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perspire

/pərˈspaɪr/ /pəˈspaɪə/
Formal
  1. 1 terlemek

Definition (English)

To sweat; a more formal or polite way to say 'sweat'.

Example Sentences

  1. He perspired heavily during the workout.
    Antrenmanda çok terledi.
  2. Even sitting in the shade, the tourists were perspiring.
    Turistler gölgede otururken bile terliyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base perspire
/pərˈspaɪr/
Past perspired
/pərˈspaɪrd/
Participle perspired
/pərˈspaɪrd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dperspire → perspired

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. perspired /pərˈspaɪrd/

Synonyms

Collocations

perspire heavilyperspire profuselybegin to perspire