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plateau

/plæˈtoʊ/ /ˈplætəʊ/
  1. 1 (belli bir düzeyde) sabitlenmek, yatay seyre geçmek, yerinde saymak

Definition (English)

To stop rising or improving and stay at about the same level for a time.

Example Sentences

  1. House prices have plateaued after five years of steady growth.
    Beş yıllık istikrarlı artışın ardından konut fiyatları yatay seyre geçti.
  2. My running times plateaued, so I changed my training plan.
    Koşu sürelerim yerinde saymaya başlayınca antrenman planımı değiştirdim.

Verb Forms Regular

Base plateau
/plæˈtoʊ/
Past plateaued
/plæˈtoʊd/
Participle plateaued
/plæˈtoʊd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edplateau → plateaued

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

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

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. plateaued /plæˈtoʊd/

Synonyms

level offlevel outstabilizestallflatten out

Collocations

plateau at a levelbegin to plateauplateau outsales have plateaued

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