utter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Adverb 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʌtə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈʌtɚ/
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  Rhymes: -ʌtə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English ūtera, comparative of ūt (“‘out’”); compare outer.

[edit] Adjective

utter (not comparable)

1. absolute, unconditional

   This is utter nonsense!

[edit] Derived terms

• utterly
• utterness
• uttermost

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Partly from out (adverb/verb), partly from Middle Dutch uteren.

[edit] Verb

to utter (third-person singular simple present utters, present participle uttering, simple past and past participle uttered)

1. (transitive) To say

   Don't you utter another word!

2. (transitive) To use the voice

   Sally uttered a sigh of relief.

3. (transitive) To make speech sounds which may or may not have an actual language involved

   Sally is uttering some fairly strange things in her illness.

4. (transitive) To make (a noise)

   Sally's car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.

5. (transitive) To put counterfeit money etc. into circulation

[edit] Derived terms

• utterance
• utterer
• utterless
• utterable

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 3

Old English ūtor, comparative of ūt (“‘out’”).

[edit] Adverb

utter (comparative more utter, superlative most utter)

1. (obsolete) Further out; further away, outside.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:

     So whan he com nyghe to hir, she bade hym ryde uttir – ‘for thou smellyst all of the kychyn.’

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for utter	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	utter	uttern	uttrar	uttrarna
Possessive form	utters	utterns	uttrars	uttrarnas

utter

1. otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae