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to ventilate
to discuss varying viewpoints
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English
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From Middle English air, eir "gas, atmosphere" from Anglo-Norman aeir, eyer, Old French aire, eir, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aér, “wind, atmosphere”). Displaced native Middle English luft, lift "air" (from Old English lyft "air, atmosphere"), Middle English loft "air, upper region" (from Old Norse lopt "air, sky, loft"). More at lift, loft.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ɛə/, SAMPA: /E@/
- (US) enPR: âr, IPA: /ɛɹ/, SAMPA: /Er/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(r)
Noun
air (countable and uncountable; plural airs)
- (uncountable, historical, astrology, alchemy, sciences) The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of Eastern traditions.
- (uncountable, physics, meteorology) Now understood as the mixture of gases comprising the earth's atmosphere.
- The karate instructor said "air is the one thing you can't go five minutes without; when you spar, you have to remember to breathe."
- (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground; the mass of this substance around the earth.
- The flock of birds took to the air.
- There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
- A feeling or sense.
- ...to give it an air of artistry and sophistication.
- (obsolete) A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 4:
- "He is very plain, undoubtedly--remarkably plain:--but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 4:
- (usually plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
- ...putting on airs...
- (music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 18:
- "If I," said Mr. Collins, "were so fortunate as to be able to sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in obliging the company with an air; for I consider music as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible with the profession of a clergyman..."
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 18:
- (uncountable) An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
- Could you turn on the air?
- (obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
- (snowboarding, skateboarding) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
Synonyms
Derived terms
terms derived from "air"Look at pages starting with air.
Related terms
Verb
to air (third-person singular simple present airs, present participle airing, simple past and past participle aired)
- To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
- To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
- It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
- To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
- 1917, National Geographic, v.31, March 1917:
- Thus, in spite of all opposition, the rural and urban assemblies retained the germ of local government, and in spite of the dual control, as the result of which much of their influence was nullified, they did have a certain value in airing abuses and suggesting improvements.
- 1917, National Geographic, v.31, March 1917:
- To broadcast, as with a television show.
Translations
to bring into contact with the air
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Cornish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [eːɹ]
Noun
air m.
Alternative forms
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
air m.
French
Etymology
From Latin āēr.
Pronunciation
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audio (file)
Noun
air m. (plural airs)
- air (gases of the atmosphere)
- tune
- appearance
- air (pretension)
Related terms
- avoir l'air (to seem)
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Common Malayo-Polynesian, compare wai.
Noun
air
Malay
Malay Wikipedia has an article on: Air airNoun
air
- water (clear liquid H2O)
This Malay entry was created from the translations listed at water. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see air in the Malay Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA: /er/
Preposition
air
- on, upon
- air bàrr a' bhalla - on top of the wall
- of, concerning
- iomradh air do ghliocas - a report of thy wisdom
- for, on account of
- air an aobhar sin - for that reason
- by
- air ainm - by name
Usage notes
- Air combines with personal pronouns to form prepositional pronouns. See Derived forms below. Specifically for air the third person singular masculine pronoun is identical to the uninflected preposition, hence air = on or on him.
- The word air and its derivates are also used in many idioms:
- De an t-ainm a tha ort? - what's your name? (Literally: what name is on you?)
- Tha an t-acras orm. - I'm hungry. (Literally: the hunger is on me.)
Derived terms
- air dheireadh - behind; late
- air fhichead - twenty-...
- air sgàth - for the sake of
- airson - for
- The following prepositional pronouns:
| Combining
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun (emphatic) |
| mi | orm | ormsa |
| tu | ort | ortsa |
| e | air | airsan |
| i | oirre | oirrese |
| sinn | oirnn | oirnne |
| sibh | oirbh | oirbhse |
| iad | orra | orrasan |
Pronoun
air
See also
References
- The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary (Birlinn Limited, 1901-1911, Compiled by Edward Dwelly)
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
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Why would cool air be blowing outside from the back of my window air conditioner?
Q. I purchased a 10,200 BTU a/c unit last summer and seldom used and now I have it on and it sends cool air outside and is not cooling the 11 x 11' room it's installed in. My other window units expel hot air outside.
Asked by BDindallas - Tue Aug 14 22:44:47 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. only five possible reasons for a window unit to do that...1 bad compressor,burnt or locked up..2 bad capacitor for compressor,this helps compressor start and run...3 low on freon...4 bad thermostat, it lets the fan run but not the compressor...5 selector switch is not on high med or low cool but high med or low fan...
Answered by wwwstat - Tue Aug 14 23:58:51 2007
Q. I purchased a 10,200 BTU a/c unit last summer and seldom used and now I have it on and it sends cool air outside and is not cooling the 11 x 11' room it's installed in. My other window units expel hot air outside.
Asked by BDindallas - Tue Aug 14 22:44:47 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. only five possible reasons for a window unit to do that...1 bad compressor,burnt or locked up..2 bad capacitor for compressor,this helps compressor start and run...3 low on freon...4 bad thermostat, it lets the fan run but not the compressor...5 selector switch is not on high med or low cool but high med or low fan...
Answered by wwwstat - Tue Aug 14 23:58:51 2007
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