ajar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Anagrams 2 Indonesian 2.1 Verb 2.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English on char, ajar "on the turn" from on + char "turn, occasion" from Old English ċierr, cyrr "turn" from Old English ċierran "to turn, convert". Akin to Dutch akerre, kier "ajar", German kehren "to turn". See char.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈʤɑː/
• (US) IPA: /əˈʤɑɹ/
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[edit] Adverb

ajar (not comparable)

1. Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
2. Being at variance or in contradiction to something
   • What you're telling me is ajar with what your husband told me.
   • You have always been ajar with the times.

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[edit] Adjective

ajar (comparative more ajar, superlative most ajar)

1. Slightly turned or opened; as, the door is ajar (adjective usage).

   When is a door not a door? When it is ajar.

   The pantry door was ajar, so I opened it and took out the jamb.

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[edit] Verb

to ajar (third-person singular simple present ajars, present participle ajarring, simple past and past participle ajarred)

1. (rare, perhaps nonstandard) To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aajr
• raja

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[edit] Verb

ajar (used in the form mengajar)

1. to teach

[edit] Derived terms

• belajar to learn, to study
• pelajar student, pupil
• pelajaran lesson
• pengajar teacher