ajar
Translation
ajar, slightly open
Examples
He left the door ajar.
He left the door ajar.
The window was slightly ajar.
The window was slightly ajar.
Grammar Patterns
((to be ajar)) to be slightly open The door was ajar.
((to leave sth. ajar)) to leave (sth.) slightly open Please leave the window ajar.
Similar Words
Synonyms: slightly open, partly open; Antonyms: closed, shut
Etymology
From Middle English 'on char', meaning 'on the turn'. 'Char' meant 'turn'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a door that is not closed, but is 'a jar' away from being closed. Or think of the sound a creaky door makes: 'a-jar...'