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leer

Meaningface or expression

Common meaning: look in an unpleasant or suggestive way

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhledrsource
  2. Middle Englishdere‘face or expression’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsface or expression → look in an unpleasant or suggestive wayleer‘look in an unpleasant or suggestive way’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English hledr ‘face or expression’.

Roots

  • hledr Old English “face or expression”

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