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spoonfeed

/ˈspunfid/ /ˈspuːnfiːd/
verb Irregular verbspoonfeed spoonfed spoonfed
GeneralEducation
  1. 1 hazır lokma vermek, her şeyi hazır vermek

Definition (English)

To give someone so much help or information that they do not need to think or work things out for themselves.

Example Sentences

  1. The teacher refused to spoonfeed the answers to her students.
    Öğretmen öğrencilerine cevapları hazır lokma olarak vermeyi reddetti.
  2. Good teachers don't spoonfeed their students; they help them think.
    İyi öğretmenler öğrencilerine her şeyi hazır vermez; düşünmelerine yardım eder.
General
  1. 1 kaşıkla yedirmek

Definition (English)

To feed a baby or a sick person using a spoon.

Example Sentences

  1. The nurse had to spoonfeed the old man.
    Hemşire yaşlı adama yemeğini kaşıkla yedirmek zorunda kaldı.
  2. She spoonfed the baby some mashed banana.
    Bebeğe kaşıkla biraz ezilmiş muz yedirdi.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-B · Past ve participle aynı

Base spoonfeed
/ˈspunfid/
Past spoonfed
/ˈspuːnfɛd/
Participle spoonfed
/ˈspuːnfɛd/
How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗spoonfeeded ✓spoonfed

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

  • Pastspoonfeed → spoonfedÇift sesli harf tekleşir: ee → e.
  • Participlespoonfeed → spoonfedParticiple, past ile aynıdır.

All irregular verbs →

Collocations

spoonfeed informationspoonfeed studentsspoonfeed answersstop spoonfeeding

Related Words

learningeducationinstructionhelpsupportguidance