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collar

/ˈkɑlər/ /ˈkɒlə/
Informal
  1. 1 enselemek, (birini) yakalamak
  2. 2 (konuşmak için birini) yakalamak, (birinin) yakasına yapışmak

Definition (English)

  1. To catch and hold someone, especially in order to arrest that person.
  2. To stop someone and make that person talk to you, often when the person does not want to.

Example Sentences

  1. Police collared the thief as he left the shop.
    Polis hırsızı dükkândan çıkarken enseledi.
  2. Security guards collared two boys climbing over the fence.
    Güvenlik görevlileri çitin üzerinden tırmanan iki genci yakaladı.
  3. My boss collared me in the corridor to ask about the report.
    Patronum rapor hakkında soru sormak için beni koridorda yakaladı.
  4. I was collared by a salesman as soon as I walked in.
    İçeri girer girmez bir satıcı yakama yapıştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base collar
/ˈkɑlər/
Past collared
/ˈkɑlərd/
Participle collared
/ˈkɑlərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edcollar → collared

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. collared /ˈkɑlərd/

Synonyms

Collocations

collar someonebe collared by the policecollar someone in the corridorget collared

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