demur

English - Turkish

Definition of demur in English Turkish dictionary: {f} itiraz etmek; {f} itiraz et; karşı çıkmak; {f} karşı koymak; karşı çık; without demur tereddüt etmeden; {i} itiraz; {i} tereddüd; {f} kabul etmemek, itiraz etmek. i; {i} duraksama; {f} zorluk çıkarmak; davada bir maddeye itiraz etmek; etmek
demur at: itiraz olarak
demure: ciddi
demure: ağırbaşlı
demure: ölçülü
without demur: tereddüt etmeden
without demur: tereddütsüz
demure: uslu
demure: alçak gönüllülük
demure: kuzu gibi
demure: alçak gönüllü
demure: vakar
demure: demurely ağır başlılıkla alçak gönüllülükle
demure: ağır başlı
demure: {s} çekingen
demure: {s} sözde mahcup
demure: tevazu
demure: mütevazı
demure: demureness ciddiyet
demurely: ağırbaşlı bir şekilde
demurely: cilvelice
Mary cilvelice gülümsedi. - Mary smiled demurely.
demurely: çekingen olarak
demurely: ölçülü bir halde
demurely: ağır başlı bir şekilde
demurely: mütevazı bir şekilde
without demur: itiraz etmeden

English - English

Definition of demur in English English dictionary: To balk; to oppose; To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears. - John Milton.; To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair
Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur. - Hayward?.; To linger; to stay; to tarry
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. - Nicols?.; To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
The personnel demurred at the management's new scheme.; To interpose a demurrer. See demurrer; To cause delay to; to put off
He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. - Quarles?.; Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple
She agreed to his request without demur.; {v} to doubt, hesitate, delay, put off, stop; {n} a doubt, hesitation, objection, delay; {i} hesitation; objection; take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"; enter a demurrer; \dih-MUR\, intransitive verb: 1 To object; to take exception 2 To delay; (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings; To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement; See Demurrer, 2; {f} object, protest; hesitate; To interpose a demurrer; To object for legal insufficiency; to interpose a demurrer; (de mer') - To file a pleading (called "a demurrer") admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint, or answer, but contending they are legally insufficient; (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" enter a demurrer; If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest. When Scobie opened the door and stood aside for her to enter, she did so without demur. to express doubt about or opposition to a plan or suggestion (demorer, from morari ). disagreement or disapproval without demur; If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent; (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
demure: Quiet, modest, reserved, or serious
She is a demure young lady.
demure: {a} very grave, affectedly modest, prim
demure: {v} to put on an affected modestly
demurely: {a} gravely, very modestly, formally
demure: Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly. a demure high-necked white blouse. + demurely de·mure·ly She was demurely dressed in a black woollen suit
demure: approval If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly. She's very demure and sweet + demurely de·mure·ly She smiled demurely
demure: To look demurely
demure: Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity
demure: Quiet, modest, reserved or serious
demure: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
demure: {s} calm, serious; modest, shy
demure: Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave
demurely: modestly, unassumingly, shyly; reservedly
demurely: in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"
demurely: In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty
demurely: In a demure manner
demurely: in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her
demurred: past of demur
demurs: plural of demur

demur

Hyphenation

de·mur

Turkish pronunciation

dîmır

Synonyms

balk, cavil, challenge, combat, complain, deprecate, disapprove, dispute, doubt, fight, hem and haw, hesitate, object, oppose, pause

Antonyms

accept, agree, consent, go along

Pronunciation

/dəˈmər/ /dɪˈmɜr/

Etymology

[ di-'m&r ] (intransitive verb.) 13th century. From Old French (compare French demeurer), from Latin Webster's dictionarydemorari (to tarry) de- + morari, to delay.