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mere

UK
/mɪə/
US
/mɪr/

Translations

merenoun
meres
pl
UK
/mɪə/
US
/mɪr/
marePetit plan d’eau, étang ou marécage.
The children spent the afternoon fishing at the mere.
Les enfants ont passé l’après-midi à pêcher dans la mare.
Additional translations
borneArchaïque : limite, frontière.
mereDans la culture maorie.
Synonyms
pond
marsh
lough
loch
tarn
pool
lake
swamp
fen
bog
mereadjective
merer
Comp.
merest
Super.
UK
/mɪə/
US
/mɪr/
seulEmphase : « rien que », « uniquement ».
His mere presence was enough to calm the crowd.
Sa seule présence suffisait à calmer la foule.
The mere thought of the exam made her nervous.
La simple pensée de l’examen la rendait nerveuse.
Synonyms
insignificant
slight
minimal
bare
just
only
simple
mereverb
mered
Past Simple
mered
Past Participle
mering
Gerund
UK
/mɪə/
US
/mɪr/
Archaic; chiefly in legal or land-surveying contexts.
délimiterArchaïque.
The surveyors mered the estate before the sale.
Les géomètres ont délimité le domaine avant la vente.

Definitions

merenoun
A small lake, pond, or marsh.
The children spent the afternoon fishing at the mere.
A boundary or border; a limit. (archaic)
The river once served as a mere between the two kingdoms.
(in Māori culture) A short, flat club, traditionally made of greenstone, used as a weapon and ceremonial object.
The warrior carried an ornately carved mere into the meeting house.
mereadjective
Being nothing more than what is specified; used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.
The mere thought of the exam made her nervous.
Used to emphasize that something is only as stated and nothing more, yet is significant or sufficient in itself.
His mere presence was enough to calm the crowd.
mereverb
To mark or define the limits or boundaries of; to delimit. (archaic)
The surveyors mered the estate before the sale.
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