chain

sarƙa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ʧe:jn/

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Noun

Singular chain

Plural chains

part of a chain

1. A chain is a series of round pieces of material joined together to make a line.

   He got her a gold chain necklace for her birthday.

2. A series of interconnected things.

   This led to an unfortunate chain of events.

3. A chain of stores is a group of stores that all have the same name, such as McDonald's restaurants or GAP clothing stores.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) chain

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) chains

Past tense (ya wuce) chained

Past participle (ya wuce) chained

Present participle (ana cikin yi) chaining

1. If you chain things together, you connect them in a line.
2. If you chain A to B, you connect A to B with a chain.

   The dog was chained to the tree.