patronize
gb/pˈætɹənˌaɪz/ us/pˈætɹənˌaɪz/
B2
İngilizce
lekezel, vásárol, jár, pártfogol
FIIL
C1
1
lekezel
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
patronize [someone]
Please don’t patronize me—I understand what you’re saying.
Kérlek, ne kezelj le — értem, mit mondasz.
He apologized for his patronizing tone during the meeting.
Elnézést kért a megbeszélésen használt lekezelő hangneméért.
The instructions were so basic that many users felt patronized.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Don’t patronize me.
Ne kezelj le.
She felt patronized by his comments.
Úgy érezte, hogy a megjegyzéseivel lekezeli őt.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this with the meaning “to be a customer of a business.” Context usually makes it clear (people vs. shops).
Anlam
Talk down to someone
Eşdizimler
patronize someone
|feel patronized
|stop patronizing me
|a patronizing tone
|patronizing attitude
|sound patronizing
|come across as patronizing
|talk to someone in a patronizing way
|patronize your staff
|patronize the way someone speaks
Eş anlamlılar
condescend to (Often implies showing superiority openly or indirectly.)
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talk down to (More informal; focuses on the way someone speaks.)
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treat like a child (Emphasizes being overly simple or overhelpful.)
Zıt anlamlılar
respect (Treat someone as an equal with proper regard.)
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defer to (Show respect by letting the other person lead or decide.)
Konular
communication
|emotions
|relationships
|conflict
Tanım
To treat someone as if they are less intelligent or less important than you.
To speak or behave toward someone in a way that shows you think you are superior, especially by being falsely kind, overly simple, or condescending.
FIIL
B2
FORMAL
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
patronize [business/place]
We try to patronize local businesses whenever we can.
Amikor csak tudunk, igyekszünk a helyi vállalkozásoknál vásárolni.
The café depends on students who patronize it after class.
A kávézó azokra a diákokra támaszkodik, akik óra után odajárnak.
If the service is bad, customers won’t patronize the store again.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I like to patronize small businesses.
Szeretek kisvállalkozásoknál vásárolni.
Many people patronize this restaurant on weekends.
Sokan járnak ebbe az étterembe hétvégén.
Sık yapılan hata:
This meaning is more formal than “go to” or “shop at.” Avoid using it when talking about people (that usually means “talk down to”).
Anlam
Be a customer of a business
Eşdizimler
patronize a restaurant
|patronize a shop
|patronize a bar
|patronize local businesses
|patronize small businesses
|customers who patronize
|encourage people to patronize
|regularly patronize
|patronize an establishment
|patronize a café
Eş anlamlılar
shop at (More common and neutral in everyday speech.)
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go to (Broader; does not necessarily imply spending money.)
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frequent (More formal; emphasizes regular visits.)
Zıt anlamlılar
boycott (Deliberately refuse to buy from a business.)
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avoid (Choose not to go to or use a place.)
Konular
business
|shopping
|daily_life
|food_and_drink
Tanım
To buy things from a shop or use a business, often regularly.
To go to a shop, restaurant, or other business and buy its goods or services, especially regularly.
FIIL
C1
FORMAL
3
pártfogol
C1
Kullanım kalıbı:
patronize [artist/organization/cause]
For years, she patronized young musicians by paying for their training.
Évekig pártfogolta a fiatal zenészeket azzal, hogy fizette a képzésüket.
The foundation patronizes several cultural projects in the city.
Az alapítvány több kulturális projektet is pártfogol a városban.
In the past, wealthy families often patronized painters and composers.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The company patronized a local art program.
A cég pártfogolt egy helyi művészeti programot.
He patronized the theatre with donations.
Adományokkal pártfogolta a színházat.
Sık yapılan hata:
In modern everyday English, people more often say “support,” “fund,” or “sponsor.”
Anlam
Support an artist or project
Eşdizimler
patronize the arts
|patronize an artist
|patronize a theatre company
|patronize a charity
|patronize a project
|wealthy patrons who patronize
|patronize a gallery
|patronize cultural institutions
Eş anlamlılar
support (More general and common.)
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sponsor (Often linked to funding in exchange for publicity or benefits.)
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fund (Focuses specifically on providing money.)
Zıt anlamlılar
defund (Remove financial support.)
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undermine (Actively damage efforts rather than support them.)
Konular
arts
|money
|culture
|business
Tanım
To support someone (especially in the arts) by giving money or help.
To support an artist, organization, or cause by giving money, resources, or influence; to act as a patron.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
patronize
IPA
GB/pˈætɹənˌaɪz/
US/pˈætɹənˌaɪz/
Heceler ve vurgu
pat - ron - ize (3 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (pat)
Kelime biçimleri
Verb
- Base: patronize
- 3rd Person Singular: patronizes
- Present Participle: patronizing
- Past: patronized
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
don’t patronize me.
1/dˈoʊnt pˈætɹənˌaɪz mˈi ‖/
fixed phrase
Stop talking down to me
Stop treating me like I’m stupid.
Örnekler
- Don’t patronize me—I’ve done this job for years.
- She snapped, “Don’t patronize me,” when he tried to explain the obvious.
- “Don’t patronize me,” he said, “just answer the question.”
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Don’t patronize me.
- Please don’t patronize me.
patronize the arts
1/pˈætɹənˌaɪz ðə ˈɑɹts/
fixed phrase
formal
Support arts with money
To support art and artists with money or help.
Örnekler
- The family has long patronized the arts in the region.
- Many businesses patronize the arts through donations and grants.
- She believes governments should patronize the arts more actively.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Some people patronize the arts by donating money.