Exact development uncertain, but apparently from a verb*leer ( “ to make a face, look sideways ” ) , fromleer ( “ cheek, face, profile ” ) .
leer (third-person singular simple present leers present participle leering simple past and past participle leered
( intransitive ) look sideways or obliquely; now especially withsexual desire ormalicious intent .Synonym: ogle 1834 1799 ],Samuel Taylor Coleridge ,Robert Southey , “The Devil's Thoughts”, inThe Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge , volume II, London: W. Pickering,page86 :And she looked to Mr. –––– / Andleered like a love-sick pigeon.
1860 December –1861 August,Charles Dickens , chapter XXXVIII, inGreat Expectations [ … ] (please specify |volume=I to III) , London:Chapman and Hall , [ … ] →OCLC I thought I saw himleer in an ugly way at me while the decanters were going round, but as there was no love lost between us, that might easily be.
1878 Henry James , chapter VI, inThe Europeans [1] The Baroness perceived that her entertainer had analyzed material comfort to a sufficiently fine point. And then he possessed the most delightfulchinoiseries —trophies of his sojourn in the Celestial Empire: pagodas of ebony and cabinets of ivory; sculptured monsters, grinning andleering on chimney-pieces, in front of beautifully figured hand-screens;[ …]
1880 Mark Twain [ pseudonym ] [ anghorne ] A Tramp Abroad; [ … ] Chatto & Windus ,→OCLC page163 :It was a quarter well stocked with deformed,leering , unkempt and uncombed idiots, who held out hands or caps and begged piteously.
( transitive ) entice with a leer or leers.1681 John Dryden ,The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. [ … ] , London: [ … ] Richard Tonson andJacob Tonson , [ … ] →OCLC page 6 :ButBertran has been taught the Arts of Court, / To guild a Face with Smiles; andleer a man to ruin.
to look with sexual desire or malicious intent
Czech: (chlípně pošilhávat impf Dutch:lonken (nl) ,wellustig bekijken Esperanto:rigardaĉi (eo) ,okulumaĉi Finnish:silmäillä (fi) ( sexually ) ,mulkoilla (fi) ( maliciously ) ,mulkaista (fi) ( maliciously ) French:lorgner (fr) ,zieuter (fr) ,mater (fr) ( sexually ) German:anzüglich blicken schielen (de) Greek:Ancient:κατιλλώπτω ( katillṓptō ) Hebrew:פָּזַל (he) ( pazál ) Hungarian:stírol Italian:guardare di traverso Latvian:glūnēt lūrēt Persian:نگاه کج کردن Polish:patrzeć pożądliwie Russian:ко́со смотре́ть ( kóso smotrétʹ ) ( slantwise, with malicious intent ) ,смотре́ть свожделе́нием ( smotrétʹ s voždelénijem ) ( with lust )
leer (plural leers
A significant sideglance ; a glance expressive of some passion, asmalignity ,amorousness , etc.; asly orlecherous look .1891 Thomas Hardy , chapter XXXIX, inTess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented [ … ] (please specify |volume=I to III) , London:James R[ ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co. , [ … ] →OCLC Nevertheless humanity stood before him no longer in the pensive sweetness of Italian art, but in the staring and ghastly attitudes of a Wiertz Museum, and with theleer of a study by Van Beers.
1891 Oscar Wilde , chapter XVI, inThe Picture of Dorian Gray Ward Lock & Co. ,→OCLC “[ …] leer .
1895 A[rthur] Conan Doyle ,The Stark Munro Letters: [ … ] Longmans, Green, and Co. ,→OCLC I rose and bade him good-night, with a last impression of him leaning back in his dressing-gown, a sodden cigar-end in the corner of his mouth, his beard all slopped with whisky, and his half-glazed eyes looking sideways after me with theleer of a satyr.
An arch or affected glance or cast ofcountenance . FromMiddle English ler leor ( “ face, cheek ” ) , fromOld English hlēor ( “ face, cheek, profile ” ) , fromProto-West Germanic *hleuʀ Proto-Germanic *hleuzą ( “ ear, cheek ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *ḱlews- ( “ temple of the forehead, cheek ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ( “ to hear ” ) . Cognate withScots lire lere ( “ face, appearance, complexion ” ) ,Dutch lier ( “ cheek ” ) ,Swedish lyra ( “ pout ” ) ,Norwegian lia ( “ hillside ” ) ,Icelandic hlýr ( “ the face, cheek, countenance ” ) . Related toOld English hlyst ( “ sense of hearing, listening ” ) andhlysnan ( “ to listen ” ) . More atlist listen
leer (plural leers
( obsolete ) cheek .( obsolete ) face .( obsolete ) appearance ;countenance .c. 1598–1600 (date written)William Shakespeare , “As You Like It ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC [ Act IV, scene i] :a Rosalind of a betterleer than you
( obsolete ) Complexion ;hue ;colour .c. 1588–1593 William Shakespeare , “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC [ Act IV, scene ii] :Here's a young lad fram'd of anotherleer .
