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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUtter
/ˈʌt.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To express audibly; to speak or pronounce.
"She could hardly utter a word in her surprise."
- 1
Complete; absolute; total.
"His utter disregard for the rules was shocking."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'utteren', originating from Old English 'ūtian' meaning 'to put out', based on 'ūt' meaning 'out'. Historically, the meaning evolved from putting things out or outward to expressing words aloud, bringing thoughts from inside the mind out into the open.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Utter" is said worldwide
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Exprimer
Transliteration: ɛkspʁime
"Elle a pu exprimer ses pensées clairement."
Äußern
Transliteration: ˈɔʏsɐn
"Er konnte seine Gedanken nicht äußern."
Esprimere
Transliteration: esˈpriːmere
"Non riusciva a esprimere le sue emozioni."
Expresar
Transliteration: eksˈpɾesaɾ
"No podía expresar lo que sentía."
Expressar
Transliteration: ɛksˈpɾɛsaʁ
"Ela não conseguia expressar seus sentimentos."
व्यक्त करना
Transliteration: vyakt karna
"वह अपनी भावनाएँ व्यक्त नहीं कर पा रहा था।"
表达
Transliteration: biǎodá
"他无法表达自己的感受。"
표현하다
Transliteration: pyohyeonhada
"그는 자신의 감정을 표현할 수 없었다."
表現する
Transliteration: hyougen suru
"彼は自分の感情を表現できなかった。"
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