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veil

/veɪl/ /veɪl/
Literary
  1. 1 örtmek, perdelemek, (bir duyguyu) gizlemek

Definition (English)

To cover or hide something partly or completely, as if with a thin cloth.

Example Sentences

  1. A thin mist veiled the hills in the early morning.
    Sabahın erken saatlerinde ince bir sis tepeleri örtüyordu.
  2. She veiled her anger behind a polite smile.
    Öfkesini kibar bir gülümsemenin ardına gizledi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base veil
/veɪl/
Past veiled
/veɪld/
Participle veiled
/veɪld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edveil → veiled

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, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. veiled /veɪld/

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Collocations

be veiled in mistbe veiled in secrecya thinly veiled threatveiled criticismveil something in something

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