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buoy

/ˈbui/ /bɔɪ/
  1. 1 (birinin) moralini yükseltmek, (birine) cesaret vermek
  2. 2 (fiyatları, satışları) yukarı taşımak, (ekonomiyi) canlı tutmak

Definition (English)

  1. To make someone feel more cheerful, hopeful or confident.
  2. To keep prices, sales or an economy at a high or healthy level.

Example Sentences

  1. Buoyed by the good news, she went back to work smiling.
    İyi haberle morali yükselince gülümseyerek işine döndü.
  2. The support of the crowd buoyed the players in the second half.
    Seyircilerin desteği ikinci yarıda oyunculara cesaret verdi.
  3. Share prices were buoyed by the positive report.
    Olumlu rapor hisse fiyatlarını yukarı taşıdı.
  4. Strong tourist numbers have buoyed the local economy this year.
    Turist sayısının yüksekliği bu yıl yerel ekonomiyi canlı tuttu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base buoy
/ˈbui/
Past buoyed
/ˈbuid/
Participle buoyed
/ˈbuid/
Spelling rule

Vowel + y: add ‑edbuoy → buoyed

Fiil sesli harf + y ile bittiği için y değişmez, sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: play → played · enjoy → enjoyed · stay → stayed

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

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. buoyed /ˈbuid/

Synonyms

Antonyms

depressdisheartendampen

Collocations

be buoyed by somethingbuoy someone's spiritsbuoy upbuoyed by successbuoy prices

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