sokoni.The people chased the thief as far as the market.
- Vijana watakimbiza Mwenge wa Uhuru mwaka huu.Young people will run the Uhuru Torch this year.
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