Standard Lemma guide

dar

adv · name · noun · pron · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /dɑː(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: D AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

African-American Vernacular form of there.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Daughters of the American Revolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Department of Agrarian Reform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

name

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of Dar es Salaam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

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5

name

Meaning 5

A feminine name, diminutive of given names such as Daria and Darlene.

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noun

Meaning 6

A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal

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noun

Meaning 7

African-American Vernacular form of there.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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pron

Meaning 8

African-American Vernacular form of there.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic دار (dār).