/aˈfweɾa/
#531 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
outside, outdoors
Word origin
A compound of the preposition a with fuera ('outside'), from Latin foras ('out of doors'), related to foris ('door'). The same root gives English 'foreign' and 'forest'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- foras
- English cognates
- foreign, forest
Examples
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The children are playing outside.
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It is very cold outside tonight.
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Wait outside, please.
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Take the rubbish outside before they come past.
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It is very cold outside this morning.
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The children are playing outside in the garden.
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