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mask

/mæsk/ /mɑːsk/
verb Regular verbmask masked
  1. 1
    (duyguyu, gerçeği) gizlemek, (kokuyu, tadı) bastırmak, örtmek

    To hide a feeling, fact, smell or taste so that people do not notice it.

    • She smiled to mask her disappointment.
      Hayal kırıklığını gizlemek için gülümsedi.
    • Lemon juice helps to mask the strong smell of fish.
      Limon suyu, balığın keskin kokusunu bastırmaya yardımcı olur.
  2. 2
    (yüzüne) maske takmak, (yüzünü) maskeyle örtmek

    To cover someone's face, or your own face, with a mask.

    • Everyone on the ward was masked and gloved.
      Servisteki herkes maske ve eldiven takmıştı.
    • The dancers masked their faces for the final scene.
      Dansçılar final sahnesi için yüzlerine maske taktı.
  3. 3
    maskelemek, (bantla) kapatmak

    To cover part of a surface, for example with tape, so that paint does not reach it.

    • Mask the window frames with tape before you paint the walls.
      Duvarları boyamadan önce pencere çerçevelerini bantla maskeleyin.
    • The edges of the floor were masked to keep the paint off.
      Zeminin kenarları boya bulaşmasın diye bantla kapatıldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base mask
/mæsk/
Past masked
/mæskt/
Participle masked
/mæskt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edmask → masked

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. masked /mæskt/

Synonyms

hideconcealdisguisecovercamouflagecover up

Antonyms

revealexposeshow

Collocations

mask your feelingsmask the painmask the smellmask the tastemask a problembe masked by somethingmask something with tapea masked figure

Related Words

disguisecamouflagemasking tapecover-up

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