door

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Meronyms 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Preposition 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.3 Postposition 2.4 Adverb 2.4.1 Derived terms 2.5 Conjunction 2.5.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: dô(r), IPA: /dɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /dO:(r)/

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

• (US) enPR: dôr, IPA: /dɔːɹ/, /doʊɹ/, SAMPA: /dO:r/, /doUr/

   Audio (US)^{help, file}

• Homophones: daw (in non-rhotic accents)

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English dor < Old English duru (“‘door’”), dor (“‘gate’”) < Proto-Germanic *dur- < Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-, *dʰwor- (“‘doorway, door, gate’”). Cognates include Danish dør, German Tür ("door"), Tor ("gate"), Icelandic dyr, Latin foris, Modern Greek θύρα (thýra), Persian در (dar), Russian дверь (dver’), Hindustani द्वार (dvār) / دوار (dvār), Armenain դուռ (duṙ) and Irish doras.

[edit] Noun

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door (plural doors)

1. A portal of entry into a building or room, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.

   I knocked on the vice president's door

2. An non-physical entry into the next world, a particular feeling, a company, etc.

   Keep a door on your anger.

3. (computing, dated) A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system.

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[edit] Meronyms

• handle
• latch
• lock

[edit] See also

• gate

[edit] Verb

to door (third-person singular simple present doors, present participle dooring, simple past and past participle doored)

1. (transitive, cycling) To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in the front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: door
• odor
• ordo
• rood

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [dʊːr]

[edit] Preposition

door

1. through

   Hij schoot de bal door het raam. — He kicked the ball through the window.

2. around within an enclosed space

   Dolenthousiast rende het hondje door de kamer. — Very enthusiastically the puppy ran around the room.

3. because of / due to

   Door files kan ik niet op tijd komen. — Because of traffic jams I'm unable to arrive on time.

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• (because of): vanwege

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door

1. through (implying motion)

   Ik rijd nu de stad door. — I'm now driving through the city.

2. around within an enclosed space

   Dolenthousiast rende het hondje de kamer door. — Very enthusiastically the puppy ran around the room.

[edit] Adverb

door

1. through, forward, on

   Ondanks slecht weer ging het feest ging toch door. — Despite bad weather, the party went on anyway.

[edit] Derived terms

doorbreken doorgaan doorgang doorgeven doorstaan doorstart doortocht doorvoeren doorwerken doorzetten doorzichtig

[edit] Conjunction

door

1. by

   Hij vermeed een confrontatie door de andere kant op te lopen. — He avoided a confrontation by walking the other way.

[edit] Derived terms

• door middel van