utter
gb/ˈʌtɚ/ us/ˈʌtɚ/
B2
Anglų
~ 2300
kimond, kiejt, teljes, merő
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to utter [a word/sentence/sound]
She could barely utter a word after the shock.
A sokk után alig tudott egy szót is kimondani.
He uttered a loud cry when he saw the accident.
Hangosan felkiáltott, amikor meglátta a balesetet.
The witness refused to utter the suspect’s name.
The teacher uttered a warning about cheating.
They uttered a cheer when the team scored.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
She did not utter a word.
Egy szót sem szólt.
He uttered my name quietly.
Halkan kimondta a nevemet.
The baby uttered a small cry.
She uttered a loud scream.
I will not utter his name.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'utter' with 'mutter'. 'Mutter' means to speak quietly and unclearly; 'utter' just means to say something aloud, not necessarily quietly.
Reikšmė
to say something aloud
Kolokacijos
utter a word
|utter a sound
|utter a cry
|utter a sentence
|utter a threat
Sinonimai
say (More general and common; 'utter' is often more formal or specific.)
|
speak (General term for producing words; 'utter' can sound more deliberate.)
Antonimai
keep silent (Means to not speak at all, opposite of expressing something aloud.)
Temos
communication
|speech
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To say something out loud.
To express words or sounds with the voice.
B2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
utter [noun]
The meeting was an utter waste of time.
A megbeszélés teljes időpocsékolás volt.
Her performance was an utter disaster.
A szereplése teljes katasztrófa volt.
He stared at me in utter disbelief.
The room fell into utter silence.
It was an utter failure from start to finish.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
It was an utter surprise.
Óriási meglepetés volt.
That is utter nonsense.
Ez merő badarság.
The plan was an utter failure.
We sat in utter silence.
He showed utter joy when he won.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use 'utter' before verbs; it is used before nouns to emphasize them.
Reikšmė
complete or absolute
Kolokacijos
utter nonsense
|utter disaster
|utter failure
|utter silence
|utter joy
Sinonimai
absolute (Similar meaning, but more common in formal contexts.)
|
total (Similar meaning but slightly less emphatic than 'utter' in some contexts.)
Antonimai
partial (Indicates something is incomplete, opposite of total or complete.)
Temos
intensity
|evaluation
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Complete; total; used to emphasize how strong something is.
Complete and total, without qualification or limitation.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
utter
IPA
GB/ˈʌtɚ/
US/ˈʌtɚ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
ut - ter (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (ut)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: utter
Verb
- Base: utter
- 3rd Person Singular: utters
- Present Participle: uttering
- Past: uttered
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
utter failure
1/ˈʌtɚ fˈeɪljɚ/
fixed phrase
complete lack of success
A situation where nothing works or succeeds at all.
Pavyzdžiai
- The plan turned out to be an utter failure.
- His first attempt was an utter failure.
utter nonsense
1/ˈʌtɚ nˈɑnsɛns/
fixed phrase
completely untrue or ridiculous idea
Something that is totally false or silly.
Pavyzdžiai
- What you just said is utter nonsense.
- He dismissed the rumor as utter nonsense.
utter silence
1/ˈʌtɚ sˈaɪləns/
fixed phrase
complete absence of sound
A state where there is no sound at all.
Pavyzdžiai
- There was utter silence after the announcement.
- The forest was in utter silence at night.