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peer1

Syllabification: (peer)
Pronunciation: /pi(ə)r/
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Definition of peer

verb

[no object]
  • look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something:Blake screwed up his eyes, trying to peer through the fog
  • be just visible:the two towers peer over the roofs
  • archaic come into view; appear.

Origin:

late 16th century: perhaps a variant of dialect pire; perhaps partly from a shortening of appear

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