"utter" meaning in English

See utter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌtə/ [UK], /ˈʌtɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-utter.ogg [US] Forms: utter [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Utter is total or complete.
    Sense id: simple-utter-en-adj-vWE1DYWh Categories (other): Attributive modifiers

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌtə/ [UK], /ˈʌtɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-utter.ogg [US] Forms: utter [canonical], utters [third-person, singular], uttered [past], uttered [past, participle], uttering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To utter is to say something.
    Sense id: simple-utter-en-verb-8QMWF51f
  2. To utter is to put something into circulation.
    Sense id: simple-utter-en-verb-CD3My-i6
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          "text": "Don't utter that name again!"
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈʌtɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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          "text": "His attempt to fly was an utter failure."
        },
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          "text": "When the lights were turned off, we were left in utter darkness."
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        }
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He tried to utter a fake bank note at the shop."
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-utter.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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      "form": "utter",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
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        "superlative"
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        {
          "text": "His attempt to fly was an utter failure."
        },
        {
          "text": "When the lights were turned off, we were left in utter darkness."
        }
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈʌtɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-utter.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "utter"
}

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