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terminate

/ˈtɜrməˌneɪt/ /ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt/
verb Regular verbterminate terminated
  1. 1
    sona erdirmek, sonlandırmak, (sözleşmeyi) feshetmek

    To end something, especially officially.

    • The contract was terminated early.
      Sözleşme erken feshedildi.
    • The company decided to terminate the project because of high costs.
      Şirket yüksek maliyetler nedeniyle projeyi sonlandırmaya karar verdi.
  2. 2
    işten çıkarmak, (birinin) işine son vermek Business

    To end someone's employment; to dismiss someone from a job.

    • They had to terminate his employment.
      Onun işine son vermek zorunda kaldılar.
    • Two employees were terminated after the investigation.
      Soruşturmanın ardından iki çalışan işten çıkarıldı.
  3. 3
    son durağa ulaşmak, seferini bitirmek Transportation

    (Of a train or bus) to end its journey at a particular place.

    • The train terminates at the next station.
      Trenin son durağı bir sonraki istasyon.
    • This bus terminates at the city centre.
      Bu otobüs seferini şehir merkezinde bitiriyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base terminate
/ˈtɜrməˌneɪt/
Past terminated
/ˈtɜrməˌneɪtɪd/
Participle terminated
/ˈtɜrməˌneɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dterminate → terminated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

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

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. terminated /ˈtɜrməˌneɪtɪd/

Synonyms

enddiscontinueconcludedismiss

Antonyms

beginstart (word)continue

Collocations

terminate a contractterminate employmentterminate the processterminate an agreementterminate immediatelyterminate the program

Related Words

contractagreementemploymentprocessdeadlinetermination notice