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silver

/ˈsɪlvər/ /ˈsɪlvə/
General
  1. 1 gümüş kaplamak, (camı) sırlamak

Definition (English)

To cover something with a thin layer of silver or of a shiny substance that looks like silver.

Example Sentences

  1. The back of the glass is silvered to make a mirror.
    Ayna yapmak için camın arkası sırlanır.
  2. The spoons are made of copper and silvered by hand.
    Kaşıklar bakırdan yapılıp elle gümüş kaplanıyor.
Literary
  1. 1 gümüş rengine bürümek, (saç) ağarmak

Definition (English)

To give something a shiny grey-white colour, or to become this colour, especially about hair or moonlight.

Example Sentences

  1. Moonlight silvered the surface of the lake.
    Ay ışığı gölün yüzeyini gümüş rengine bürüdü.
  2. His hair had silvered at the temples.
    Şakaklarındaki saçlar ağarmıştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base silver
/ˈsɪlvər/
Past silvered
/ˈsɪlvərd/
Participle silvered
/ˈsɪlvərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edsilver → silvered

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, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. silvered /ˈsɪlvərd/

Synonyms

Collocations

silver a mirrorbe silvered by handsilvered glassmoonlight silvered somethinghair silvered with age

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