shindwa

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] be defeated

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Swahili Example] Rais George H.W. Bush alishindwa na Bill Clinton katika kura ya mwaka 1992.

[English Example] President George H.W. Bush was defeated by Bill Clinton in the vote in 1992

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] be beaten

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Swahili Example] timu yetu ya mpira ilishindwa

[English Example] our ball team was beaten

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] to default (on a loan)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Derived Word] -shinda, V

[Swahili Example] ameshindwa na mkopo wake (malipo hayajakamilishwa)

[English Example] he has defaulted on his loan (repayment has not been completed)

[Terminology] finance

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] capitulate

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] fail

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Swahili Example] Zakaria alikuwa ameshindwa hata kujenga nyumba ya maana [Kez]

[English Example] Zacharia had failed to even build a reasonable house

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] be unsuccessful

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Swahili Example] John alishindwa kumsaidia rafiki yake

[English Example] John was unsuccessful in helping his friend

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa na mtihani

[English Word] fail an examination

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mtihani

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] be outdone

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

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[Swahili Word] -shindwa

[English Word] be overcome

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

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