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- [uht-er]
- /ˈʌt ər/
- /ˈʌt.ər/
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- [uht-er]
- /ˈʌt ər/
Definitions of utter word
- verb with object utter to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing. 1
- verb with object utter to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh. 1
- verb with object utter Phonetics. to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language. 1
- verb with object utter to express (oneself or itself), especially in words. 1
- verb with object utter to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek. 1
- verb with object utter to express by written or printed words. 1
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Origin of utter
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English outren (see out, -er6); cognate with German äussern to declare
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Utter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
utter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
utter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for utter
adj utter
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
- all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- choate — Rufus1799-1859; U.S. lawyer
- congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
verb utter
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
adjective utter
- abject — You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
- arrant — Arrant is used to emphasize that something or someone is very bad in some way.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- consummate — You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
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