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mar¹
- /mɑː(ɹ)/ UK
- /mɑɹ/ US
- [mɑɹ] US
- [mɑ˞] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English merren, from Old English mierran (“to mar, disturb, confuse; scatter, squander, waste; upset, hinder, obstruct; err”), from Proto-Germanic *marzijaną (“to disturb, hinder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mers- (“to annoy, disturb, neglect, forget, ignore”). Cognate with Scots mer, mar (“to obstruct, impede, spoil, ruin”), Dutch marren (“to push along, delay, hinder”), dialectal German merren (“to entangle”), Icelandic merja (“to bruise, crush”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (marzjan, “to annoy, bother, disturb, offend”), Lithuanian miršti (“to forget, lose, become oblivious, die”), Armenian մոռանալ (moṙanal, “to forget, fail”), Sanskrit मृष् (mṛṣ, “forget, neglect”).
verb mars · marring · marred · marre
- To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage. […] and putteth ether many a good mā by ignorance in ieopardy of his life, or marreth good medicines to the great diſhoneſtie both of the Phiſician and of Goddes worthy creatures, the herbes and medecines:
noun mars · marre
- A blemish. For concealing deep mars, some manufacturers offer putty sticks in colors that match their panels.
mar²
- /mɑː(ɹ)/ UK
- /mɑɹ/ US
- [mɑɹ] US
- [mɑ˞] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Variant of mere.
noun mars
- Alternative form of mere (“a body of standing water”).
mar³
- /mɑː(ɹ)/ UK
- /mɑɹ/ US
- [mɑɹ] US
- [mɑ˞] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
See mayor.
noun mars
- Alternative form of mayor and mair
Mar⁴
proper noun
- Abbreviation of March
Mar⁵
Where it comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Màrr, probably based on a Brythonic personal name Marsos.
proper noun
- An earldom in the Scottish peerage.
Mar⁶
Where it comes from
From Classical Syriac ܡܪܝ (mār(ī)), the first-person singular possessive form of ܡܪܐ (mārā, “lord, master”).
noun Mars · Mor · Mart
- A title of respect in Syriac, given to all saints and also used before the Christian names of bishops.
MAR⁷
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Mar (“March”).
noun
- Initialism of modified aspect ratio
adjective
- Abbreviation of maroon (an eye color).
- Initialism of missing at random
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mutilate, impair, vitiate, spoil, deflower, march, mangle, damage, sully, deface, blemish, disfigure, spoils, tarnish, nov, practiced
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verb to spoil, to damage
| Español | arruinar, dañar, perjudicar, estropear, empañar, marcar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 台無しにする dainashi ni suru, 傷める itameru |
| 中文 | 損壞 /损坏 sǔnhuài, 損傷 /损伤 sǔnshāng, 變壞 /变坏 biànhuài, 破壞 /破坏 pòhuài, 糟蹋 zāota |
| Français | entacher |
| Deutsch | verderben, stören, verunstalten, beeinträchtigen, versauen |
| Română | strica |
| Русский | по́ртить pórtitʹ, испо́ртить ispórtitʹ, поврежда́ть povreždátʹ, повреди́ть povredítʹ |
| العربية | أَفْسَدَ ʔafsada |
name abbreviation of March
| Español | mar., mar |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | Mac |
| Português | mar. |
| Deutsch | Mär., Mrz. |
| Italiano | mar., mar |
| Ελληνικά | Μάρ Már, Μαρ |
| Română | mar., mart. |
| Русский | мар. mar. |
noun title of respect
| العربية | مَار mār |
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