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geçmek

Pronunciation: /ɟet͡ʃˈmec/

“geçmek” is a Turkish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pass, pass through, pass over, cross
  2. to pass by, go by, pass through
  3. to pass, elapse, to be spent in
  4. to penetrate, affect, pass on to, pass over to
  5. to go somewhere to continue an activity
  6. to surpass, exceed, outdo, outstrip, outrun
  7. to be current, be in use, be valid, be in effect
  8. to be in demand, sell, be popular, be in vogue
  9. to get rotten, dry up, spoil
  10. to go over, revise
  11. Forms some compound verbs from adjectives and nouns

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گچمك (geçmek, “to pass”), from Old Anatolian Turkish كچمك (gäčmäk), from Proto-Turkic *keč- (“to pass, wade”). Cognates Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰲 (keč-, “to pass”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (keč-, “to pass, cross”) Karakhanid [script needed] (kečmēk, “to pass, cross, elapse”), Azerbaijani keçmək (“to pass, cross”), Bashkir кисеү (kisew, “to pass, live through”),…

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