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tower

/ˈtaʊər/ /ˈtaʊə/
verb Regular verbtower towered
General
  1. 1 (üzerinde) yükselmek, (yanındakilerden) çok daha uzun olmak

Definition (English)

To be very tall, or much taller than the people or things around.

Example Sentences

  1. Snowy mountains towered above the village.
    Karlı dağlar köyün üzerinde yükseliyordu.
  2. At sixteen, he already towers over his father.
    On altı yaşında şimdiden babasından çok daha uzun.
Figurative
  1. 1 (diğerlerinden) çok üstün olmak, (rakiplerini) gölgede bırakmak

Definition (English)

To be much better or more important than others of the same kind.

Example Sentences

  1. She towers over every other player of her generation.
    Kendi kuşağındaki bütün oyunculardan çok üstün.
  2. As a writer, he towered above his rivals.
    Bir yazar olarak rakiplerini gölgede bıraktı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base tower
/ˈtaʊər/
Past towered
/ˈtaʊərd/
Participle towered
/ˈtaʊərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edtower → towered

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. towered /ˈtaʊərd/

Synonyms

risesoarloomdominateovershadowsurpass

Collocations

tower over someonetower above somethingtower into the skya towering figuretower head and shoulders above someone

Related Words

skyscraperheightgiant

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