Jespersen

[yes-per-suhn, jes-]

noun

1. (Jens) Otto (Harry) 1860–1943, Danish philologist.

Jespersen

/ ˈdʒɛs-, ˈjɛspəsən /

noun

1. ( Jens ) Otto ( Harry ). 1860–1943, Danish philologist: author of Modern English Grammar (1909–31)

Example Sentences

A number of large drones which had come from different directions "quite a long way away" had been observed at Copenhagen airport, said police Inspector Jens Jespersen.

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In China, Chairman Mao declared the creation of the communist People's Republic in 1949, and quickly the Chinese came to be seen in the US as "the evil ones", says Chris Jespersen.

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Its top preference, Jespersen said, is a return to traditional in-class instruction: “We are truly starting with putting everything on the table and seeing what works.”

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Police spokesman Jens Jespersen told The Associated Press that officers at the bridge vehicle checkpoint had "a particular focus on cross-border crime involving explosives, weapons and drugs."

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"The most just thing would be to give these beasts the death penalty they deserve," Helle Petersen, Ms Jespersen's mother, said in a letter that was read out in court last week.

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