peer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Derived terms 1.3.2.2 Related terms 1.3.2.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Anagrams 3 Scots 3.1 Noun 3.2 Verb 4 Spanish 4.1 Verb 4.1.1 Conjugation

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpiːə/ (RP)
• (US) IPA: /ˈpiːər/
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• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)
• Homophones: pier

[edit] Etymology 1

Variant of piren, Middle English peren

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to peer (third-person singular simple present peers, present participle peering, simple past and past participle peered)

1. (intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman peir, Old French per, from Latin par.

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peer (plural peers)

1. Somebody or something who/that is at an equal level.
2. A noble with a hereditary title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.

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to peer (third-person singular simple present peers, present participle peering, simple past and past participle peered)

1. (Internet) To carry communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry one's traffic.

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• peer-to-peer

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• peer assessment
• peer review, peer reviewed
• peer pressure
• without peer
• peerless
• the Peers

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• Alphagram: eepr
• père

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• IPA: /ˈpeːr/

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peer f. (plural peren, diminutive peertje, diminutive plural peertjes)

1. pear
2. light bulb

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• reep

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peer (plural peers)

1. A pear.

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tae peer (third-person singular simple present peers, present participle peerin, simple past peert, past participle peert)

1. To peer.

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peer (first-person singular present peo, first-person singular preterite peí, past participle peído)

1. to break wind, to fart

   peerse

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