KUMPAS

KUMPAS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

kumpas a {1} being in harmony or correct timing with s.t.
else.
Mikanta siya kumpas sa dúyug, She sang in time to the accompaniment.
{2} deliberate, slow, and poised in action.
Kaanindut niánang bayhána, kumpas kaáyu manlihuklihuk, That girl is very nice; she moves slowly and gracefully.
Kumpas pinadulut ang íyang sinultihan, She is slow and careful in speech.
n {1} beat, time.
Dílì ku makaagpas sa kumpas niánang sunatáha, I cannot catch onto the tempo of that song.
{2} acts, man-nerism.
Mu ra man nà siyag buang sa íyang mga kumpas, She seems like a mad woman, the way she acts.
kuntra out of rhythm or tempo.
Kuntra kumpas ang ímung sinayawan, You are not dancing in time to the music.
v {1} [AC; c1] act or do s.t.
in harmony or time.
Mikumpas siya pagpakpak uban sa sunáta, She clapped in time to the music.
Nagkumpas ang duha ka bátà ug singgit, The two children shrieked in unison.
{2} [B; a] be, become deliberate and posed in action, cause s.t.
to be slow and deliberate.
Mikumpas ang íyang tíngug (mikumpas siya sa íyang tíngug) sa nasukù na ku, Her voice became soft and measured as I grew angrier and angrier.
Ug dì ka magkumpas, mahúlug ka, If you arent slow and deliberate, youll fall.
{3} [C2; b] keep up with what s.
o.
else does.
Makigkumpas man gud ning ákung anak ug unsay buhátun sa mga anak sa dátù, This child of mine wants to do whatever the rich peoples children do.

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