ply

/plaɪ/ verb

Translation

ply across/between, etc old-fashioned › to often make a particular journey

düzenli sefer yapmak, gidip gelmek, işlemek

fishing boats plying across the harbour2144

ply your trade › to work at your job, especially selling things

işinde çalışma, icra etmek

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ply sb with sth phrasal verb

GIVE › to give someone a lot of something again and again

tekrar tekrar vermek; sürekli verip durmak; yağdırmak; boğmak

They plied me with food and drink.794

ASK › to ask someone a lot of questions

sürekli soru sormak; soru yağmuruna tutmak; ...ile bunaltmak

They plied him with questions about where he had been.1167

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

If two people are thrown together, they meet each other in a way that was not planned, or events...

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