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father

/ˈfɑðər/ /ˈfɑːðə/
verb Regular verbfather fathered
General
  1. 1 (bir çocuğun) babası olmak

Definition (English)

To become the biological father of a child.

Example Sentences

  1. He fathered three children before he was thirty.
    Otuz yaşından önce üç çocuk babası oldu.
  2. The prize horse has fathered many champions.
    Ödüllü at birçok şampiyonun babası oldu.
Formal
  1. 1 öncülük etmek, (fikri) başlatmak

Definition (English)

To start a new idea, method or movement.

Example Sentences

  1. He fathered a new style of architecture in the city.
    Şehirde yeni bir mimari üsluba öncülük etti.
  2. The engineer who fathered the project still visits the site.
    Projeyi başlatan mühendis hâlâ şantiyeyi ziyaret ediyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base father
/ˈfɑðər/
Past fathered
/ˈfɑðərd/
Participle fathered
/ˈfɑðərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edfather → fathered

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, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. fathered /ˈfɑðərd/

Synonyms

sirefoundoriginate

Collocations

father a childfather childrenfather a new idea

Related Words

paternityparent

Phrases 5

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