de
[ duh; French duh; Spanish de; Portuguese di ]
/ də; French də; Spanish dɛ; Portuguese dɪ /
preposition
from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Comte de Rochambeau; Don Ricardo de Aragón.
Origin of de
< French, Spanish, Portuguese < Latin
dē
Words nearby de
ddp,
ddr,
dds,
ddsc,
ddt,
de,
de bakey,
de beauvoir,
de bene esse,
de bonis non administratis,
de broglie
Definition for de (2 of 6)
DE
Delaware (approved especially for use with zip code).
destroyer escort.
Definition for de (3 of 6)
D & E
or D and E
dilation and extraction.
Definition for de (4 of 6)
de'
[ duh; Italian de ]
/ də; Italian dɛ /
preposition
dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei): de' Medici.
Definition for de (5 of 6)
de-
Origin of de-
Middle English < Latin
dē-, prefixal use of
dē (preposition) from, away from, of, out of; in some words, < French < Latin
dē- or
dis-
dis-1
Definition for de (6 of 6)
D.E.
Doctor of Engineering.
driver education.
Example sentences from the Web for de
British Dictionary definitions for de (1 of 4)
de
1
De, before a vowel d' or before a vowel D'
/ (də) /
of; from: occurring as part of some personal names and originally indicating place of origin
Simon de Montfort; D'Arcy; de la Mare
Word Origin for de
from Latin
dē; see
de-
British Dictionary definitions for de (2 of 4)
de
2
the internet domain name for
Germany
British Dictionary definitions for de (3 of 4)
DE
abbreviation for
(formerly in Britain) Department of Employment
Delaware
British Dictionary definitions for de (4 of 4)
de-
prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
removal of or from something specified
deforest; dethrone
reversal of something
decode; decompose; desegregate
departure from
decamp
Word Origin for de-
from Latin, from
dē (prep) from, away from, out of, etc. In compound words of Latin origin,
de- also means away, away from (
decease); down (
degrade); reversal (
detect); removal (
defoliate); and is used intensively (
devote) and pejoratively (
detest)
Medical definitions for de (1 of 2)
D & E
abbr.
dilation and evacuation
Medical definitions for de (2 of 2)
de-
pref.
Do or make the opposite of; reverse:decomposition.
Remove or remove from:deoxygenation.
Reduce; degrade:decholesterolization.