| sürmek |
| 1. v. To operate a wheeled vehicle; to drive, to ride. | |
| Araba sürüyoruz. - We are driving cars. | |
| Bisiklet süreceğim. - I will ride a bike. | |
| 2. v. To continue to happen, to go on, to last, to take a certain amount of time. | |
| Bu sonsuza dek sürecek mi? - Is this going to last forever? | |
| 3. v. (of animals) To huddle before one and compel to move forward; to drive. | |
| Bir sıçrayışta arabaya atlayarak hayvanları sürdü. - He jumped into the cart in one leap and drove the animals. | |
| 4. v. To push forward, to send, to drive. | |
| Bu şartlar altında Rommel tüm tanklarını savaşa sürmek zorunda kaldı. - Under these circumstances Rommel was forced to send all of his tanks onto the battlefield. | |
| 5. v. (of a container or a cooking utensil) To hold over or to place on fire, a stove or in an oven. | |
| Matarayı ateşe sürdü, suyun kaynamasını bekledi. - He held the canteen over the fire, waited for it to boil. | |
| Fırın ısınınca tepsiyi fırına sürün. - Once the oven heats up, place the tray in the oven. | |
| 6. v. To cause to touch, to make touch. | |
| Yüzümü saçlarına sürmek için başımı eğdim. - I tilted my head to touch it to her hair. | |
| Elini ekrana sürme, iz oluyor. - Don't touch the screen with your hand, it leaves a mark. | |
| 7. v. To exile, send into exile, to expel, to cast out, to banish. | |
| Sultan IV. Murat, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi'yi uçuşundan sonra bir kese altın verip Cezayir'e sürdü. - After giving Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi a pouch of golden coins, Sultan Murat IV exiled him to Alge | |
| 8. v. To spread something on a surface in a thin layer; to rub, to smear, to apply. | |
| Bir dilim ekmeğin üstüne tereyağ ile reçel sürdü ve afiyetle yedi. - She spread butter and jam on a slice of bread and ate it with gusto. | |
| 9. v. To put on the market; to put up for sale, to launch, to release, to make available for purchase. | |
| Albümün baharda piyasaya sürülmesi planlandı. - The album was planned to be released to the market in spring. | |
| 10. v. To release money into circulation illegally. | |
| Tutuklanan zanlı sahte para sürmekten yargılanıyor. - The suspect arrested is being tried for releasing fake money. | |
| 11. v. To remain in a certain state or situation; to lead, to maintain. | |
| göçebe hayatı sürmek - to lead the life of a nomad | |
| saltanat sürmek - to remain the ruler, to maintain (one's) sultanate | |
| sağlıklı bir ilişki sürmek - to maintain a healthy relationship | |
| 12. v. To turn over the soil to prepare a field for planting; to plough, to till. | |
| Çiftçi tarlasını sürüyordu. - The farmer was ploughing his field. | |
| 13. v. (of time) To pass, to elapse. | |
| 14. v. (ambitransitive, with dative) (of plants) To sprout, to germinate, to grow in size, to shoot forth, to grow roots, to strike roots. | |
