Word a Day
anchor
What does anchor mean?
anchor (verb): fix firmly and stably.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use anchor in a sentence?
- Anchor the lamppost in concrete. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce anchor?
/ˈæŋkɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does anchor come from?
From Middle English anchoren, ankeren, either from the noun or perhaps (via Old French ancrer) from a Medieval Latin verb ancorare, from the same Latin word ancora.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “anchor” mean?
fix firmly and stably
Right! That's what “anchor” means.
to request forcefully
Not quite: that's what demand means.
cause to go somewhere
Not quite: that's what send means.
to instruct or inform
Not quite: that's what tell means.
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