utter

utter
{{11}}utter (adj.) "complete, total," O.E. utera, uterra, "outer," comparative adj. formed from ut (see OUT (Cf. out)), from P.Gmc. *utizon (Cf. O.N. utar, O.Fris. uttra, M.Du. utere, Du. uiter-, O.H.G. uzar, Ger. äußer "outer").
{{12}}utter (v.) "speak, say," c.1400, in part from M.L.G. utern "to turn out, show, speak," from uter "outer," comparative adj. formed from ut "out;" in part from M.E. verb outen "to disclose," from O.E. utan "to put out," from ut (see OUT (Cf. out)). Cf. Ger. äussern "to utter, express," from aus "out;" and colloquial phrase out with it "speak up!" Formerly also used as a commercial verb (as release is now). Related: Uttered; uttering.

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  • Utter — Ut ter, a. [OE. utter, originally the same word as outer. See {Out}, and cf. {Outer}, {Utmost}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Outer. Thine utter eyen. Chaucer. [Obs.] By him a shirt and utter mantle laid. Chapman. [1913 Webster] As doth an hidden moth The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • utter — ut·ter vt: to put (as a counterfeit note) into circulation as if genuine convicted of utter ing a forged check ut·ter·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Utter — Ut ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Uttering}.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out, AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. See {Out}, and cf. {Utter}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To put forth or out; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Utter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: George H. Utter (1854–1912), US amerikanischer Politiker Tobias Utter (* 1962), hessischer Landtagsabgeordneter (CDU) Werner Utter (1921–2006), Chefpilot und Vorstandsmitglied der Deutschen Lufthansa AG,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • utter — [adj] outright, absolute all fired*, arrant, blasted*, blessed*, blooming*, complete, confounded, consummate, downright, entire, flat out*, infernal, out and out*, perfect, pure, sheer, stark, straight out*, thorough, thoroughgoing, total,… …   New thesaurus

  • utter — Ⅰ. utter [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ complete; absolute. DERIVATIVES utterly adverb. ORIGIN Old English, «outer». Ⅱ. utter [2] ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

  • utter — utter1 [ut′ər] adj. [ME < OE uttera, compar. of ut, OUT] 1. complete; total 2. unqualified; absolute; unconditional utterly adv. utterness n. utter2 [ut′ər] vt. [ME uttren < utter, outward …   English World dictionary

  • utter — vb 1 *say, tell, state Analogous words: enunciate, *articulate, pronounce: *speak, talk 2 *express, vent, voice, broach, air, ventilate Analogous words: enunciate, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • utter — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, remote, from Old English ūtera outer, comparative adjective from ūt out, adverb more at out Date: 15th century carried to the utmost point or highest degree ; absolute, total < utter darkness > < utter… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • utter */ — I UK [ˈʌtə(r)] / US [ˈʌtər] verb [transitive] Word forms utter : present tense I/you/we/they utter he/she/it utters present participle uttering past tense uttered past participle uttered literary 1) to say something As soon as he d uttered the… …   English dictionary

  • utter — utter1 utterable, adj. utterer, n. utterless, adj. /ut euhr/, v.t. 1. to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing. 2. to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to… …   Universalium

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