intj
Meaning 1
Said when hesitating in speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ah, eh, erm, uh, um
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
er
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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ûr
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/ɜː/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ɜɹ/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
Initialism of Elizabeth Regina (“Queen Elizabeth”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 4
Initialism of Edward Rex (on coins, letterboxes, etc.) The royal cypher for Edward VII, king of Great Britain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: EVIIR
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 5
Initialism of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of Erie (“Erie, Pennsylvania, USA”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
An occurrence of the interjection "er".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of earned run.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
Initialism of endoplasmic reticulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
Initialism of entity-relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Initialism of emergency room.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
Initialism of estrogen receptor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 14
Initialism of Einstein-Rosen bridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 15
Initialism of enhanced radiation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 16
To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive, transitive
Examples
- um and er
- He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ah, eh, um, hem and haw
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 17
a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emergency room
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hospital room
noun
Meaning 18
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erbium, atomic number 68
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
History
Etymology
Mimetic (sound of hesitation).
From Turkish Er, or from Hokkien 余 (Îr) or Teochew 余 (e5).
Abbreviations.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: nu — hesitating in speech
- Russian: эм (em) — hesitating in speech