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weer

UK/wiː.ə/US/wiː.ɚ/

weer adjective: true; correct. Also the comparative form of wee.

Adjective

weer (comparative weerer, superlative weerest)

  1. (obsolete) True; correct.

Noun

weer (plural weers)

  1. (UK, colloquial) Someone who wees; a urinator.

Also used as

weer is also the comparative form of wee.

Forms of weer

Adjective
comparativeweerer
superlativeweerest
Noun
pluralweers

Origin of weer

Inherited from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. This word had always meant “true” ever since PIE times. It is cognate with German wahr, Dutch waar (“true”) and Latin verus (whence verity, verify and very), all likewise meaning “true”.

From wee (“to pee”) + -er (agent suffix)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about weer

What does weer mean?
Weer means true; correct.
What part of speech is weer?
Weer can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce weer?
Weer is pronounced /wiː.ə/ (UK).

Words near weer in the dictionary

  1. weepings
  2. weeps
  3. weeps buckets
  4. weeps Irish
  5. weepy
  6. weer
  7. Weering
  8. weerish
  9. Weerite
  10. weero
  11. weeros

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