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twist

/twɪst/ /twɪst/
  1. 1
    çevirmek, bükmek

    To turn something, or the part of something, so that it moves towards or around in a circle.

    • Twist the cap to open the bottle.
      Şişeyi açmak için kapağı çevirin.
    • She twisted the wire into a small ring.
      Teli bükerek küçük bir halka yaptı.
  2. 2
    (bileğini vb.) burkmak

    To injure a part of your body, like your ankle, by twisting it suddenly.

    • He twisted his ankle playing football.
      Futbol oynarken bileğini burktu.
    • I twisted my knee when I slipped on the ice.
      Buzda kayınca dizimi burktum.
  3. 3
    (sözlerini) çarpıtmak, (sözü) eğip bükmek

    To change the meaning of what someone said so that it seems to mean something else.

    • You're twisting my words; that's not what I said.
      Sözlerimi çarpıtıyorsun; ben öyle demedim.
    • The article twisted her comments to make a better story.
      Makale, daha ilgi çekici bir haber çıkarmak için sözlerini çarpıttı.
  4. 4
    kıvrılmak, kıvrıla kıvrıla ilerlemek

    (of a road or river) To have many bends.

    • The narrow road twists up the side of the mountain.
      Dar yol dağın yamacından kıvrılarak yukarı çıkıyor.
    • The river twists through the green valley.
      Nehir yeşil vadinin içinden kıvrıla kıvrıla akıyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base twist
/twɪst/
Past twisted
/twɪstɪd/
Participle twisted
/twɪstɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edtwist → twisted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

straightenuntwist

Collocations

twist the captwist your ankletwist someone's wordstwist and turntwist the wire

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