Ma'anar ƙamus na "a kiyaye" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi, amma gabaɗaya yana nufin hana wani abu daga tasowa ko karuwa. Ga wasu ma’anoni masu yiwuwa: Don murkushewa ko sarrafa wani abu, kamar ji, hayaniya, ko tawaye: "Ya yi ƙoƙari ya rage fushinsa yayin jayayya." "Kidan yana da ƙarfi sosai don yana da wuya a rage amo." "Gwamnati ta yi amfani da karfi don hana tawaye." Domin ci gaba da raguwa ko rage matakin wani abu: "Ta kasance tana ƙoƙarin rage cholesterol dinta ta hanyar cin abinci mai kyau. ." "Muna buƙatar rage farashin idan muna son ci gaba da kasuwanci." "Kamfanin yana ƙoƙarin rage yawan ma'aikata don adana kuɗi." Don hana wani abu daga iyo ko tashi: "Kuna buƙatar sanya nauyi a kan ma'aikata. takarda don ajiye shi a kan tebur." "Dole ne mai nutsewa ya ajiye abin da yake so don gudun kada ya yi iyo zuwa saman da sauri." farin cikin 'yan wasa kafin babban wasan." "Dole ne jami'in 'yan sanda ya hana taron jama'a da ke fita daga cikin ikon."Gaba ɗaya, "ci gaba" yawanci yana nuna wani irin iko ko kamewa don hana wani abu. daga fita daga hannu ko tashi zuwa matsayi mafi girma.