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bruise

/bruz/ /bruːz/
  1. 1
    morartmak, morarmak

    To get a dark mark on the skin after being hit, or to cause such a mark.

    • She fell on the ice and bruised her knee.
      Buzun üzerine düşüp dizini morarttı.
    • My skin bruises very easily.
      Cildim çok kolay morarır.
  2. 2
    (meyveyi) ezmek, (meyve) ezilmek

    To make soft, brown areas appear on a fruit or vegetable by handling it roughly.

    • Handle the peaches carefully so you don't bruise them.
      Şeftalileri ezmemek için dikkatli tutun.
    • Apples bruise easily if you drop them.
      Elmalar düşürülünce kolayca ezilir.
  3. 3
    (gururunu, duygularını) incitmek, (özgüvenini) sarsmak

    To upset someone and make the person feel less proud or confident.

    • Losing the final so badly bruised the team's confidence.
      Finali o kadar kötü kaybetmek takımın özgüvenini sarstı.
    • His pride was bruised when nobody laughed at his joke.
      Esprisine kimse gülmeyince gururu incindi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base bruise
/bruz/
Past bruised
/bruzd/
Participle bruised
/bruzd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dbruise → bruised

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, /z/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. bruised /bruzd/

Synonyms

Collocations

bruise easilybruise your kneebadly bruisedbruised fruitbruise someone's egobruised pride

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