letter
verb/ˈletə(r)/
/ˈletər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they letter | /ˈletə(r)/ /ˈletər/ |
| he / she / it letters | /ˈletəz/ /ˈletərz/ |
| past simple lettered | /ˈletəd/ /ˈletərd/ |
| past participle lettered | /ˈletəd/ /ˈletərd/ |
| -ing form lettering | /ˈletərɪŋ/ /ˈletərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, usually passive] to give a letter to something as part of a series or list
- lettered (+ noun) the stars lettered Alpha and Beta
- [transitive, usually passive] to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto something
- lettered (in something) a black banner lettered in white
- [intransitive] (North American English) to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
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