Meaning
Very strange, and hard to explain.
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Word origin
From Old English wyrd, meaning fate; the sense of strange came much later.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wyrd
Examples
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"Weird" is an everyday word for very strange.
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We often use "weird" about dreams and stories.
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After "feels", "weird" describes the feeling.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 8: weird, court, round and 7 more words.