kere

English

Alternative forms

• keri, k'ri, qere, qeri, q'ri

Noun

kere

1. (Judaism) A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points if the text is vocalized being inserted in the text.

Anagrams

• eker, reek

Crimean Tatar

Noun

kere

1. time, times.

   eki kere

   twice

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

Etymology

From German kehren (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːrə/,

Verb

kere (past tense kerede, past participle keret)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to turn
   • 1723, Ludvig Holberg, Jean de France, 5th act, v. 2

     Jeg tar min Kiole og keerer den saaledes om.

     I take my dress and turn it around this way.

2. (reflexive) to care about
   • 2007, Marianne Geoffroy, Hvem får stress - og hvorfor?‎, page 71:

     Alle mennesker kerer sig om, hvad andre tænker om én.

     All people care about what other people think about them.

Conjugation

References

• “kere” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kere” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːrə

Verb

kere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of keren

Anagrams

• keer

Ladino

Verb

kere (Latin spelling)

1. third-person singular present indicative of kerer

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish querer "to wish".

Verb

kere

1. to believe, to suppose
2. to think

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كره (kerre), from Arabic كَرَّة (karra).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kere (definite accusative kereyi, plural kereler)

1. time, occasion (an instance or occurrence)
2. (arithmetic) multiplied by; times

   Synonym: çarpı

Declension

Synonyms

• kez

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kere”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ké.ɾé/

Verb

kéré

1. to be small

   Antonyms: tóbi, gbórín

Derived terms