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- [lev-er, lee-ver]
- /ˈlɛv ər, ˈli vər/
- /ˈliː.vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lev-er, lee-ver]
- /ˈlɛv ər, ˈli vər/
Definitions of lever word
- noun lever tool for lifting 2
- noun lever Charles James ("Cornelius O'Dowd") 1806–72, Irish novelist and essayist. 1
- noun lever Lift or move with a lever. 1
- noun lever stick: operates a switch 1
- transitive verb lever raise, prise up 1
- noun lever tool to force sb/sth 1
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Origin of lever
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English levere, levour for *lever < Anglo-French; Old French levier, equivalent to lev(er) to lift (< Latin levāre to lighten, lift, verbal derivative of levis light) + -ier -ier2
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Parts of speech for Lever
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lever popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lever usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lever
noun lever
- leverage — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- crowbar — A crowbar is a heavy iron bar which is used as a lever.
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- pry — to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
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