Kilo Lingo

stir

/stɜː/

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Translation

To move a liquid or food around with a spoon.

Word origin

From Old English styrian, meaning to move or set in motion.

Origin
Old English
Root
styrian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (stir, stirs, stirred)

Examples

soup .

Here "stir" means to move it around with a spoon.

.

"Stirred" is the past form of "stir".

pot .

"Stirs" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 20.