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slant

/slænt/ /slɑːnt/
  1. 1 eğilmek, yatık olmak, eğik olmak
  2. 2 (bilgiyi) çarpıtmak, taraflı sunmak

Definition (English)

  1. To slope or lean in a particular direction.
  2. To present information in a way that favours one side.

Example Sentences

  1. The road slants steeply uphill.
    Yol yokuş yukarı dik bir eğimle çıkıyor.
  2. His desk slants towards the window.
    Masası pencereye doğru eğik.
  3. The report slants the facts to support their argument.
    Rapor, argümanlarını desteklemek için gerçekleri çarpıtıyor.
  4. The survey questions were slanted to get positive answers.
    Anket soruları olumlu cevaplar alacak şekilde taraflı sunulmuştu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base slant
/slænt/
Past slanted
/slæntɪd/
Participle slanted
/slæntɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edslant → slanted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. slanted /slæntɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

slant downwardsslant upwardsslant to the leftslant to the rightslanting roofslanting sunlight

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