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belt

/bɛlt/ /bɛlt/
verb Regular verbbelt belted
  1. 1
    (bir şeye) sert vurmak, (birine bir tane) patlatmak Informal

    To strike a person or thing with great force.

    • He belted the ball over the fence and out of the park.
      Topa öyle sert vurdu ki top çitin üzerinden parkın dışına uçtu.
    • My little brother belted me with a pillow and ran off laughing.
      Küçük kardeşim bana yastıkla bir tane patlattı ve gülerek kaçtı.
  2. 2
    son sürat gitmek, hızla koşmak Informal

    To go somewhere at great speed.

    • We belted along the empty coast road with the windows down.
      Camlar açık, boş sahil yolunda son sürat gittik.
    • The children came belting down the stairs to open their presents.
      Çocuklar hediyelerini açmak için merdivenlerden hızla koşarak indi.
  3. 3
    (giysinin) kemerini bağlamak, kemerle sıkmak

    To fasten a belt around something, such as a coat or a dress.

    • She belted her raincoat tightly against the cold wind.
      Soğuk rüzgâra karşı yağmurluğunun kemerini sıkıca bağladı.
    • The dress is a little loose, so I belt it at the waist.
      Elbise biraz bol olduğu için belinden kemerle sıkıyorum.

Verb Forms Regular

Base belt
/bɛlt/
Past belted
/bɛltɪd/
Participle belted
/bɛltɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbelt → belted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. belted /bɛltɪd/

Synonyms

hitwhackthumpracespeedtear

Collocations

belt the ballbelt someonebelt alongbelt down the roadcome belting down the stairsbelt a coatbelt out a songbelt up

Related Words

seat beltbucklestrap

Phrases 25

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