var

var

1. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

var (plural vars)

1. (programming) Abbreviation of variable.
2. (statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
3. (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.

• varmeter

• ARV, rav

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u̯er- 'to bind, hang' (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti ‘to weigh’).[1]

var (first-person singular past tense vara, participle varur)

1. to hang
2. to depend on
3. to bring down

• varg
• varesë

• vjerr, zverk

From Proto-Turkic *bār. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺‎ (bar).

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

var

1. Existential copula corresponding there is, there are

   Bakının yaxınlığında bir karavansaray var.

   There is a caravanserai near Baku.

2. it exists

   ― Düyü var? ― Bəli, var.

   ― Is there any rice? ― Yes, there is.

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

   Üç qardaşım var

   I have three brothers (lit. There are three of my brothers)

   ― Gedim çörək alım? ― Yox, hələ varımızdır

   ― Shall I go and buy bread? ― No, we still have [some].

• yox (there isn't, not have)

• IPA^(key): /var/
• Rhymes: -ar

var m

1. boiling

• bod varu

• vařit
• vřít
• varný

• var in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• var in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From Old Norse varr.

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/, [vɑːˀ]
• Rhymes: -ar

var

1. (dated) ware

See være.

• IPA^(key): /var/, [vɑ]

var

1. past tense of være

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farhaz. Related to Dutch varken (“pig”), an old diminutive of var. Related to English farrow.

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var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

1. male pig; boar

• (male pig): beer

• IPA^(key): /vɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
• Homophones: varð, vær

var

1. first-person indicative past of at vera
2. third-person indicative past of at vera

• eg var ógvuliga bangin - I was terribly afraid
• hann var ein góður maður - he was a good man
• hon var borin í heim í 1913 - she was born 1913
• tað var stuttligt - it was funny
• var tað ikki hon? - wasn't it her?

Of uncertain origin, perhaps related to the verb varr (“to sew”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒr]

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var (plural varak)

1. scab

• varas

(Compound words):

• ótvar

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)

1. cautious, aware

• varlega
• varlegur
• gera vart við sig ("to make oneself known; to show oneself")
• vera var um sig ("to be on one's guard")
• verða var við ("to be aware of")

var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)

1. lee, shelter

• (shelter): skjól

Inflected form of vera (“to be”).

var

1. first-person singular past indicative of vera
2. third-person singular past indicative of vera

var

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of varēt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of varēt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of varēt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of varēt

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

var

1. simple past of være
2. imperative of vare

• (of adjective, yet to be added) varsom

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/ (example of pronunciation)

From Old Norse varr. Akin to English wary.

var (masculine and feminine var, neuter vart, definite singular and plural vare, comparative varare, indefinite superlative varast, definite superlative varaste)

1. wary, careful
2. nervous, timid
3. sensitive

   Eg er var for høge lydar.

   I am sensitive to loud noises.

var

1. past tense of vera and vere: was

• “var” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse vas, from Proto-Germanic *was, first- and third-person past singular indicative of *wesaną.

var

1. first- and third-person singular indicative past tense of vera

• var in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

From a Slavic language, Common Slavic varŭ.

var n (plural varuri)

1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

From Proto-Slavic varъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wōrh₁os.

• IPA^(key): /ʋâːr/

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

1. (uncountable) heat

• “var” in Hrvatski jezični portal

• hvar (obsolete since 1906)
• hwar (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /vɑːɾ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

var (not comparable)

1. where; at which place

   Var är mina nycklar?

   Where are my keys?

   Var var jag?

   Where was I?

• vart
• varifrån

var

1. where; the situation in which

From Old Norse: hverr (paradigm merged with a descendant of *hwaz and a descendant of Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“who (of many)”). A cognate to Icelandic hver.

var (neuter vart)

1. every (dated)

   Var dag är en sällsam gåva

   Every day is a peculiar gift

2. each; per person/thing involved

   Vi fick två bananer var

   We got two bananas each

• (every): varje

• vardag
• varsågod

var n or c

1. (uncountable) pus; a mixture of dead bacteria and white blood cells, occurring in areas of infections n
2. pillowcase n
3. various species of flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae, such as megrim, whiff, butt, turbot c

• bergsvar
• glasvar
• havsvar
• kuddvar
• piggvar
• slätvar
• varböld

var

1. past tense of vara. : was, were
2. imperative of vara.

• IPA^(key): /vɑɾ/

From Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺‎ (bar), from Proto-Turkic *bār.

var (not comparable)

1. there is, there are (not a verb)

   İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.

   There is a caravanserai in Istanbul.

   (Time)

   Yediye yirmi beş var.

   It's twenty-five to seven. (6:35; lit. There are twenty-five [minutes] to seven.)

2. it exists

   Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.

   Is there any rice? — Yes, there is.

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

   İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.

   I have two aunts and an uncle. (lit. There are my two aunts and my uncle.)

As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.

or

• yok (there isn't, not have)

var

1. second-person singular imperative of varmak

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/, /væːr/

  Rhymes: -áːr

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz.

var

1. cautious, aware

   bätter fyri var än ätter snar

   better safe than sorry

var m

1. cover, refuge

   häran tag varn å mänisja

   the hare takes refuge from people

From Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *warzuz.

var m

1. a line in the water made by the movement of a swimming bird or fish
2. (figuratively, of people)

   hä garn var bodhta om

   There is a fuss around him

• varäs (“streaks appear in the water”)

Inflected form of vera (“to be”).

var

1. singular past indicative of vera