ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dere

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɪə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dere is a noun meaning (transitive, obsolete) To hurt; harm; injure; wound.

Meaning

(transitive, obsolete) To hurt; harm; injure; wound.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To annoy, trouble, grieve.
  2. Pronunciation spelling of there.
  3. (obsolete, dialectal) Hurt; harm; injury.

Example Sentences

She did him dere.

Word Forms

Synonyms for dere

Depending on context, synonyms include injury, wound, scath, scathe, lesion, damage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include den, damnum, dree, dole, derv, dinarly.

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