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section

/ˈsɛkʃən/ /ˈsɛkʃən/
verb Regular verbsection sectioned
General
  1. 1 bölümlere ayırmak, (dilimlere) bölmek

Definition (English)

To split an area or an object into parts or segments.

Example Sentences

  1. Section the oranges and remove any seeds.
    Portakalları dilimlere bölün ve çekirdeklerini çıkarın.
  2. The large office was sectioned into smaller work areas.
    Büyük ofis daha küçük çalışma alanlarına ayrıldı.
GeneralMedical
  1. 1 (birini psikiyatri hastanesine) zorla yatırmak

Definition (English)

To officially order a person with a serious mental illness to stay in hospital for treatment.

Example Sentences

  1. After a serious breakdown, he was sectioned for his own safety.
    Ciddi bir sinir krizinin ardından kendi güvenliği için zorla hastaneye yatırıldı.
  2. Doctors can only section a patient in very serious cases.
    Doktorlar bir hastayı ancak çok ciddi durumlarda zorla hastaneye yatırabilir.

Verb Forms Regular

Base section
/ˈsɛkʃən/
Past sectioned
/ˈsɛkʃənd/
Participle sectioned
/ˈsɛkʃənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edsection → sectioned

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, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. sectioned /ˈsɛkʃənd/

Synonyms

dividesplitseparatepartitionsegment

Antonyms

combinejoin

Collocations

section something offbe sectioned intosection an orangebe sectioned under the Mental Health Act

Related Words

segmentpartdivisionpartition

Phrases 28

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