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seep

/sip/ /siːp/
verb Regular verbseep seeped
General
  1. 1 sızmak

Definition (English)

To flow slowly through small holes or cracks in something.

Example Sentences

  1. Water began to seep through the cracks in the wall.
    Su, duvardaki çatlaklardan sızmaya başladı.
  2. Rainwater seeped into the basement during the storm.
    Fırtına sırasında yağmur suyu bodruma sızdı.
Figurative
  1. 1 yavaş yavaş yayılmak, sinmek

Definition (English)

(Of a feeling or idea) to spread slowly into a place or a person's mind.

Example Sentences

  1. A sense of unease started to seep into the room.
    Bir huzursuzluk hissi odaya yayılmaya başladı.
  2. Doubt slowly seeped into her mind as she read the letter.
    Mektubu okurken şüphe yavaş yavaş zihnine yayıldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base seep
/sip/
Past seeped
/sipt/
Participle seeped
/sipt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edseep → seeped

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, /p/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. seeped /sipt/

Synonyms

oozetrickleleakpermeate

Collocations

seep throughseep intoseep outslowly seep

Related Words

liquidwaterflowabsorbporoussurface