/ˈfweɾa/
Translation
outside, out, away; were (subjunctive of ser/ir)
Word origin
The adverb 'outside' is from Latin foras ('out of doors, outside'), from foris ('door'). The identical verb form fuera (subjunctive of ser and ir) instead descends from Latin esse and ire.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- foras
- English cognates
- forest, foreign, forum
Examples
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The children play outside until dinner time.
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Get out of here, I do not want to see you again.
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If I were rich, I would travel all over the world.
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My sister has been out of the country for more than ten years.
buen .
We ate outside because the weather was very nice yesterday.
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