air
verb/eə(r)/
/er/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they air | /eə(r)/ /er/ |
| he / she / it airs | /eəz/ /erz/ |
| past simple aired | /eəd/ /erd/ |
| past participle aired | /eəd/ /erd/ |
| -ing form airing | /ˈeərɪŋ/ /ˈerɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] air (something) to put clothing, etc. in a place that is warm or has plenty of air so that it dries completely and smells fresh; to be left to dry somewhere
- Air the sheets well.
- Leave the towels out to air.
Homophones air | heirair heir/eə(r)//er/- air noun
- I kicked the ball high into the air.
- air verb
- I opened the window to air the room.
- heir noun
- He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.
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- [transitive, intransitive] air (something) (British English) (North American English air (something) out)to allow fresh air into a room or a building; to be filled with fresh air
- The rooms had all been cleaned and aired.
- Leave the window open to air the room.
- [transitive] air something to express your opinions publicly synonym voice
- The weekly meeting enables employees to air their grievances.
- The issues were openly aired and discussed by the group.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- in public
- openly
- publicly
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] air (something) to broadcast a programme on the radio or on television; to be broadcast
- The show will be aired next Tuesday night.
- The programme aired last week.
clothes
a room
opinions
radio/TV programme
Word OriginMiddle English (in senses (1-3) of noun): from Old French air, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr, denoting the gas. Senses 4 and 6 () of the noun are from French air, probably from Old French aire ‘site, disposition’, from Latin ager, agr- ‘field’ (influenced by senses 1-3). Sense (5) of the noun comes from Italian aria, from Latin aer ‘air’.
Idioms
See air in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee air in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishair/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public
- (disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing
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