nurse

/nɜːs/ verb [T]

Translation

CARE FOR › to care for a person or animal that is ill

bakmak, hemşirelik etmek

We nursed the injured sparrow back to health.598

FEED US › to feed a baby milk from its mother's breast

emzirmek, süt vermek

She nursed her son until he was a year old.849621

INJURY › to try to cure an illness or injury by resting

tedavi etmek, bakmak, ilgilenmek

He was nursing a broken nose.598

EMOTION › to think about an idea or an emotion for a long time

(fikir, duygu vb.) beslemek, gönlünde yaşatmak

She nursed a great hatred towards her older sister.1099

(Definition of nurse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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