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nab

/næb/ /næb/
verb Regular verbnab nabbed
Informal
  1. 1 enselemek, yakalamak
  2. 2 kapmak, hızla almak

Definition (English)

  1. To catch or arrest someone, especially a criminal.
  2. To quickly take or get something, often before other people do.

Example Sentences

  1. The police managed to nab the thief.
    Polis hırsızı yakalamayı başardı.
  2. They nabbed him trying to escape.
    Kaçmaya çalışırken onu yakaladılar.
  3. Let's go early and nab a table near the window.
    Erken gidip cam kenarında bir masa kapalım.
  4. Someone nabbed the last slice of pizza before I got there.
    Ben gelmeden biri son pizza dilimini kapmış.

Verb Forms Regular

Base nab
/næb/
Past nabbed
/næbd/
Participle nabbed
/næbd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑ednab → nabbed

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

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

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /b/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. nabbed /næbd/

Synonyms

catcharrestcollargrab

Antonyms

releaselet go

Collocations

nab a suspectnab a thiefnab a seatnab a bargain

Related Words

policecriminalsuspectcrimeinvestigation