mere
To decide upon the position of a boundaryTo decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
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Meaning
3 sensesTo decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
(obsolete, transitive)To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
(intransitive, obsolete)To set divisions and bounds.
Origin
From Middle English mere, from Old English mǣre, ġemǣre (“boundary; limit”), from Proto-GeFrom Middle English mere, from Old English mǣre, ġemǣre (“boundary; limit”), from Proto-Germanic *mairiją (“boundary”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to fence”). Cognate with Dutch meer (“a limit, boundary”), Icelandic mærr (“borderland”), Swedish landamäre (“border, borderline, boundary”).
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Forms
meres, mering, mered, meredTenses
mere · mered · will mere · have meredWord 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
See also
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