Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "gaba" ita ce "daga mafari da hangen nesa; gaba a lokaci, wuri, ko tsari; gaba zuwa makoma ko manufa." Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi azaman karin magana don nuna motsi a wata hanya ta musamman ko farkon aiki. Misali, “Ta fito daga inuwa,” ko kuma “Ya tashi da safe da safe.”
or go forth and hold his silence.