🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Exprimer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛkspʁime

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Utter/ˈʌtər/
verbadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a pu exprimer ses pensées clairement."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To express audibly; to speak or pronounce.

    "She could hardly utter a word in her surprise."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Complete; absolute; total.

    "His utter disregard for the rules was shocking."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'utter' originates from Middle English 'uttren', which is derived from Old English 'ūtan', meaning 'to put out' or 'to express'. Over time, its meaning evolved to encompass both the act of vocal expression and the notion of completeness.

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