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knife

/naɪf/ /naɪf/
General
  1. 1 (birini) bıçaklamak

Definition (English)

To injure someone by pushing a knife into that person's body.

Example Sentences

  1. The man was knifed in the arm but is recovering in hospital.
    Adam kolundan bıçaklandı ama hastanede iyileşiyor.
  2. Police have arrested the man who knifed a shop owner last week.
    Polis, geçen hafta bir dükkân sahibini bıçaklayan adamı tutukladı.
Literary
  1. 1 (suyu, havayı) yararak ilerlemek, (rüzgâr) delip geçmek

Definition (English)

To move quickly and smoothly through water or air, like a knife cutting something.

Example Sentences

  1. The yacht knifed through the calm water.
    Yat sakin suyu yararak ilerledi.
  2. A cold wind knifed through our thin jackets.
    Soğuk rüzgâr ince ceketlerimizi delip geçiyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base knife
/naɪf/
Past knifed
/naɪft/
Participle knifed
/naɪft/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dknife → knifed

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 sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /f/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. knifed /naɪft/

Synonyms

Collocations

be knifed in the armknife someoneknife through the waterknife through the air

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