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scotch

/skɑtʃ/ /skɒtʃ/
  1. 1 (söylentiyi) yalanlamak, (bir iddiayı) çürütmek
  2. 2 (planı) suya düşürmek, (bir şeyin) önünü kesmek

Definition (English)

  1. To stop a rumour or story by showing clearly that it is not true.
  2. To put an end to a plan or idea so that it never happens.

Example Sentences

  1. The company quickly scotched rumours that it was closing.
    Şirket kapanacağı yönündeki söylentileri hemen yalanladı.
  2. The singer scotched reports that she was leaving the band.
    Şarkıcı gruptan ayrılacağı yönündeki haberleri yalanladı.
  3. Heavy rain scotched our plans for a picnic.
    Şiddetli yağmur piknik planlarımızı suya düşürdü.
  4. A lack of money scotched the idea of a new bridge.
    Para yetersizliği yeni köprü fikrinin önünü kesti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base scotch
/skɑtʃ/
Past scotched
/skɑtʃt/
Participle scotched
/skɑtʃt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edscotch → scotched

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. scotched /skɑtʃt/

Synonyms

quashsquashdenythwartput an end to

Antonyms

Collocations

scotch rumoursscotch reportsscotch speculationscotch a planscotch an idea

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