Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar fi'ili "taɓawa" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Ga ‘yan ma’anoni masu yiwuwa: Don buga wani abu har sai an daina amfani da shi ko kuma sai an samu sakamakon da ake so; misali, "Dole ne in fitar da ketchup na ƙarshe daga cikin kwalbar." Don mika wuya ko dainawa a cikin yaƙi, gasa, ko wasa; misali, "Ya buga bayan ƴan zagaye kaɗan a wasan dambe." misali, "Dole ne in fita daga tafiyar tafiya da wuri saboda wani rauni." farfajiya; misali, "Mai wasan barkwanci ya buga saitinsa da barkwanci wanda ya bar masu sauraro dariya."