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tamper

/ˈtæmpər/ /ˈtæmpə/
verbnoun Regular verbtamper tampered
  1. 1 (bir şeyi) kurcalamak, (izinsiz) oynamak
  2. 2 tamper, kahve sıkıştırıcı countable

Definition (English)

  1. To touch or change something without permission, especially in a way that damages it.
  2. A small tool used to press coffee grounds firmly into an espresso machine's filter.

Example Sentences

  1. Someone had tampered with the lock on the back door.
    Biri arka kapının kilidini kurcalamıştı.
  2. Guests must never tamper with the smoke alarm in their room.
    Konuklar odalarındaki duman dedektörüyle asla oynamamalıdır.
  3. Use the tamper to press the coffee down.
    Kahveyi bastırmak için tamper kullanın.
  4. He bought a new tamper for his espresso machine.
    Espresso makinesi için yeni bir tamper aldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base tamper
/ˈtæmpər/
Past tampered
/ˈtæmpərd/
Participle tampered
/ˈtæmpərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edtamper → tampered

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, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. tampered /ˈtæmpərd/

Collocations

tamper with evidencetamper-proofcoffee tamperespresso tamper

Related Words

coffeeespressoportafiltergroundsbaristamachine