ajar
Slightly turned or openedSlightly turned or opened.
» Tom found the basement door was ajar at the vacant house next to his.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Slightly turned or opened.
The door was standing ajar.
angelehnt
приоткры́тыйpriotkrýtyj
(not comparable)Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
(archaic, not comparable)Out of harmony.
Examples
33 sentencesTom found the basement door was ajar at the vacant house next to his.
The door is ajar.
ruДверь приоткрыта.
Tom left the door ajar.
Tom found the door ajar.
Tom's bedroom window was ajar.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ajar, on char (“on [the] turn”), from on (“on”) + char (“turn, occasioFrom Middle English ajar, on char (“on [the] turn”), from on (“on”) + char (“turn, occasion”), from Old English ċierr, cyrr (“turn”), from ċierran (“to turn, convert”), equivalent to a- + char. Akin to Scots char, chare (“to turn, cause to turn”), Dutch akerre, kier (“ajar”), German kehren (“to turn”). See char.
From a- (“in, at”) + jar (“discord, disagreement”).
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