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Pay Paid Sth Sb ödemek Money Back Past

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Kind verb
Front pay 
IPA  /peɪ   / verb (past tense, past participle paid)
Back ödemek, ödeme yapmak
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pay (verb)

 /peɪ   / verb (past tense, past participle paid)
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive]
 pay (sb) (for sth); pay (sb) sth (for sth)
to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc.
ödemek, ödeme yapmak
 She is very well paid.
 Do you want to pay by cheque, by credit card or in cash?
 The work's finished but we haven't paid for it yet.
 We paid the dealer £3 000 for the car.
 2 [transitive]
pay sth (to sb)
to give the money that you owe for sth
(borcunu) ödemek
 Have you paid her the rent yet?
 to pay a bill/fine
 3 [intransitive, transitive]
to make a profit; to be worth doing
kazançlı olmak;
kazanç sağlamak
 Crime doesn't pay.
 It would pay you to get professional advice before making a decision.
 4 [intransitive]
pay (for sth)
to suffer or be punished because of your beliefs or actions
(bedelini) ödemek
 You'll pay for that remark!
IDIOMS
charge/pay the earth
(informal)
to charge/pay a very large amount of money
dünyanın parasını istemek;
dünyanın parasını ödemek
 Dan must have paid the earth for that new car.
pay attention (to sb/sth)
to listen carefully to or to take notice of sb/sth
dikkat etmek
pay sb a compliment; pay a compliment to sb
to say that you like sth about sb
iltifat etmek
pay your respects (to sb)
(formal)
to visit sb as a sign of respect
nezaket ziyareti yapmak
 Hundreds came to pay their last respects to her.
pay tribute to sb/sth
to say good things about sb/sth and show your respect for sb/sth
saygı göstermek
put paid to sth
to destroy or finish sth
berbat etmek, mahvetmek
 The bad weather put paid to our picnic.
PHRASAL VERBS
pay sth back (to sb)
to give money back to sb that you borrowed from them
geri ödemek
 Can you lend me £5? I'll pay you back/I'll pay it back to you on Friday.
pay sb back (for sth)
to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer
ödetmek
 What a mean trick! I'll pay you back one day.
pay off
(informal)
to be successful
semeresini vermek
 All her hard work has paid off! She passed her exam.
pay sth off
to pay all the money that you owe for sth
 (borç, hesap) temizlemek
 to pay off a debt/mortgage
pay up
(informal)
to pay the money that you owe
borcunu ödemek
 If you don't pay up, we'll take you to court.
 

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