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patrol

/pəˈtroʊl/ /pəˈtrəʊl/
GeneralMilitary
  1. 1 devriye gezmek

Definition (English)

To move around an area to make sure it is safe and that there is no crime.

Example Sentences

  1. Police officers patrol the streets every night.
    Polis memurları her gece sokaklarda devriye gezer.
  2. The guards patrol the perimeter of the building.
    Güvenlik görevlileri binanın çevresinde devriye geziyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base patrol
/pəˈtroʊl/
Past patrolled
/pəˈtroʊld/
Participle patrolled
/pəˈtroʊld/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edpatrol → patrolled

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, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. patrolled /pəˈtroʊld/

Synonyms

Collocations

patrol the streetspatrol the borderpatrol the area

Phrases 3

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