Meaning

1 senses

  1. To tire or worry.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. She's as mad as a hatter.

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  2. Tom is madder than a hatter.

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  3. What if I'm my brother's hatter? Yes, I am, but is he my brother?

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Origin

From an English dialect word, meaning "to entangle"; compare Low German verhaddern, verhed

From an English dialect word, meaning "to entangle"; compare Low German verhaddern, verheddern, verhiddern.

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Forms

hatters, hattering, hattered, hattered
Base formhatter · to hatter
3rd person singularhatters
Present participlehattering
Past simplehattered
Past participlehattered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhatter
he, she, ithatters

Past simpleLesson

all personshattered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hattered
he, she, ithas hattered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hatter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hateB1hatefulhatredB1haughtyC2haulhauntB2

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