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backfire

/ˈbækˌfaɪr/ /ˈbækfaɪə/
verb Regular verbbackfire backfired
General
  1. 1 ters tepmek

Definition (English)

To explode or ignite prematurely in an engine.

Example Sentences

  1. The engine began to backfire.
    Motor geri tepmeye başladı.
GeneralEnvironment
  1. 1 kontrollü yangın başlatmak

Definition (English)

To start a small fire intentionally to stop a larger wildfire from spreading.

Example Sentences

  1. They set a backfire to control the blaze.
    Yangını kontrol etmek için kontrollü bir yangın başlattılar.

Verb Forms Regular

Base backfire
/ˈbækˌfaɪr/
Past backfired
/ˈbækˌfaɪrd/
Participle backfired
/ˈbækˌfaɪrd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dbackfire → backfired

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. backfired /ˈbækˌfaɪrd/

Synonyms

misfirebacklashrebound

Antonyms

succeedworkprosperadvanceprogress

Collocations

backfire in the engineplan backfiredbackfire effectbackfire badlybackfire on someonebackfire completely

Related Words

engineexplosioncombustionfuelmotorfailure