leer

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps derived from Etymology 2, below.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to leer

Third person singular
leers

Simple past
leered

Past participle
leered

Present participle
leering

to leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)

  1. (intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
[edit] Translations
to look with sexual desire or malicius intent

[edit] Noun

Singular
leer

Plural
leers

leer (plural leers)

  1. A sly or lecherous look.
[edit] Translations
a sly or lecherous look

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English hlēor.

[edit] Noun

Singular
leer

Plural
leers

leer (plural leers)

  1. (obsolete) The cheek.
  2. (obsolete) The face; one's appearance, countenance.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

leer c.

  1. Plural indefinite of le.

[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *lethram-.

[edit] Noun

leer n. (plural leren, diminutive leertje, diminutive plural leertjes)

  1. leather
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[edit] Etymology 2

Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *lais-.

[edit] Noun

leer f. and m. (plural leren, diminutive leertje, diminutive plural leertjes)

  1. teachings
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[edit] Verb

leer

  1. 1st person singular present of leren, to learn
  2. imperative of leren, to learn

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

leer

  1. camp

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German lāri

[edit] Adjective

leer

  1. empty

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[edit] Verb

leer

  1. Present tense of lee

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin legere, present active infinitive of lego.

[edit] Verb

leer (first-person singular present leo, first-person singular preterite leí, past participle leído)

  1. to read
    Quiero leer el periódico.
    I want to read the newspaper.

[edit] Conjugation

    Conjugation of leer (See Appendix:Spanish conjugation.)

Rule: i becomes y before o or e;


infinitive leer
gerund leyendo
past participle leído
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative yo tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
present leo lees lee leemos leéis leen
imperfect leía leías leía leíamos leíais leían
preterite leí leíste leyó leímos leísteis leyeron
future leeré leerás leerá leeremos leeréis leerán
conditional leería leerías leería leeríamos leeríais leerían
subjunctive yo tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
present lea leas lea leamos leáis lean
imperfect
(ra)		 leyera leyeras leyera leyéramos leyerais leyeran
imperfect
(se)		 leyese leyeses leyese leyésemos leyeseis leyesen
future leyere leyeres leyere leyéremos leyereis leyeren
imperative — tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative lee lea leamos leed lean
negative no leas no lea no leamos no leáis no lean


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