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to speer

to speer

9.9
To ask about someone or something in Scottish speech
  • verb
  • /spɪə/
  • UK
translation icon : preguntar
  • If you speer about the old traditions, the villagers will gladly tell you.

Examples

  • He would often speer after his neighbors' health when passing by.

  • Could you speer him about the meeting?

  • She speered at the door to find out who was visiting so late.

  • I speered her if she needed help.

  • If you speer about the old traditions, the villagers will gladly tell you.

  • He would often speer after his neighbors' health when passing by.

  • Could you speer him about the meeting?

Synonyms

to ask
vsto speer
∞ 1.0

To request information or an answer from someone

is a regional dialect form used in Scottish and northern speech
to inquire
vsto speer
  • Formal
107 3.0

To ask someone for information about something

is the regional rather than formal standard term
to solicit
vsto speer
  • Formal
48 6.8

To ask people for something, often in a formal or persistent way

is a regional general word for seeking information rather than a formal plea
to query
vsto speer
18 3.7

To ask a person a question to show doubt or get information

is a regional neutral word usually meaning simply to request information

How Forceful

to demand
943 2.7
order
∞ 3.0
to speer
  • UK
9.9
to request
∞ 1.0
to ask
∞ 1.0
to hint
136 2.0

Surface Forms

speer infinitive
speered past
speered past participle
speerin' present participle
speers third person singular

Etymology

Speer meaning 'to ask' comes from an old Norse word spyrja that meant 'to ask'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of someone 'peering' for information, because to speer is to look for an answer or ask about something.