( obsolete ) Flesh ;skin .( UK dialectal ) flank orloin .FromMiddle English lere Old English ġelǣr *lǣre ( “ empty, void, empty-handed ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *lēziz *lēzijaz ( “ empty ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *les- ( “ to collect, pick ” ) . Cognate withDutch laar ( “ a clearing in the woods ” ) ,German leer ( “ empty ” ) . Related toOld English lesan ( “ to gather, collect ” ) . More atlease
leer (comparative moreleer ,superlative mostleer )
( obsolete ) Empty ;unoccupied ;clear .Synonyms: vacant void see also Thesaurus:empty 1591 John Harington ,Orlando Furioso :The horse runsleere away without the man.
( obsolete ) Destitute ;lacking ;wanting .Synonyms: absent awanting see also Thesaurus:lacking ( obsolete ) hungry .( UK dialectal , obsolete ) Thin ;faint .( obsolete ) load orburden ;free ; without arider .1629 (first performance),B[en] Jonson ,The New Inne. Or, The Light Heart. [ … ] [ … ] Thomas Harper, for Thomas Alchorne, [ … ] 1631 ,→OCLC (please specify the page) ,(please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals) :aleer horse
( obsolete ) trifling ;frivolous .leer words
FromMiddle English leren Old English lǣran ( “ to teach, instruct, guide, enjoin, advise, persuade, urge, preach, hand down ” ) , fromProto-West Germanic *laiʀijan Proto-Germanic *laizijaną ( “ to teach ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *leys- ( “ track, footprint, furrow, trace ” ) . Cognate withDutch leren ( “ to teach, to learn ” ) ,German lehren ( “ to teach ” ) ,Swedish lära ( “ to teach ” ) . Related toOld English lār ( “ lore, learning, science, art of teaching, preaching, doctrine, study, precept, exhortation, advice, instigation, history, story, cunning ” ) . Seelore .
leer (third-person singular simple present leers present participle leering simple past and past participle leered
( transitive , obsolete ) teach .( transitive , obsolete ) learn .Seelehr
leer (plural leers
Alternative form oflehr .FromDutch leren Middle Dutch lêren Old Dutch lēren Proto-Germanic *laizijaną
leer (present leer present participle lerende past participle geleer
Tolearn . FromDutch leer Middle Dutch lêre Old Dutch lēra Proto-Germanic *laizō
leer (uncountable
Ateaching . FromDutch leer leder Middle Dutch lēder Old Dutch *lether Proto-Germanic *leþrą
leer (uncountable
leather FromDutch leer ladder Middle Dutch leer
leer (plural lere
Aladder . leer c
indefinite plural ofle Fromleder syncope of intervocalic-d- (compareweer blij la Middle Dutch leder Old Dutch *lether Proto-West Germanic *leþr Proto-Germanic *leþrą
leer n uncountable nodiminutive )
leather Synonym: leder Deze tas is gemaakt van hoogwaardigleer en is zeer duurzaam. ―This bag is made of high-qualityleather and is very durable. Ik hou van de geur van versleer , het is zo karakteristiek. ―I love the smell of freshleather , it's so distinctive. FromMiddle Dutch lêre Old Dutch lēra Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu Proto-Germanic *laizō
leer f plural leren diminutive leertje n
doctrine In de filosofie zijn er verschillendeleren en opvattingen over de aard van de werkelijkheid. ―In philosophy, there are variousdoctrines and views on the nature of reality. theory ,teachings Deze wetenschappelijke studie is gebaseerd op de nieuwsteleren en onderzoek op het gebied van genetica. ―This scientific study is based on the latesttheory and research in the field of genetics. De afdeling biologie biedt verschillendeleren aan, zoals celbiologie, ecologie en moleculaire biologie. ―The biology department offers variousfields of learning such as cell biology, ecology, and molecular biology. a field of learning; set oflessons and theory on a subject within a discipline FromMiddle Dutch leer ledere
leer f plural leren nodiminutive )
( dialectal , dated ) alternative form ofladder See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
leer
inflection ofleren first-person singular present indicative (in case ofinversion )second-person singular present indicative imperative FromMiddle Low German leger lager laager
leer (genitive leeri partitive leeri
Acamp Aside (in a conflict) Ta on vastasteleeris He's on the enemies'side . FromMiddle Low German lere ( “ study, learning ” ) .
