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coax

/koʊks/ /kəʊks/
verbnoun Regular verbcoax coaxed
General
  1. 1 tatlılıkla ikna etmek, dil dökmek

Definition (English)

To persuade someone gently and patiently to do something.

Example Sentences

  1. She coaxed the frightened cat out from under the bed.
    Korkmuş kediyi tatlılıkla ikna edip yatağın altından çıkardı.
  2. We finally coaxed him into joining us for dinner.
    Sonunda dil döküp onu akşam yemeğine katılmaya ikna ettik.
GeneralTelecommunications
  1. 1 koaksiyel kablo countable

Definition (English)

Coaxial cable, used for carrying television and radio signals.

Example Sentences

  1. We need to replace the old coax cable.
    Eski koaksiyel kabloyu değiştirmemiz gerekiyor.
  2. Connect the TV to the antenna using coax.
    TV'yi antene koaksiyel ile bağlayın.

Verb Forms Regular

Base coax
/koʊks/
Past coaxed
/koʊkst/
Participle coaxed
/koʊkst/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edcoax → coaxed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. coaxed /koʊkst/

Synonyms

persuadecajolewheedle

Collocations

coax someone into doing somethingcoax a smile out of someonecoax cable

Related Words

signaltransmissionradiotelevisionantennafrequency