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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
  2. verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
  3. verb express in speech

Etymology

PIE word *úd The adjective is derived from Middle English outre, utter, uttre (“situated on the outside of, exterior”), from Old English ūtera (“exterior, outer”, literally “more out”), the comparative form of ūt (“out”). Piecewise doublet of outer. The noun is derived from the adjective.

In classic literature

Synonyms

express, verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to

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