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tack

/tæk/ /tæk/
GeneralSailing
  1. 1 tiramola etmek, volta atmak

Definition (English)

To change direction in a sailing boat by turning the front of the boat through the wind.

Example Sentences

  1. The sailboat tacked into the wind.
    Yelkenli rüzgâra karşı tiramola etti.
  2. We had to tack several times to reach the harbour.
    Limana ulaşmak için birkaç kez tiramola etmek zorunda kaldık.
General
  1. 1 raptiyelemek, (küçük çivilerle) tutturmak

Definition (English)

To fasten something with small nails or drawing pins.

Example Sentences

  1. Tack the poster to the wall.
    Posteri duvara raptiyeyle tuttur.
  2. She tacked a note to the door before she left.
    Çıkmadan önce kapıya bir not raptiyeledi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base tack
/tæk/
Past tacked
/tækt/
Participle tacked
/tækt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edtack → tacked

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, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. tacked /tækt/

Collocations

tack into the windtack the boattack something to the walltack on

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