plant

/plɑːnt/ verb [T]

Translation

SEEDS/PLANTS › to put seeds or plants in the ground so that they will grow

dikmek, ekmek

to plant bulbs/seeds/trees 16362185

SECRETLY › to secretly put something in a place that will make someone seem guilty

gizlice koymak/sokmak/yerleştirmek

She insisted that the drugs had been planted on her without her knowledge.16361057

plant a bomb › to put a bomb somewhere so that it will explode there

bomba koymak/yerleştirmek

1636

plant sth in/next/on, etc › to put something firmly in a particular place

koymak, kondurmak, yerleştirmek

He planted himself next to me on the sofa.1636

IDEA/DOUBTS › to make someone start thinking something

düşünmeye başlamasını sağlamak

I was confident till you planted doubts in my mind.1552

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

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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