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disturb

/dɪˈstɜrb/ /dɪˈstɜːb/
  1. 1
    rahatsız etmek

    To interrupt someone when they are trying to work, sleep, or think.

    • Her neighbours disturbed her with noise while she was writing her thesis.
      Komşuları, o tezini yazarken gürültü yaparak onu rahatsız etti.
    • Please don't disturb the sleeping baby.
      Lütfen uyuyan bebeği rahatsız etmeyin.
  2. 2
    tedirgin etmek, huzursuz etmek, üzmek

    To make someone feel worried or upset.

    • The news about the factory closure disturbed everyone in the town.
      Fabrikanın kapanacağı haberi kasabadaki herkesi tedirgin etti.
    • It disturbs me that he hasn't called for a week.
      Bir haftadır aramamış olması beni huzursuz ediyor.
  3. 3
    karıştırmak, (düzenini) bozmak

    To move or change something from its usual position or state.

    • Please don't disturb the papers on my desk.
      Lütfen masamdaki kâğıtları karıştırma.
    • Someone had disturbed the books on the shelf.
      Biri raftaki kitapların düzenini bozmuştu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base disturb
/dɪˈstɜrb/
Past disturbed
/dɪˈstɜrbd/
Participle disturbed
/dɪˈstɜrbd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddisturb → disturbed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /b/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. disturbed /dɪˈstɜrbd/

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Collocations

disturb the peacedisturb someone's sleepdisturb the balancedo not disturb

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