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conspire

/kənˈspaɪər/ /kənˈspaɪə/
verb Regular verbconspire conspired
General
  1. 1 komplo kurmak, gizlice anlaşmak

Definition (English)

To plan secretly to do something bad or illegal.

Example Sentences

  1. The two employees conspired to steal money from the company.
    İki çalışan şirketten para çalmak için komplo kurdu.
  2. They were accused of conspiring with a rival firm.
    Rakip bir firmayla gizlice anlaşmakla suçlandılar.
Figurative
  1. 1 (koşullar) aleyhine birleşmek, üst üste gelmek

Definition (English)

Of events or conditions: to happen together in a way that causes problems.

Example Sentences

  1. The weather seemed to conspire against our travel plans.
    Hava koşulları seyahat planlarımızın aleyhine birleşmiş gibiydi.
  2. Bad weather and a strike conspired to delay our flight.
    Kötü hava ile grev üst üste gelince uçuşumuz gecikti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base conspire
/kənˈspaɪər/
Past conspired
/kənˈspaɪərd/
Participle conspired
/kənˈspaɪərd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dconspire → conspired

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, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. conspired /kənˈspaɪərd/

Synonyms

plotschemecolludeconniveintrigue

Collocations

conspire againstconspire to doconspire togetherconspire secretlyconspire withconspire in

Related Words

secretcrimeillegalagreementlaw