opolewa

[Swahili Word] -opolewa

[English Word] be rescued

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] appl-pass

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] opoa

[English Definition] free from harm or evil

[Swahili Example] nyambizi ya Urusi, iliyokuwa imekwama, chini ya maji kwa siku 3, huku wasiwasi wa kukosa hewa ukiwepo, imeopolewa. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_amkanabbc.shtml BBC 10 Agosti 2005)

[English Example] a Russian submarine, which was trapped under water for three days with fears that it would run out of air, has been rescued

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