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stump

/stʌmp/ /stʌmp/
verb Regular verbstump stumped
  1. 1 şaşırtmak
  2. 2 çaresiz bırakmak, zor durumda bırakmak

Definition (English)

  1. To confuse or puzzle someone completely.
  2. To leave someone unable to find an answer or solution.

Example Sentences

  1. The difficult question stumped the students.
    Zor soru öğrencileri şaşırttı.
  2. The riddle stumped everyone in the room.
    Bilmece odadaki herkesi şaşırttı.
  3. His strange behavior stumped me.
    Onun tuhaf davranışı beni çaresiz bıraktı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base stump
/stʌmp/
Past stumped
/stʌmpt/
Participle stumped
/stʌmpt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edstump → stumped

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /p/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. stumped /stʌmpt/

Synonyms

confusebafflepuzzleperplexbewildermystifyflummox

Antonyms

clarifyexplainenlightenassisthelp

Collocations

stump someonestump the audiencestump the expertscompletely stumpstump for an answerleft stumped

Related Words

questionproblemriddlechallengeconfusionsolution

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