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loom

/lum/ /luːm/
  1. 1 belirmek, heybetle yükselmek
  2. 2 kapıda olmak, (tehdit gibi) yaklaşmak

Definition (English)

  1. To appear large and often threatening, especially in a vague or unclear way.
  2. To seem likely to happen soon, often in a worrying way.

Example Sentences

  1. Dark clouds loomed over the city.
    Şehrin üzerinde kara bulutlar belirdi.
  2. A huge ship loomed out of the fog.
    Sisten dev bir gemi belirdi.
  3. An exam was looming ahead.
    Bir sınav kapıdaydı.
  4. With the deadline looming, everyone worked late.
    Son teslim tarihi kapıda olduğu için herkes geç saatlere kadar çalıştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base loom
/lum/
Past loomed
/lumd/
Participle loomed
/lumd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edloom → loomed

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, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. loomed /lumd/

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Collocations

loom largeloom on the horizondanger loomsthreat loomsloom overlooming crisis

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