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dere en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /dɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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).

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Hurt; harm; injury.
    • She did him dere.

Forms

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deres Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

injury · wound · lesion · scath · scathe · dere

dere en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /dɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English deren, from Old English derian (“to damage, injure, hurt, harm”), from Proto-West Germanic *darjan (“to injure, harm”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian dera (“to injure, damage”), West Frisian deare, derre (“to harm, injure”), Dutch deren (“to injure, damage, scathe”), Middle High German tern (“to injure”). Related to dart.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To annoy, trouble, grieve.

Forms

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dering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dered Tense=Past lexicographic
deres Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

dering

Synonyms

harrow · excruciate · vulnerate · throe · grieve · injure · torture · damnify · hurt · bewound · wring · do damage to · wound · abuse · put someone in hospital · pang · annoy · scathe · dere · do violence to · damage · mayhem · aggrieve · irritate · pine · afflict · agonize · scaith · torment · dere · hurt · misdo · maul · do for · rack · ache · anguish · damage · scathe · forwork · harm · do ill · wet

dere en · ADV · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /d̪ɛə(ɹ)/ (Midlands)
  • /d̪iəɹ/ rural areas of Scotland, rare
  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular, New York City
  • /d̪ɛː(ɹ)/ (English, Ulster)

Etymology

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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der alternative lexicographic

dere en · INTJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /d̪ɛə(ɹ)/ (Midlands)
  • /d̪iəɹ/ rural areas of Scotland, rare
  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular, New York City
  • /d̪ɛː(ɹ)/ (English, Ulster)

Etymology

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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der alternative lexicographic

dere en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /d̪ɛə(ɹ)/ (Midlands)
  • /d̪iəɹ/ rural areas of Scotland, rare
  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular, New York City
  • /d̪ɛː(ɹ)/ (English, Ulster)

Etymology

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable) Pronunciation spelling of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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der alternative lexicographic

dere en · PRON · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /d̪ɛə(ɹ)/ (Midlands)
  • /d̪iəɹ/ rural areas of Scotland, rare
  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular, New York City
  • /d̪ɛː(ɹ)/ (English, Ulster)

Etymology

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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der alternative lexicographic