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mar

mar
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahr]
    • /mɑr/
    • /mɑː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahr]
    • /mɑr/

Definitions of mar word

  • verb with object mar to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather. 1
  • verb with object mar to disfigure, deface, or scar: The scratch marred the table. 1
  • noun mar Impair the appearance of; disfigure. 1
  • transitive verb mar take away from perfection 1
  • verb mar To mar something means to spoil or damage it. 0
  • noun mar Mar. is a written abbreviation for March. 0
See all 14 definitions of mar

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Origin of mar

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English merren, Old English merran to hinder, waste; cognate with Old Saxon merrian, Old High German merren to hinder, Old Norse merja to bruise, Gothic marzjan to offend

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mar

mar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".

mar usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mar

verb mar

  • sully — to soil, stain, or tarnish.
  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
  • tarnish — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
  • ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.

noun mar

  • vice — any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
  • clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
  • dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
  • use up — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
All 44 Synonyms of mar

Antonyms for mar

verb mar

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
All 20 Antonyms of mar

Top questions with mar

  • how far is mar from earth?
  • how far is mar from the sun?
  • bruno mar when i was your man?
  • how much are del mar fair tickets?

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