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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPEIR

Old English spyrian to seek after, search for.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEIR

speir  [spiːr] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speir is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb speir in English.

WHAT DOES SPEIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Speir

Speir may refer to: ▪ Dona Speir, American model ▪ H. C. Speir, American record store owner ▪ Rupert Speir, British Conservative Party politician...

Definition of speir in the English dictionary

The definition of speir in the dictionary is to ask; inquire.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPEIR

PRESENT

Present
I speir
you speir
he/she/it speirs
we speir
you speir
they speir
Present continuous
I am speiring
you are speiring
he/she/it is speiring
we are speiring
you are speiring
they are speiring
Present perfect
I have speired
you have speired
he/she/it has speired
we have speired
you have speired
they have speired
Present perfect continuous
I have been speiring
you have been speiring
he/she/it has been speiring
we have been speiring
you have been speiring
they have been speiring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I speired
you speired
he/she/it speired
we speired
you speired
they speired
Past continuous
I was speiring
you were speiring
he/she/it was speiring
we were speiring
you were speiring
they were speiring
Past perfect
I had speired
you had speired
he/she/it had speired
we had speired
you had speired
they had speired
Past perfect continuous
I had been speiring
you had been speiring
he/she/it had been speiring
we had been speiring
you had been speiring
they had been speiring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will speir
you will speir
he/she/it will speir
we will speir
you will speir
they will speir
Future continuous
I will be speiring
you will be speiring
he/she/it will be speiring
we will be speiring
you will be speiring
they will be speiring
Future perfect
I will have speired
you will have speired
he/she/it will have speired
we will have speired
you will have speired
they will have speired
Future perfect continuous
I will have been speiring
you will have been speiring
he/she/it will have been speiring
we will have been speiring
you will have been speiring
they will have been speiring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would speir
you would speir
he/she/it would speir
we would speir
you would speir
they would speir
Conditional continuous
I would be speiring
you would be speiring
he/she/it would be speiring
we would be speiring
you would be speiring
they would be speiring
Conditional perfect
I would have speir
you would have speir
he/she/it would have speir
we would have speir
you would have speir
they would have speir
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been speiring
you would have been speiring
he/she/it would have been speiring
we would have been speiring
you would have been speiring
they would have been speiring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you speir
we let´s speir
you speir
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to speir
Past participle
speired
Present Participle
speiring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEIR


backspeir
ˈbækˌspiːr
bere
biːr
clipshear
ˈklɪpˌʃiːr
fier
fiːr
fiere
fiːr
seir
siːr
speer
spiːr
sweer
swiːr
sweir
swiːr

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEIR

speedster
speedwalk
speedway
speedway racing
speedwell
Speedwriting
speedy
speel
speeler
speer
speiss
spek
spekboom
spelaean
spelaeological
spelaeologist
spelaeology
spelaeothem
speld
speldin

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEIR

a breath of fresh air
air
chair
coheir
effeir
fair
hair
heir
in the air
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joint heir
Meir
mir
noir
pair
repair
sir
their
wasteweir
weir

Synonyms and antonyms of speir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEIR

Find out the translation of speir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

speir
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Speir
570 millions of speakers

English

speir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

speir
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

speir
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Спейр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Speyer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

speir
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Speir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Speir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

speir
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

speir
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

speir
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Speir
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

speir
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

speir
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Speir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Speir
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Speir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Спейр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

speir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Speir
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Speir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Speir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speir

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEIR»

The term «speir» is regularly used and occupies the 66.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of speir
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «speir».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «speir» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «speir» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEIR»

