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intimate

/ˈɪntəˌmeɪt/ /ˈɪntɪmeɪt/
Formal
  1. 1 ima etmek, üstü kapalı söylemek, sezdirmek

Definition (English)

To make a feeling, a wish or a fact known in an indirect way, without saying it clearly.

Example Sentences

  1. She intimated that she might be leaving the company soon.
    Yakında şirketten ayrılabileceğini ima etti.
  2. He intimated his displeasure with a cold look.
    Hoşnutsuzluğunu soğuk bir bakışla sezdirdi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base intimate
/ˈɪntəˌmeɪt/
Past intimated
/ˈɪntəˌmeɪtɪd/
Participle intimated
/ˈɪntəˌmeɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dintimate → intimated

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 /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. intimated /ˈɪntəˌmeɪtɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

intimate that…intimate something to someoneintimate your intention to do something

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