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crisscross

/ˈkrɪˌskrɔs/ /ˈkrɪskrɒs/
verb Regular verbcrisscross crisscrossed
  1. 1 (bir yeri) ağ gibi sarmak, birbirini kesmek
  2. 2 (bir yeri) baştan başa dolaşmak, bir uçtan öbür uca gidip gelmek

Definition (English)

  1. To form a pattern of lines that cross each other over an area.
  2. To travel back and forth across an area many times.

Example Sentences

  1. Busy roads crisscross the entire country.
    İşlek yollar bütün ülkeyi ağ gibi sarıyor.
  2. Lines of light crisscrossed the dark room.
    Işık çizgileri karanlık odada birbirini kesiyordu.
  3. She crisscrossed Europe by train during the summer.
    Yaz boyunca trenle Avrupa'yı baştan başa dolaştı.
  4. Delivery vans crisscross the city all day long.
    Teslimat minibüsleri gün boyu şehrin bir ucundan öbür ucuna gidip geliyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base crisscross
/ˈkrɪˌskrɔs/
Past crisscrossed
/ˈkrɪˌskrɔst/
Participle crisscrossed
/ˈkrɪˌskrɔst/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edcrisscross → crisscrossed

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. crisscrossed /ˈkrɪˌskrɔst/

Synonyms

criss-crossintersectinterweave

Collocations

crisscross the countrycrisscross the citycrisscross pattern

Related Words

patterngridlinespathsroadsnetwork