Complete Definition of "ajar"

English

Etymology
OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See Char.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /��ʤ�ɹ/
audio|en-us-ajar.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
ajar

  1. Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
  2. Being at variance or in contradiction to something

#* What you're telling me is ajar with what your husband told me.
#* You have always been ajar with the times.

Translations
trans-top|slightly turned or opened
Icelandic: í hálfa gátt
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trans-top|Being at variance or in contradiction to something
Icelandic: úr samræmi, í ósamræmi, úr takti
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Adjective
ajar

  1. Slightly turned or opened; as, the door is ajar (adjective usage).

#: When is a door not a door? When it is ajar.

Translations
trans-top|slightly turned or opened
Danish: på klem
Finnish: raollaan
French: entrebâillé, entrouvert
Icelandic: opinn til hálfs m, opin til hálfs f, opið til hálfs n; opinn í hálfa gátt m, opin í hálfa gátt f, opið í hálfa gátt n
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Norwegian: på gløtt
Swedish: på glänt
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Indonesian
Verb
ajar (used in the form mengajar)

  1. to teach

Derived terms
belajar to learn, to study
pelajar student, pupil
pelajaran lesson
pengajar teacher

Category:Indonesian verbs

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id:ajar
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