Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wair]
- /wɛər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wair]
- /wɛər/
Definitions of waring word
- adjective waring watchful, wary, or cautious. 1
- adjective waring aware; conscious. 1
- verb with object waring to spend; expend. 1
- noun waring Present participle of ware. 1
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Origin of waring
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (adj. and v.); Old English wær (adj.); cognate with German gewahr aware, Old Norse varr
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Parts of speech for Waring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
waring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
waring usage trend in Literature
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