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Shed Past Participle Sth Verb Dökmek  /ʃed   Transitive

Level C1 
Kind verb
Front shed 
IPA  /ʃed   / verb [transitive] (present participle shedding; past tense, past participle shed)
Back  (bir şeyden) kurtulmak, atmak
dökmek 
Back 2

shed (verb)

 /ʃed   / verb [transitive] (present participle shedding; past tense, past participle shed)
 
 1 to get rid of or remove sth that is not wanted
 (bir şeyden) kurtulmak, atmak
 She was forced to shed some of her responsibilities through illness.
 Firms in the area have shed thousands of jobs in the past year.
 2 to lose sth because it falls off
dökmek
 This snake sheds its skin (deri değiştirir) every year.
 Autumn is coming and the trees are beginning to shed their leaves.
 A lorry has shed its load and the road is blocked.
IDIOMS
shed blood
(written)
to kill or injure people
kan dökmek
 Much blood was shed during the war.
shed light on sth
to make sth clear and easy to understand
ışık tutmak, aydınlatmak
 Unfortunately, the new evidence didn't shed much light on the case.
shed tears
to cry
gözyaşı dökmek
 Most of the class shed a few tears when we said goodbye.
 

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