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verandah

noun (verandahs)

«verandah» in the English dictionary: everyday and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A verandah is the same as a veranda: a roofed floor along the outside of a house, used for sitting outdoors. tree →

In the lessons

the same as veranda; a spelling used in some English books for a covered outdoor space at the front of a house

Examples

  • Then Helga stood again in the verandah. tree →
  • In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

Early Modern English

Meaning

A roofed floor along the outside of a house, open to the air. tree →

Then and now

An older spelling of "veranda," which is now the usual spelling; the sense is the same as today.

Examples

  • Then Helga stood again in the verandah. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
  • In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together; the rose-bushes concealed them. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
  • She stepped from the verandah through the empty hall into the next chamber, where slept strange warriors. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →

Note

Today: veranda.

On Mova

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