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loot

/lut/ /luːt/
  1. 1 yağmalamak, talan etmek

Definition (English)

To steal goods from a place or person, typically using force or during wartime.

Example Sentences

  1. Thieves looted several shops after the storm cut the power.
    Fırtına elektrikleri kesince hırsızlar birkaç dükkânı yağmaladı.
  2. The ancient tomb had been looted long before archaeologists reached it.
    Antik mezar, arkeologlar oraya ulaşmadan çok önce talan edilmişti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base loot
/lut/
Past looted
/lutɪd/
Participle looted
/lutɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edloot → looted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. looted /lutɪd/

Synonyms

stealrobplunderraidpillageransackburglarize

Antonyms

Collocations

loot the storeloot the cityloot during riotsloot and pillageloot the museumloot goods

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