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wrestle

/ˈrɛsəl/ /ˈrɛsəl/
verb Regular verbwrestle wrestled
GeneralSports
  1. 1 güreşmek

Definition (English)

To fight by holding someone and trying to throw that person to the ground, often as a sport.

Example Sentences

  1. The two boys began to wrestle on the mat.
    İki çocuk minderde güreşmeye başladı.
  2. My brothers used to wrestle on the living room floor.
    Erkek kardeşlerim oturma odasının zemininde güreşirdi.
General
  1. 1 (bir sorunla) boğuşmak, cebelleşmek, mücadele etmek

Definition (English)

To try hard to deal with a difficult problem, decision or heavy object.

Example Sentences

  1. He had to wrestle with the heavy door.
    Ağır kapıyla cebelleşmek zorunda kaldı.
  2. She wrestled with the decision for weeks.
    Haftalarca bu kararla boğuştu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base wrestle
/ˈrɛsəl/
Past wrestled
/ˈrɛsəld/
Participle wrestled
/ˈrɛsəld/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dwrestle → wrestled

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 yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. wrestled /ˈrɛsəld/

Synonyms

grapplestruggletussle

Collocations

wrestle with a problemwrestle with doubtswrestle an opponentwrestle for control

Related Words

challengeovercomeconflicteffortstrength