释义
[ uht -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʌt ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to utter a sigh.
Phonetics . to produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language.
to express (oneself or itself), especially in words.
to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice: The engine uttered a shriek.
to express by written or printed words.
to make publicly known; publish: to utter a libel.
to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and especially counterfeit money or forged checks.
to expel; emit.
Obsolete . to publish, as a book.
Obsolete . to sell.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to employ the faculty of speech; use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.: His piety prevented him from uttering on religion.
to sustain utterance; undergo speaking: Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.
Origin of utter 1 1350–1400; Middle English outren (see out, -er6 ); cognate with German äussern to declare
OTHER WORDS FROM utter ut·ter·a·ble, adjective ut·ter·er, noun ut·ter·less, adjective un·ut·tered, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH utter udder, utter Words nearby utter Utrillo, Utsunomiya, ut supra, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, utter , utterance, utter a word, utter barrister, uttering, utterly
Definition for utter (2 of 2) [ uht -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʌt ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective complete; total; absolute: her utter abandonment to grief.
unconditional; unqualified: an utter denial.
Origin of utter 2 before 900; Middle English; Old English uttra, ūtera outer. See out, -er4
synonym study for utter 1 . See absolute.
OTHER WORDS FROM utter ut·ter·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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He so disposed his divisions as to leave Buell in utter uncertainty as to his intentions.
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A single week convinced her of the utter futility of these efforts.
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But instead of that he was now on the verge of utter collapse.
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His Excellency the Governor and his advisors have thus shown their utter inability to understand the economic needs of the island.
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Assailed in front and in flank, hemmed in by the fatal morass in the rear, the Spaniards were thrown into utter confusion.
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British Dictionary definitions for utter (1 of 2) verb to give audible expression to (something) to utter a growl
criminal law to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc)
(tr) to make publicly known; publish to utter slander
obsolete to give forth, issue, or emit
Derived forms of utter utterable , adjective utterableness , noun utterer , noun utterless , adjective Word Origin for utter C14: probably originally a commercial term, from Middle Dutch ūteren (modern Dutch uiteren ) to make known; related to Middle Low German ūtern to sell, show
British Dictionary definitions for utter (2 of 2) adjective (prenominal) (intensifier) an utter fool ; utter bliss ; the utter limit
Word Origin for utter C15: from Old English utera outer, comparative of ūte out (adv); related to Old High German ūzaro, Old Norse ūtri
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