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span

/spæn/ /spæn/
  1. 1 uzanmak
  2. 2 kapsamak

Definition (English)

  1. To extend across or cover a large area or distance.
  2. To include a wide range of things.

Example Sentences

  1. The bridge spans the river.
    Köprü nehri kapsıyor.
  2. Her career spanned five decades.
    Kariyeri elli yıla yayıldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base span
/spæn/
Past spanned
/spænd/
Participle spanned
/spænd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edspan → spanned

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

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

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. spanned /spænd/

Synonyms

Collocations

span acrossspan the riverspan a periodspan a distancespan the gapspan time

Phrases 4

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