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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Wagtang

English

to eliminate; to remove; to get rid ofverb

Alternative meanings

To eliminate, remove, or get rid of; to make something disappear, stop existing, be taken away from a place, or no longer be part of a situation.

Pronunciation

WAG-tahng

Root and affixes

Wagtang expresses disappearing or eliminating. It can be used for removing problems, effects, elements, or unwanted things.

Variants or conjugations

mawagtang = to disappear; mawala = to be lost or disappear; papha = to erase or delete text/data; tangtang = to remove physically

Related words and expressions

disappear, vanish, delete, remove, erase

Meaning and usage notes

Use wagtang for eliminating or making something disappear. For deleting files, text, or data, papha or pagpanas may be more precise; for removing a physical object, use tangtang.

deleteeliminateeraseget rid ofremove
Example 1

Kinahanglan wagtangon nato ang sayop.

We need to eliminate the error.

Example 2

Nawagtang ang problema pagkahuman sa miting.

The problem was eliminated after the meeting.

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