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punish

/ˈpʌnɪʃ/ /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
  1. 1 cezalandırmak

Definition (English)

To make someone suffer for doing something wrong.

Example Sentences

  1. They will punish him according to the law.
    Onu yasaya göre cezalandıracaklar.
  2. The teacher punished the student for cheating.
    Öğretmen, kopya çektiği için öğrenciyi cezalandırdı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base punish
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Past punished
/ˈpʌnɪʃt/
Participle punished
/ˈpʌnɪʃt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpunish → punished

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, /ʃ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. punished /ˈpʌnɪʃt/

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Collocations

punish severelypunish harshlypunish forpunish by lawpunish offenderspunish criminals