dere
dere · deres · dered · dering
To hurt; harm; injure; woundTo hurt; harm; injure; wound.
/dɪə/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To hurt; harm; injure; wound.
(obsolete, transitive)To annoy, trouble, grieve.
Origin
From Middle English deren, from Old English derian (“to damage, injure, hurt, harm”), fromFrom Middle English deren, from Old English derian (“to damage, injure, hurt, harm”), from Proto-West Germanic *darjan (“to injure, harm”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian dera (“to injure, damage”), West Frisian deare, derre (“to harm, injure”), Dutch deren (“to injure, damage, scathe”), Middle High German tern (“to injure”). Related to dart.
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Forms
deres, dering, dered, deredSynonyms
39 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddering
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle