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The correct spelling is der.
How to pronounce der
/dɜː/
interjectionIPA: /dɜː/
Say it like: Der
The correct spelling is der. Disdainful indication that something is obvious. For example: "You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there."
Usage Examples
“You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.”
“He did not stop there, but continued his speech.”
“Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]”
Meanings
interjection
- 1.Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
- 2.Indication of stupidity.
- 3.Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
- 4.Used to express victory or completion.
noun
- 1.That place.
- 2.That status; that position.
adverb
- 1.(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
- 2.In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
- 3.(location) To or into that place; thither.
- 4.Where, there where, in which place.
- 5.In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
pronoun
- 1.Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
- 2.Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
- 3.Used with other verbs, when raised.
- 4.(in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.
- 5.Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells
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