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jettison

/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/ /ˈdʒɛtɪsən/
verb Regular verbjettison jettisoned
  1. 1 (yük/yakıt) boşaltmak, (gemiden/uçaktan) atmak
  2. 2 (plandan/fikirden) vazgeçmek, bir kenara atmak

Definition (English)

  1. To deliberately throw something away or overboard, often to reduce weight or clear space.
  2. To give up a plan, idea or habit that is no longer wanted.

Example Sentences

  1. The pilot decided to jettison the excess fuel.
    Pilot fazla yakıtı boşaltmaya karar verdi.
  2. They had to jettison cargo to gain altitude.
    İrtifa kazanmak için kargoyu atmak zorunda kaldılar.
  3. The company jettisoned its expansion plans when sales fell.
    Şirket, satışlar düşünce genişleme planlarından vazgeçti.
  4. The team jettisoned the old design and started again from scratch.
    Ekip eski tasarımı bir kenara atıp sıfırdan başladı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base jettison
/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/
Past jettisoned
/ˈdʒɛtɪsənd/
Participle jettisoned
/ˈdʒɛtɪsənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edjettison → jettisoned

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, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. jettisoned /ˈdʒɛtɪsənd/

Synonyms

discarddumpthrow awaycast offabandon

Antonyms

keepretain

Collocations

jettison fueljettison cargojettison ballastjettison weightjettison a planjettison an idea

Related Words

weightcargoaircraftemergencythrow

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