Meaning of apas

overtake

v. 1. follow and catch up with. Muápas níya ang íyang asáwa sa Rúma, His wife will join him in Rome; 2. go after someone to bring him home. Apása siya sa iskuyláhan, Go get him at school; 3. go as high as (such-and-such) an amount in buying something Dílì ku muápas (muapas) ug bayinti sa ímung bábuy, I will not go as high as twenty for your pig; n. 1. amount offered in bargaining after an original offer was made. Kwatru ni. Dì mahímug tris. Pilay ímung ápas? This costs four pesos. Three is not enough. How high will you offer? 2. something uttered to someone leaving as a reminder. Ápas pahinumdum, A reminder as he is leaving; 3. — sumpay n. sequel. Ang ‘Fili’ ni Risal ápas sumpay sa íyang ‘Noli’, Rizal’s ‘Fili’ is a sequel to his ‘Noli’. (→) 1. see ápas, 3; 2. catch up, overtake. Dì ku makaapas nímu sa lumbà, I can not overtake you in a foot race. Hiapsan ku sa ulan, I will be caught in the rain; 3. get meaning of. Dílì nákù maapas ang íyang gisulti, I cannot get what he’s talking about; 4. keep up with work. Dílì siya makaapas ug utaw sa ákung paglaba, He cannot keep ironing as fast as I wash. Apasun ku ning trabáhu, I will keep up with the work; 5. effect something Dílì maapas sa tambal, The medicine cannot help; 6. be after something Nag-apas ka lang sa íyang sápì, You’re only after her money. apas-apas v. keep doing one after another. Nag-apas-apas ug abut ang mga bisíta, The visitors kept coming, one after another. apas-ápas v. run after. Giapas-ápas siya sa íyang trátu, Her boyfriend ran after her. pa- see paagpas. see agpas. apsunun, alapsunun a. requiring instant attention. Ayaw kug langána kay apsunun ning trabáhu, Don’t delay me because this work needs instant attention.