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overpower

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊər/ /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə/
  1. 1 alt etmek, etkisiz hale getirmek
  2. 2 bastırmak, etkisi altına almak

Definition (English)

  1. To defeat someone or something by being more powerful.
  2. To be so strong that it affects someone badly or hides everything else.

Example Sentences

  1. The army was able to overpower the enemy forces.
    Ordu düşman kuvvetlerini alt etmeyi başardı.
  2. The home team overpowered their opponents in the second half.
    Ev sahibi takım ikinci yarıda rakiplerini alt etti.
  3. The garlic overpowered all the other flavours in the dish.
    Sarımsak yemekteki diğer bütün tatları bastırdı.
  4. The heat overpowered him, and he had to sit down.
    Sıcak onu etkisi altına aldı ve oturmak zorunda kaldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base overpower
/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊər/
Past overpowered
/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/
Participle overpowered
/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edoverpower → overpowered

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, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. overpowered /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/

Synonyms

Collocations

overpower an opponentbe overpowered by a smelloverpower the flavour