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per en · ADP · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /pɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /pøː/ (New-Zealand)
  • /pɝ/ (General-American)
  • /pɜː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɛr/ (Scotland)
  • /peː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • (US) audio
  • /pɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perder. English per From Latin per (“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European *per. Doublet of par.

Meanings

  1. For each.
    • $2.50 per dozen
    • beats per minute
    • Admission is £10 per person.
    • The Nuggets star is averaging 24.9 PPG, 11.9 RPG (rebounds per game) and an agonizing 9.9 APG (assists per game) – demonstrating Jokić’s incredible all-around ability. 2023 April 5, Thomas Schlacher, “Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?”, in CNN:
    • miles per gallon
  2. To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
    • 100 centimeters per meter
    • 12 inches per foot
  3. By the, through the (with name of body part in Latin).
    • The medication is to be administered per os.
    • Introduce the endoscope per nasum.
  4. In accordance with, as per.
    • I parked my car at the curb per your request.
    • Implement a program that computes the approximate grade level needed to comprehend some text, per the below.
    • Note that while the walkthrough illustrates that words may be separated by more than one space, you may assume, per the specifications above, that no sentences will contain more than one space in a row.
  5. According to.
    • The Heat were too close to the luxury tax line -- $1.6 million over before this trade, per ESPN's Bobby Marks
    • Bucks trading for Patrick Beverley, per sources

Deriveds

per mensem · obscurum per obscurius · per mil · per pall · per stirpes · per se · per alia · cycle per second · per primam intentionem · as per usual · per myriad · per cent · pixels per inch · per nocte · per chevron · ignotum per ignotius · as per your request · per fess · kmph · per quod · per my et per tout · per impossibile · per accidens · per orum · per pale · pay-per-install · per capita · per rectum · per fas et nefas · metre per second · per saltum · per vagina · per anum · nil per os · per centum · pay-per-view · per primam · per minima · foot per second · per diem · per pais · per annum · dots per inch · per mill · perhaps · as per the usual · per pays · per chief · permyriad · pro per · characters per inch · per nasum · frame per second · per bend sinister · per bend · per procurationem · per maistrie · pay-per-click · per consequens · per contra · per mille · per interim · per vaginam · per pares · three per cents · per curiam · per-rectal · per incuriam · per pro · per litt. · pay per play · per orem

Relateds

per-

Synonyms

p · / · a · p. · an ·

Translations (101)

sq për (for each) · fi kautta (via) · mk по (in accordance with) · fr par (used in expressing ratios of units) · bn মারফত (via) · it secondo (in accordance with) · sv enligt (in accordance with) · ca via (via) · pl na (for each) · et kohta (for each) · vi một (used in expressing ratios of units) · vi mỗi (for each) · ar عَنّ طَرِيق (via) · fa برای هر (for each) · ar لِكُلّ (for each) · it via (via) · ar بِنَاءً عَلَى (in accordance with) · ja(used in expressing ratios of units) · fr à (used in expressing ratios of units) · grc κατά (for each) · it al (for each) · ca segons (in accordance with) · cs na (used in expressing ratios of units) · fi mukaisesti (in accordance with) · ms se- (for each) · sv per (for each) · mk на (for each) · pt por (in accordance with) · gl por (for each) · hy յուրաքանչյուր (for each) · mk во (used in expressing ratios of units) · it in accordo (in accordance with) · de je (for each) · fr via (via) · uk за (used in expressing ratios of units) · nl per (for each) · cmn(used in expressing ratios of units) · nb per (for each) · arz عشان (in accordance with) · fr suivant (in accordance with) · mk по (via) · pl od (for each) · ca per (used in expressing ratios of units) · pt por (for each) · fr au (used in expressing ratios of units) · ru че́рез (via) · arz في كل (used in expressing ratios of units) · de durch (via) · ca per (for each) · vo a (for each) · fr selon (in accordance with) · pl zgodnie z (in accordance with) · es por (in accordance with) · ar بِـ (via) · es por (for each) · fi per (for each) · ar لِأَجْل (in accordance with) · es según (in accordance with) · ru согла́сно (in accordance with) · tr -de (used in expressing ratios of units) · fi per (used in expressing ratios of units) · fr par voie (via) · tr başına (for each) · el ανά (used in expressing ratios of units) · he על פי (in accordance with) · fi jokaiselta (for each) · mk на (used in expressing ratios of units) · arz عن طريق (via) · ar فِي كُلّ (used in expressing ratios of units) · el για κάθε (for each) · eo graŭ (in accordance with) · mk по (for each) · vi theo (in accordance with) · de gemäß (in accordance with) · es por (via) · fr par (via) · fr d'après (in accordance with) · uk на (for each) · pt por (used in expressing ratios of units) · ru в (for each) · vi trên (used in expressing ratios of units) · hy ամեն մի (for each) · fa در هر (used in expressing ratios of units) · uk в (used in expressing ratios of units) · nn per (for each) · he לכל (for each) · ar بِوَاسِطَة (via) · sv per (used in expressing ratios of units) · ru по (in accordance with) · it per (for each) · cs za (used in expressing ratios of units) · de pro (used in expressing ratios of units) · pl na (in accordance with) · el τοις (used in expressing ratios of units) · fr par (for each) · vi từng (for each) · cs na (for each) · es por (used in expressing ratios of units) · arz لكل (for each) · th ละ (used in expressing ratios of units) · ru в (used in expressing ratios of units)

Source: en.wiktionary, “per” (prep), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

per en · DET · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /pɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /pøː/ (New-Zealand)
  • /pɝ/ (General-American)
  • /pɜː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɛr/ (Scotland)
  • /peː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • (US) audio
  • /pɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of person, coined by American novelist and poet Marge Piercy in Woman on the Edge of Time (1979)

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Belonging to per; their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.
    • Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue per attraction to men, provided they related to per as a non-gendered person. 2006 November 15, Richard Ekins, Dave King, The transgender phenomenon, Sage Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC HQ77.9.E55 2006, page 160:

Deriveds

pers

Hyponyms

her · his

Relateds

other attested

Synonyms

eir · their · hir

per en · PRON · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /pɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /pøː/ (New-Zealand)
  • /pɝ/ (General-American)
  • /pɜː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɛr/ (Scotland)
  • /peː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • (US) audio
  • /pɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of person, coined by American novelist and poet Marge Piercy in Woman on the Edge of Time (1979)

Meanings

  1. (gender-neutral, nominative, nonstandard, rare, singular, third-person) They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
    • This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per couldn't because per was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers per was discussing it with agreed with per? 1997 April 22, Anthony and Joy Hilbert, “ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules”, in alt.sex.bondage (Usenet):
  2. (gender-neutral, nominative, nonstandard, rare, singular, third-person) Them (singular) Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.
    • "Kalypso!" I call out as phe disappears on the horizon. I did not know it, but I loved per. 1998, Katherine Phelps, “Odysseus, She”, in Storytronics:
    • Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue per attraction to men, provided they related to per as a non-gendered person. 2006 November 15, Richard Ekins, Dave King, The transgender phenomenon, Sage Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC HQ77.9.E55 2006, page 160:
    • This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per couldn't because per was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers per was discussing it with agreed with per? 1997 April 22, Anthony and Joy Hilbert, “ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules”, in alt.sex.bondage (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
per Case=Acc lexicographic
pers Poss=Yes noun lexicographic
pers Poss=Yes adjective lexicographic
perself Reflex=Yes lexicographic

Deriveds

perself

Hyponyms

she (as subject) · her (as object) · he (as subject) · him (as object)

Synonyms

shi · e · ze · ey · they · sie