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A2
adjective
Usage:
100%
partly open, slightly open
Translation: partly open, slightly open
Pronunciation: /əˈdʒɑːr/
Meaning: slightly or partly open

This meaning describes a door, window, lid, gate, or similar object that is open by a small amount.

The bedroom door was ajar.

She left the window ajar for fresh air.

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A2
adverb
Usage:
97%
partly open, not fully closed
Translation: partly open, not fully closed
Pronunciation: /əˈdʒɑːr/
Meaning: in a slightly open position

As an adverb or complement, ajar describes the manner or state in which something remains partly open.

The cupboard stood ajar.

The lid had fallen ajar during transport.

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C1
literary adjective
Usage:
13%
at odds, in conflict
Translation: at odds, in conflict
Pronunciation: /əˈdʒɑːr/
Meaning: in disagreement or conflict

This rare literary use describes people, claims, or ideas that do not agree or fit together.

Their opinions remained ajar on the central issue.

The two accounts stood ajar with one another.

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