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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Pahiduol

English

bring closer; move closerverb

Alternative meanings

To bring or move something or someone closer; to place something nearer to a person, place, or object.

Pronunciation

pah-hee-DOO-ohl

Root and affixes

Root: duol = near / to approach. With pa-/pahi-, it forms the idea of causing something to come closer or be placed nearer.

Variants or conjugations

duol = near; paduol = to come closer / move toward; iduol = to bring something closer; duol-duol = closer

Related words and expressions

near, come closer, bring closer, closer, far

Meaning and usage notes

To ask someone to bring an object closer, iduol can also be used in phrases like Iduol diri = bring it closer here.

actionsbring closermovementnearposition
Example 1

Pahiduol ang lingkuranan sa lamesa.

Move the chair closer to the table.

Example 2

Palihug, iduol diri ang baso.

Please bring the glass closer here.

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