Discover the use of speir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Raymond Chandler
Examines each of Chandler's seven novels--including The Big Sleep and Farewell My Lovely--and his more than twenty short stories to reveal how Chandler's most prized creation--the character of Philip Marlowe--was introduced and developed
Jerry Speir, 1981
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The Sons of the Republic of Texas
Texas. They are buried at Early Chapel Cemetery in the Woodward Lot. three miles east of Lexington. John Thomas Lawhon #4580. Great-great-grandson of Wager Speed Smith ABNERBAGBY SPEIR Abner Bagby Speir was born in 1 808 in ...
‎2001
3
Encyclopedia of the Blues
Henry C. Speir, 6 October 1895; Prospect, MS d. 1972; Jackson, MS No single person was as instrumental in the recording and, in turn, the preservation of early southern acoustic blues of the 1920s and 1930s as H. C. Speir. The owner of a ...
Edward Komara, 2005
4
Abstract of North Carolina Wills
353, 355 Speight, Joseph 151, 353 Speight, Kathern 353 Speight, Mary 422 Speight, Moses 353 Speight, Phrusan 355 Speight, Tho 107 Speight, William 139 , 353 Speir, Ann 354 Speir, Elizabeth 354 Speir, Elizabeth. .75 (2), 332, 354 Speir , ...
North Carolina. Secretary of State, 1910
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I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the ...
Mississippi native H. C. Speir, who was honored with his own Mississippi blues trail marker in 2011, was perhaps the most important promoter of early country blues in Mississippi. It was Speir who first discovered and promoted early ...
Stephen A. King, 2011
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Finding Pecos: An Addict's Trip
An Addict's Trip Paul Michael Speir ... Published by Speir Publishing 1101 Bailey Avenue, San Antonio Texas 78210. www.speirpublishing.com Text set in Euphemia & Nyala Cover design by Paul Speir Front cover photographs by Bryan ...
Paul Michael Speir, 2007
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Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues
Speir reportedly re- ceived a hundred and fifty dollars from the record company for each session of at least four songs. Charley Patton, Skip James, and Willie Brown were among Speir's discoveries and the ones he considered the finest ...
Steve Cheseborough, 2008
8
Glenn Elliott: Still A Ranger's Ranger
When we started this book, I asked two former directors of the Department of Public Safety, Leo Gossett and the late Pat Speir, if they would write introductions for me. I am very proud to say both honored me with the fine letters that you read at ...
Glenn Elliott, Robert Nieman, 2002
9
Families of Southeastern Georgia
WILLIAM WILEY SPEIR— Active since 1945 in the home construction and land development business in Richmond Hill, and Savannah, Georgia, under the name of Speir and Brogdon, William Wiley Speir also owns and operates farms under ...
Jack N. Averitt, 1964
10
Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum, Quae in ...
12. 1616. _ _ ‚ THOMAS SPEIR mercator ac burgensis de Edinburgh,propz'ng1zz 'or agnaŕus, id est consanguineus ex parte patris ISSOBELL/E SPEIR filiœ legitimze quondam Willielmi Speir mercatoris, ac unius ballivorum dicti burgi. vi. 226.
‎1811

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coach Speir Delivered!
As promised, Coach Speir delivered Domino's pizzas and 2015 football season tickets to three lucky season ticket holders last night. The three lucky winners ... «catamountsports.com, Jul 15»
2
Coach Speir Delivers!
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina University Athletics and Domino's in Sylva have partnered in a football season ticket promotion for the 2015 season. «catamountsports.com, May 15»
3
WCU coach Speir completes Boston Marathon
But from now on, whenever Western Carolina coach Mark Speir asks his players to reach down deep and give something extra, they know he's been there, ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Apr 15»
4
Catamounts complete spring football practice
“I thought it was a heck of a game that came down right to the very end,” said WCU coach Mark Speir. “We kept our starters polished, and they got better. But we ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Apr 15»
5
Speir Adds Responsibilities to WCU Football Coaching Staff
Speir retained his entire full-time coaching staff from the 2014 season, WCU's first winning season since 2005 - and just its second finish above the .50 mark for ... «catamountsports.com, Mar 15»
6
WCU to pay Speir more than $1 million over next 5 years
ASHEVILLE – Western Carolina has committed more than $1 million in salary to football coach Mark Speir over the next five seasons after signing him to a ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Feb 15»
7
Speir to Appalachian State
Conference realignment made things a lot less awkward when it came time for Smoky Mountain senior Zeb Speir to plot his college football future. The son of ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Feb 15»
8
Sympatico Percussion Quintet, Pianist Nathan Speir, and Classical …
This weekend, the Music for a Great Space concert series presents Sympatico Percussion Quintet. If you're thinking loud snare drums, bass drums and maybe a ... «WFDD, Jan 15»
9
Mark Speir, Western Carolina Unveil 2015 Catamount Football …
5 at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Mars Hill represented the first opponent in the Mark Speir era in Cullowhee - a 42-14 victory in Cullowhee back in ... «catamountsports.com, Jan 15»
10
Ed Speir, former Georgia College president, dead at 80
Edwin Speir Jr., a former president of Georgia College who championed its international program and accepted the mission of turning the school into the state's ... «Macon Telegraph, Jan 15»

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