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preach

 
 
/priːtʃ/ verb

Translation

RELIGION [I, T] to talk to a group of people about a religious subject, usually as a priest in a church
vaaz vermek
to preach the gospel Many people had come to hear him preach.740
PERSUADE [I] to try to persuade people to believe or support something, often in an annoying way
telkin etmek, ısrarla telkinde bulunmak
→ See also practise what you preach1160
(Definition of preach verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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