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defect

/dɪˈfɛkt/ /dɪˈfɛkt/
  1. 1 karşı tarafa geçmek, saf değiştirmek, iltica etmek

Definition (English)

To leave your country, political party or group and join an opposing one.

Example Sentences

  1. He decided to defect to the West.
    Batı'ya iltica etmeye karar verdi.
  2. Several soldiers defected during the war.
    Savaş sırasında birkaç asker karşı tarafa geçti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base defect
/dɪˈfɛkt/
Past defected
/dɪˈfɛktɪd/
Participle defected
/dɪˈfɛktɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddefect → defected

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. defected /dɪˈfɛktɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

defect to another countrydefect from a partydefect to the enemydefect during war

Phrases 9

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