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    a·jar
    /əˈjär/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a door or other opening) slightly open: "she had left the window ajar that morning"

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  2. Jun 28, 2024 · : slightly open. left the door ajar. Examples of ajar in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The bear cub broke into the home through a back door that had been left ajar and moved to the kitchen where the suspect’s dog was resting. Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024 The door remains ajar, if barely so, for anonymous requests.

  3. (Definition of ajar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ajar | American Dictionary. adjective. us / əˈdʒɑr / Add to word list. almost shut; slightly open: I left the door ajar so that I could hear the baby. Note: Used to describe the position of a door.

  4. Ajar definition: neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open. See examples of AJAR used in a sentence.

  5. The adjective ajar describes something that is slightly open. A door that has been left ajar is easily pushed open by the wind or a nosy person.

  6. (Definition of ajar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ajar | Intermediate English. adjective. us / əˈdʒɑr / Add to word list. almost shut; slightly open: I left the door ajar so that I could hear the baby. Note: Used to describe the position of a door.

  7. Define ajar. ajar synonyms, ajar pronunciation, ajar translation, English dictionary definition of ajar. adv. & adj. Partially opened: left the door ajar. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. Definition of 'ajar' Word Frequency. ajar. (ədʒɑːʳ ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a door is ajar, it is slightly open. He left the door ajar in case I needed him. Synonyms: open, gaping, agape, partly open More Synonyms of ajar. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.

  9. Ajar Definition. ə-jär. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Noun. Filter. adjective. Partially opened. Left the door ajar. American Heritage. Synonyms: jangly. Antonyms: closed. adverb. Slightly open. The door stood ajar. Webster's New World. Not in harmony. Webster's New World. Synonyms: unshut. open.

  10. Definition of ajar adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. adjective [ never before noun ] uk / əˈdʒɑː r/ us. Add to word list. If a door is ajar, it is slightly open. (Definition of ajar from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ajar. in Chinese (Traditional) (門)微開的,半開的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) (门)微开的,半开的… See more. in Spanish. entreabierto… See more.