Turkish

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Etymology

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Compound of ehemmiyet (importance) +‎ vermek (to give), literally to give importance.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.hem.miˈjet.veɾ.mec/
  • Hyphenation: e‧hem‧mi‧yet‧ver‧mek

Verb

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ehemmiyet vermek (third-person singular simple present ehemmiyet verir)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) To care, to consider important or valuable, to place importance on, to set store by, to value.
    Synonyms: önem vermek, değer vermek, önemsemek, saymak, (dated) mühimsemek
    Babası, yaşamı boyunca onun tahsiline çok ehemmiyet verdi.Her father placed great importance on her education all his life.

Conjugation

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