leer (genitive leeri partitive leeri
A (protestant )confirmation into the faithful community. FromMiddle High German lēr lēre lǣre Old High German lāri Proto-West Germanic *lāʀi Proto-Germanic *lēziz Bavarian lar Dutch laar English leer
leer (strong nominative masculine singular leerer comparative leerer superlative am leersten
empty Synonym: inhaltslos Antonyms: voll gefüllt leer
singular imperative ofleeren ( colloquial ) first-person singular present ofleeren “leer ” inDuden online “leer ” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache FromOld Frisian *hletha hleden Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan
leer
( Sylt ) load Conjugation ofleer (Sylt dialect) infinitive I leer infinitive II (tö past participle leeren imperative leer present past 1st singular leer lor 2nd singular larst lorst 3rd singular lart lor plural / dual leer lor perfect pluperfect 1st singular haa her 2nd singular heest herst 3rd singular heer her plural / dual haa her future (skel) future (wel) 1st singular skel wel 2nd singular sket wet 3rd singular skel wel plural / dual skel wel
leer
present tense oflee Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] Inherited fromLatin lēgere
leer
toread leer
toread Conjugation ofleer
infinitive leer gerund simple leendo compound gerund ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle past participle singular plural masculine leúdo liúdo leído leúdos liúdos leídos feminine leúda liúda leída leúdas liúdas leídas present participle leente leentes person singular plural first second third first second third indicative mood eu ei tu el ~ele ela nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras eles elas simple present leo lees lee leemos leedes leen imperfect leía liía leías liías leía liía leïamos leíamos liïamos liíamos leïades leíades liïades liíades leían liían preterite leí lií liin leeste leesche leeche leeu leeo leemos leestes leeron pluperfect leera leeras leera leeramos leêramos leerades leêrades leeran future leerei leerás leerá leeremos leeredes leerán conditional leeria leerias leeria leeriamos leeríamos leeriades leeríades leerian compound present perfect present ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle pluperfect imperfect ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle past anterior preterite ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle pluperfect anterior simple pluperfect ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle future perfect future ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle conditional perfect conditional ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle subjunctive mood eu ei tu el ~ele ela nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras eles elas simple present lea leas lea leamos leades lean imperfect leesse leesses leesse leessemos leêssemos leessedes leêssedes leessen future leer leeres leer leermos leerdes leeren compound present perfect present subjunctive ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle pluperfect imperfect subjunctive ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle future perfect future subjunctive ofhaver tẽer 1 + past participle imperative mood — tu — nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras — affirmative — lee lei — leamos leede — negative — non leas — non leamos non leades — personal infinitive eu ei tu el ~ele ela nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras eles elas leer leeres leer leermos leerdes leeren 1 Teer ter haver
Pennsylvania German [ edit ] FromMiddle High German lǣre Old High German lāri German leer
leer
empty FromLatin aēr
leer m
( Sutsilvan ) air ( Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran ) aria ( Puter, Vallader ) ajer Inherited fromLatin legere ( “ to read, gather, choose ” ) , fromProto-Italic *legō Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- English legend legible lesson
IPA (key ) : /leˈeɾ/ [leˈeɾ] Rhymes:-eɾ Syllabification:le‧er leer (first-person singular present leo first-person singular preterite leí past participle leído
toread Synonym: ( Belize ) ridear Quieroleer el periódico. I want toread the newspaper. Léase también la Orden General núm. 8.Alsoread General Order No. 8. 1605 Miguel de Cervantes ,El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha [ …] leer , y, así, llevó a su casa todos cuantos pudo haber dellos. [ …] to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillage land to buy books of chivalryto read , and brought home as many of them as he could get. 1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo tú
Selected combined forms ofleer
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person with infinitiveleer dative leerme leerte leerle leerse leernos leeros leerles leerse accusative leerme leerte leerlo leerla leerse leernos leeros leerlos leerlas leerse with gerundleyendo dative leyéndome leyéndote leyéndole leyéndose leyéndonos leyéndoos leyéndoles leyéndose accusative leyéndome leyéndote leyéndolo leyéndola leyéndose leyéndonos leyéndoos leyéndolos leyéndolas leyéndose with informal second-person singulartú imperativelee dative léeme léete léele léenos not used léeles accusative léeme léete léelo léela léenos not used léelos léelas with informal second-person singularvos imperativeleé dative leeme leete leele leenos not used leeles accusative leeme leete leelo leela leenos not used leelos leelas with formal second-person singular imperativelea dative léame not used léale léase léanos not used léales accusative léame not used léalo léala léase léanos not used léalos léalas with first-person plural imperativeleamos dative not used leámoste leámosle leámonos leámoos leámosles accusative not used leámoste leámoslo leámosla leámonos leámoos leámoslos leámoslas with informal second-person plural imperativeleed dative leedme not used leedle leednos leeos leedles accusative leedme not used leedlo leedla leednos leeos leedlos leedlas with formal second-person plural imperativelean dative léanme not used léanle léannos not used léanles léanse accusative léanme not used léanlo léanla léannos not used léanlos léanlas léanse
