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power

/ˈpaʊər/ /ˈpaʊə/
verb Regular verbpower powered
  1. 1
    çalıştırmak, (enerji) sağlamak, beslemek

    To supply a machine or vehicle with the energy that makes it work.

    • The generator will power the house during the outage.
      Jeneratör, kesinti sırasında eve elektrik sağlayacak.
    • The car is powered by a small electric motor.
      Araba küçük bir elektrik motoruyla çalışıyor.
  2. 2
    (güçle) ilerlemek, (bütün gücüyle) göndermek

    To move, or to send something, with great speed and force.

    • She powered through the water and won the race.
      Suda güçlü kulaçlarla ilerleyip yarışı kazandı.
    • He powered the ball into the back of the net.
      Topu bütün gücüyle ağlara gönderdi.
  3. 3
    ayakta tutmak, (büyümesini) sağlamak

    To be the force that makes something grow or succeed.

    • Tourism powers most of the local economy.
      Yerel ekonominin büyük kısmını turizm ayakta tutuyor.
    • Exports have powered the country's economic growth.
      İhracat ülkenin ekonomik büyümesini sağladı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base power
/ˈpaʊər/
Past powered
/ˈpaʊərd/
Participle powered
/ˈpaʊərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpower → powered

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. powered /ˈpaʊərd/

Synonyms

driverunfuelpropel

Collocations

be powered bybattery-poweredsolar-poweredpower uppower downpower throughpower ahead

Related Words

energyenginebatteryelectricityfuel

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