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deluge

/ˈdɛljudʒ/ /ˈdɛljuːdʒ/
  1. 1 (birini bir şeye) boğmak, (birini istek, soru vb.) yağmuruna tutmak
  2. 2 (bir yeri) sular altında bırakmak

Definition (English)

  1. To send someone so many things, such as letters, calls or questions, that it is hard to deal with them all.
  2. To cover a place with a very large amount of water.

Example Sentences

  1. After the advert appeared, we were deluged with phone calls.
    İlan çıktıktan sonra telefon yağmuruna tutulduk.
  2. Fans deluged the radio station with requests for the song.
    Hayranlar şarkının çalınması için radyo istasyonunu istek yağmuruna tuttu.
  3. Heavy rain deluged the town during the night.
    Şiddetli yağmur gece boyunca kasabayı sular altında bıraktı.
  4. The streets were deluged after the storm.
    Fırtınadan sonra sokaklar sular altında kaldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base deluge
/ˈdɛljudʒ/
Past deluged
/ˈdɛljudʒd/
Participle deluged
/ˈdɛljudʒd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑ddeluge → deluged

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, /dʒ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. deluged /ˈdɛljudʒd/

Synonyms

Collocations

be deluged with somethingbe deluged with complaintsbe deluged with applicationsdeluge someone with questions

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