dimne'ge

Definition: catch up to [somebody], overtake [somebody], pass [somebody]

dimne'ge
>vai
>1sIND ndidmin’ege;
>3sCCONJ dedmin’eget; 1 catch up to [somebody], overtake [somebody], pass [somebody]. Gegeti aanawii-nshigiiwnizi, gaa dash go maamdaa wii-dimneget.
>He gave his all, but he just couldn't catch up. MC2005.cs. Aapji go samnaadwak; jina go bezhik ke-niigaanii, mii go miinwaa wa bezhik dimnewget.
>They're playing a really close game; one takes the lead for a little while, then the other catches up. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: adiminehige.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73101886167n
GKS Reference Number: 14305
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