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- [mahyuh r]
- /maɪər/
- /maɪəd/
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- [mahyuh r]
- /maɪər/
Definitions of mired word
- noun mired a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh. 1
- noun mired ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud. 1
- verb with object mired to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire. 1
- verb with object mired to involve; entangle. 1
- verb with object mired to soil with mire; bespatter with mire. 1
- verb without object mired to sink in mire or mud; stick. 1
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Origin of mired
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Old Norse mȳrr bog; cognate with Old English mēos moss
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Parts of speech for Mired
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mired 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mired usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for mired
verb mired
- excluded — Deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- removed — remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
- cleaned — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
noun mired
- red — John, c1460–1529, English poet.
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