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weed

/wid/ /wiːd/
verb Regular verbweed weeded
  1. 1 (yabani otları) ayıklamak, ot yolmak
  2. 2 elemek, ayıklayıp çıkarmak

Definition (English)

  1. To remove unwanted wild plants (weeds) from a garden or field.
  2. To remove unwanted people or things from a group; usually used as weed out.

Example Sentences

  1. I need to weed the garden this weekend.
    Bu hafta sonu bahçedeki otları ayıklamam gerekiyor.
  2. My grandmother spends every morning weeding her vegetable patch.
    Büyükannem her sabahını sebze bahçesindeki otları ayıklayarak geçirir.
  3. Please weed out the old files.
    Lütfen eski dosyaları ayıklayıp çıkar.
  4. The first interview helps us weed out weak candidates.
    İlk mülakat zayıf adayları elememize yardımcı olur.

Verb Forms Regular

Base weed
/wid/
Past weeded
/widɪd/
Participle weeded
/widɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edweed → weeded

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

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

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

Fiil /d/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. weeded /widɪd/

Collocations

weed the gardenweed a flower bedweed by handweed out

Related Words

gardenplantsweedssoilcultivateplanting

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