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don

/dɑn/ /dɒn/
verb Regular verbdon donned
Formal
  1. 1 (giysiyi) giymek, (maskeyi, şapkayı) takmak

Definition (English)

To put on a piece of clothing, a hat, a mask or other equipment.

Example Sentences

  1. The pilots donned their oxygen masks as soon as the alarm sounded.
    Alarm çalar çalmaz pilotlar oksijen maskelerini taktı.
  2. She donned a thick wool coat and stepped out into the snow.
    Kalın yün paltosunu giyip karın içine çıktı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base don
/dɑn/
Past donned
/dɑnd/
Participle donned
/dɑnd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑eddon → donned

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

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

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. donned /dɑnd/

Synonyms

put onslip onpull on

Antonyms

take offdoffremove

Collocations

don a maskdon an oxygen maskdon a life jacketdon a uniformdon a hatdon protective clothingdon a disguise

Related Words

dressgarmentuniform

Phrases 7

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