• Shona word chengeta in the Shona Dictionary
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chengeta
/t͡ʃéŋéta/

• verb
• synonyms: chengetedza, gumurura, pfunda
• dialects/origins: Zezuru

English translation

keep

1. To observe; heed; regard; attend to; care for; be solicitous about.

2. To observe or carry out in practice; perform; fulfil.

3. To celebrate or observe with all due formalities or rights; solemnize.

4. To hold; have or carry on.

5. To tend; care for; have the charge, oversight, or custody of.

chengeta
/t͡ʃéŋéta/

• dialects/origins: Zezuru

English translation

retain

To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.