utter

tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry.
2. To articulate (words); pronounce or speak. See synonyms at vent¹.
3. Law. To put (counterfeit money, for example) into circulation.
4. To publish (a book, for example).
5. Obsolete. To sell or deliver (merchandise) in trading.

[Middle English utteren, partly from Middle Low German uteren (from uter, outer, comparative of ūt, out) and alteration (influenced by utter, outer) of Middle English outen, to disclose (from out, out; see out).]

utterable ut'ter·a·ble adj.
utterer ut'ter·er n.

ut·ter² (ŭt'ər)
adj.
Complete; absolute; entire: utter nonsense; utter darkness.

[Middle English, from Old English ūtera, outer.]

verb

1. To produce or make (speech sounds): articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, vocalize. See words.
2. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice. Idioms: givetongueventvoiceto. See words.

utter²

adjective

Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer², thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved. Informal flat-out, positive. Chiefly British blooming. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: outright, absolute
Antonyms: incomplete, uncertain

v

Definition: say, reveal
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To publish or offer; to send into circulation.

The term utter is frequently used in reference to commercial paper. To utter and publish an instrument is to declare, either directly or indirectly through words or action, that it is good. It constitutes a crime, for example, to utter a forged check.

IN BRIEF: To speak. Also: Total and absolute.

To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance. — Buddha (563-483 BC).

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "utter" which means to speak, is "udder" which is where milk comes from on a cow.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - ekstrem, yderst, fuldkommen, fuldstændig, absolut, ubetinget

2.
v. tr. - ytre, udtale, udtrykke, udstøde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uiten, uitspreken, in omloop brengen (vervalst geld), volslagen, uiterst

Français (French)
1.
adj. - total, absolu, fieffé, parfait

2.
v. tr. - prononcer, pousser (un cri), émettre, (Jur) répandre (une diffamation), mettre en circulation (des faux billets)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - total, völlig

2.
v. - äußern, von sich geben, ausstoßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκστομίζω, αρθρώνω, προφέρω, εκφράζω, βγάζω, λέγω, διατυπώνω φραστικά
adj. - πλήρης, ολοσχερής, τέλειος, απόλυτος, εντελής, παντελής, ακραίος

Italiano (Italian)
esprimere, enunciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pronunciar, por em circulação (dinheiro falso)
adj. - completo, absoluto

Русский (Russian)
произносить, издавать (звук, стон и пр.), абсолютный, чудной, явный, крайний

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - completo, total, entero, absoluto, cabal

2.
v. tr. - decir, pronunciar, expresar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge ifrån sig, låta höra, utstöta, få fram, uttala
adj. - fullständig, absolut, total

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 发出, 发表, 做声

2. 全然的, 完全, 绝对

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 全然的, 完全, 絕對

2.
v. tr. - 發出, 發表, 做聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 완전한, 전적인

2.
v. tr. - 발표하다, 누설하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 全くの, 完全な, 断固とした
v. - 発する, 言う, 述べる, 流通させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نطق ب, تلفظ ب, اعرب عن, تداول (صفه) تام, مطلق, كامل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוחלט, גמור, טוטלי, שלם‬
v. tr. - ‮ביטא, הביע, פלט, הוציא, הכניס (כסף מזוייף) למחזור‬

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