ire
To anger, to irritateTo anger, to irritate.
» Máire was injured in an accident.
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1 senses(rare)To anger, to irritate.
Examples
7 sentencesMáire was injured in an accident.
Máire married the man who got first prize.
Tomás enjoyed Máire's story.
Ireland is called "Éire" in Irish.
Ireland is called "Éire" in Irish Gaelic.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin īra (“wrath, rage”), fromFrom Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin īra (“wrath, rage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to fall upon, act sharply”) (compare Old English ofost (“haste, zeal”), Old Norse eisa (“to race forward”), Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural, holy”), οἶστρος (oîstros, “frenzy; gadfly”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”), Sanskrit इष् f (iṣ, “refreshment, strength”)). Compare also Middle English irre, erre (“anger, wrath”), from Old English yrre, ierre, eorre (“anger, wrath”).
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Forms
ires, iring, ired, iredWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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