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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dere

/dɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
dere
IPA
/dɪə/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hurt; harm; injury.

Obsolete

verb

To hurt; harm; injure; wound.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To annoy, trouble, grieve.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

adv

Pronunciation spelling of there.

intj

Pronunciation spelling of there.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of there.

Uncountable

pron

Pronunciation spelling of there.

Example Sentences

  • "She did him dere."

Etymology

From Middle English dere, from Old English dæru, daru (“injury, hurt, harm, damage, calamity; loss, deprivation”), from Proto-West Germanic *daru, from Proto-Germanic *darō (“damage, injury”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Middle Dutch dare, dere, Low German dere, Old High German tara, Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬁 (dārā), Sanskrit धारा (dhā́rā).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰerh₃-, dere, dæru, *daru, *darō, deren

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deres (plural) deres (present, singular) dering (participle, present) dered (participle, past) dered (past) der (alternative)

Derived Forms

dering

Synonyms

injury wound scath scathe lesion dere damage abuse annoy bewound damnify do damage to

Homonyms

dear deer dare (some accents)

Rhymes With

here year we're near clear hear career fear wear appear dear beer

Questions

How do you pronounce dere?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪə/.
What does dere mean?
Hurt; harm; injury.
Where does dere come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce dere

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