Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-trahy]
- /əˈtraɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-trahy]
- /əˈtraɪ/
Definition of atry word
- adjective atry lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying. 1
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Origin of atry
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; a-1 + try
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Parts of speech for Atry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
atry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.