zaambiza

Definition: overshoot something [in driving]; drive past intended goal

zaambiza
>vai
>1sIND nzaambis;
>3sCCONJ wezaambizat; 1 overshoot something [in driving]; drive past intended goal. Wii shi! Nzaambis! Oodi nwii-bdangbiznaaba!
>Darn! I've overshot [the turn]! I was supposed to turn over there! MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: [o]zaamibiza.

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: n73028852834n
GKS Reference Number: 22501
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