mire
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/ˈmaɪər/
/ˈmaɪə/
- 1 (sorunlara, borca) batmak, (bir çıkmaza) saplanıp kalmak
- 2 (çamura) saplanmak, (çamura) gömülmek
Definition (English)
- To make someone or something get stuck in a difficult situation that is hard to escape from.
- To make a vehicle, a person or an animal sink and get stuck in deep mud.
Example Sentences
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The company is mired in debt.Şirket borca batmış durumda.
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The project has been mired in delays for months.Proje aylardır bitmek bilmeyen gecikmelere saplanıp kalmış.
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The tractor was mired in the muddy field.Traktör çamurlu tarlaya saplanmıştı.
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Our car got mired in the mud on the forest road.Arabamız orman yolunda çamura gömüldü.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
mire
/ˈmaɪər/
Past
mired
/ˈmaɪərd/
Participle
mired
/ˈmaɪərd/
Spelling rule
Ends in ‑e: add ‑dmire → mired
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 yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. mired /ˈmaɪərd/
Synonyms
Collocations
be mired in debtbe mired in controversybe mired in difficultiesbe mired in mudbecome mired in something