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preach

/pritʃ/ /priːtʃ/
  1. 1
    vaaz vermek Religion

    To give a religious speech (sermon) in a church or other public place.

    • The pastor preached about forgiveness and unity on Sunday.
      Papaz Pazar günü bağışlama ve birlik hakkında vaaz verdi.
    • She was invited to preach at the cathedral next month.
      Gelecek ay katedralde vaaz vermeye davet edildi.
  2. 2
    telkin etmek, öğüt vermek

    To strongly advise people to accept a particular idea or way of behaving.

    • He always preaches the importance of hard work.
      O her zaman sıkı çalışmanın önemini öğütler.
    • Our coach always preaches patience and teamwork.
      Antrenörümüz her zaman sabrı ve takım çalışmasını telkin eder.
  3. 3
    nutuk çekmek, ahlak dersi vermek Informal

    To give unwanted moral advice in an annoying way.

    • Stop preaching at me; I know what I did wrong.
      Bana nutuk çekmeyi bırak, neyi yanlış yaptığımı biliyorum.
    • Teenagers hate being preached to by adults.
      Gençler yetişkinlerin onlara ahlak dersi vermesinden nefret eder.

Verb Forms Regular

Base preach
/pritʃ/
Past preached
/pritʃt/
Participle preached
/pritʃt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpreach → preached

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /tʃ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. preached /pritʃt/

Synonyms

Collocations

preach a sermonpreach the gospelpreach at someonepractise what you preachpreach to the converted