inch
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/ɪntʃ/
/ɪntʃ/
- 1 ağır ağır ilerlemek, (bir şeyi) yavaş yavaş ilerletmek
- 2 azar azar artmak, yavaş yavaş azalmak
Definition (English)
- To move somewhere very slowly and carefully, or to move something in this way.
- To rise or fall by very small amounts over a period of time.
Example Sentences
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The traffic inched forward along the wet motorway.Trafik ıslak otoyolda ağır ağır ilerliyordu.
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She carefully inched the car into the narrow parking space.Arabayı dikkatle ve yavaş yavaş ilerleterek dar park yerine soktu.
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Petrol prices inched up again this week.Benzin fiyatları bu hafta yine azar azar arttı.
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Unemployment has inched down to five percent.İşsizlik yavaş yavaş azalarak yüzde beşe indi.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
inch
/ɪntʃ/
Past
inched
/ɪntʃt/
Participle
inched
/ɪntʃt/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edinch → inched
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /tʃ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. inched /ɪntʃt/
Synonyms
Collocations
inch forwardinch alonginch your wayinch closer to somethinginch towards somethinginch upinch higherinch down