fere

[ feer ]

/ fɪər /

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noun Archaic.

a companion; mate.

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Origin of fere

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gefēra, derivative of fēran to go; akin to fare, feirie

Words nearby fere

Ferdinand V, Ferdinand VI, Ferdinand VII, Ferdus, ferdutzt, fere, feretory, Fergana, Fergus, Fergus Falls, Ferguson

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How to use fere in a sentence

Pedes quatuor, digitis fere aequalibus, totis lobatis, muticis; poris femoralibus distinctis.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Quintilian's criticism is indorsed by all scholars,--Lyricorum Horatius fere solus legi dignus, in verbis felicissime audax.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Degenerationes istae fere omnes cum masturbatione incipiunt.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Imo, rex augustissime—biennium fere apud lugdunenses Moratus sum.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott

Manetti says: "in amores usque ad maturam fere tatem vel paulo proclivior."
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for fere

fere

/ (fɪə, Scottish fiːr) /

noun Scot

a companion

Also: fier a husband or wife

Word Origin for fere

Old English gefēra, from fēran to travel; see fare

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