cow
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/kaʊ/
/kaʊ/
- 1 (birini) sindirmek, (birini) yıldırmak
Definition (English)
To frighten someone so much that the person stops resisting and obeys.
Example Sentences
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The workers refused to be cowed by the new manager.İşçiler yeni müdürün kendilerini sindirmesine izin vermedi.
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Years of criticism had cowed him into silence.Yıllarca süren eleştiriler onu sindirip susturmuştu.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
cow
/kaʊ/
Past
cowed
/kaʊd/
Participle
cowed
/kaʊd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edcow → cowed
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. cowed /kaʊd/
Synonyms
Antonyms
emboldenencourage
Collocations
be cowed by someonerefuse to be cowedcow someone into submissioncow someone into silencelook cowed