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/smuð/

/smuːð/

verb Regular verbsmooth smoothed

1
düzeltmek, (yüzeyi) düzleştirmek

To make something flat and even by moving your hands across it.
- She stood up and smoothed her skirt.
  
  Ayağa kalkıp eteğini düzeltti.
- Smooth the top of the cake with a warm knife.
  
  Ilık bir bıçakla pastanın üstünü düzleştir.
2
kolaylaştırmak, (bir şeyin) yolunu açmak

To make a process or a situation easier and free of problems.
- A good interpreter can smooth the way for business talks.
  
  İyi bir tercüman iş görüşmelerinin yolunu açabilir.
- The new system should smooth the process of booking tickets.
  
  Yeni sistem bilet alma sürecini kolaylaştırmalı.
3
(kremi) yayarak sürmek

To spread a cream or a liquid gently over a surface.
- She smoothed some cream onto her hands.
  
  Ellerine biraz krem yayarak sürdü.
- Smooth the glue evenly over the paper.
  
  Tutkalı kâğıdın üzerine eşit şekilde yayarak sür.

Verb Forms Regular

Base smooth

/smuð/

Past smoothed

/smuðd/

Participle smoothed

/smuðd/

Spelling rule

Add ‑edsmooth → smoothed

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, /ð/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. smoothed /smuðd/

Synonyms

flatten level even out ease facilitate spread

Antonyms

crumple complicate

Collocations

smooth your hairsmooth your skirtsmooth the way for somethingsmooth the pathsmooth something outsmooth things oversmooth cream onto something

Phrases 10