fere

American

[feer] / fɪər /

noun

Archaic.

a companion; mate.

fere British

/ fiːr, fɪə /

noun

a companion
Also: fier. a husband or wife

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Etymology

Origin of fere

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

Example Sentences

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Its title paraphrased Roman philosopher Cicero’s adage “Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit”—no one dances sober, unless he is insane.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2014

Abdicare se papa primus fere sex vocant centurias.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

What he was against, he insisted, was a "crash program" to build the bomb in a hurry, with very high priorities which he felt might inter fere with A-bomb production.

From Time Magazine Archive

They inter fere in the conduct of business and meddle in professional matters and still wonder why their hospitals do not function efficiently and why they have difficulty in securing the right type of personnel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ita et quae Dei sunt nemo cognovit, nisi Spiritus Dei.8 Hisce aliisque fere innumeris divinis eloquiis inhaerentes SS.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by

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