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beggar

/ˈbɛgər/ /ˈbɛgə/
verb Regular verbbeggar beggared
Idiom
  1. 1 akla sığmamak, tarife sığmamak

Definition (English)

To be so extreme, strange or beautiful that it is almost impossible to believe or describe.

Example Sentences

  1. The amount of food that gets wasted beggars belief.
    İsraf edilen yiyecek miktarı akla sığmıyor.
  2. The view from the summit beggars description.
    Zirveden görünen manzara tarife sığmıyor.
Formal
  1. 1 (birini) yoksullaştırmak, (birini) fakir düşürmek

Definition (English)

To make a person, family or country very poor.

Example Sentences

  1. Years of drought beggared the farming families of the region.
    Yıllarca süren kuraklık bölgedeki çiftçi ailelerini yoksullaştırdı.
  2. He had beggared himself paying off his brother's debts.
    Kardeşinin borçlarını öderken kendini fakir düşürmüştü.

Verb Forms Regular

Base beggar
/ˈbɛgər/
Past beggared
/ˈbɛgərd/
Participle beggared
/ˈbɛgərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbeggar → beggared

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

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

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

Synonyms

defysurpassimpoverishruinbankrupt

Antonyms

enrich

Collocations

beggar beliefbeggar descriptionbeggar yourself

Related Words

incredibleindescribablepoverty

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