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gybe

/dʒaɪb/ /dʒaɪb/
verb Regular verbgybe gybed
GeneralMaritime
  1. 1 kavança yapmak
  2. 2 kavança atmak

Definition (English)

  1. To change the sails to the other side of a boat when sailing with the wind behind.
  2. For a sail to swing across the boat suddenly.

Example Sentences

  1. We had to gybe the mainsail.
    Ana yelkeni kavança yapmamız gerekti.
  2. The boom swung across when they gybed.
    Kavança attıklarında bumba teknenin karşısına geçti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base gybe
/dʒaɪb/
Past gybed
/dʒaɪbd/
Participle gybed
/dʒaɪbd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dgybe → gybed

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, /b/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. gybed /dʒaɪbd/

Synonyms

jibechange tackveershift sails

Antonyms

tack

Collocations

gybe the sailsgybe carefullygybe maneuvergybe anglegybe positiongybe control

Related Words

sailboatwindhelmruddermast