eher
sooner; rather; more likely
English translations
- 01
rather
- 02
more
- 03
sooner
Word details
- German meaning
- Aus Erz bestehend oder daraus gefertigt; von großer Härte und Festigkeit.
- English meaning
- Brazen
- Synonym
- fest, unerschütterlich
- German example
- Die eherne Statue stand seit Jahrhunderten unverändert da.
- English example
- The brazen statue stood unchanged for centuries.
- Comparative
- ehernerSuperlative: am ehernsten
Related words
- Ehering
wedding ring
- Aufseher
supervisor
- Schwarzseher
Pessimist
- die Beherrschung verlieren
To lose one's temper
- Gewieher
Neigh
- Türsteher
Bouncer
- Frauenversteher
A 'Frauenversteher' is a person, usually a man, who claims or gives the impression of understanding women and their needs particularly well.
- Frühaufsteher
early bird
- Überzieher
An overcoat is a garment worn over other clothing to protect against cold or wetness, e.g. a coat or jacket.
- Fremdgeher
Cheater, adulterer
- Hellseher
Clairvoyant
- Schuhanzieher
A shoehorn is a tool used to make it easier to put on shoes by allowing the foot to slide into the shoe.
- seherisch
Prophetic
- Schraubenzieher
screwdriver
- Strippenzieher
String-puller
- Sprecherzieher
Speech therapist, voice coach
- Selbstbeherrschung
Self-control
- Rechtsverdreher
Legal trickster
- unbeherrscht
Uncontrolled means that someone lacks self-control and easily loses composure or acts impulsively.
- Überzieher
An overcoat is a garment worn over other clothing to protect against cold or wetness, e.g. a coat or jacket.
- Umerzieherin
re-educator (female)
- hellseherisch
clairvoyant
- Umerzieher
A re-educator is a person who tries to change another person's beliefs or behavior through indoctrination or coercion.
- Hellseherei
Clairvoyance
- Oberaufseherin
Superintendent, supervisor
- Beherrschung
Self-control
- beherrschen
to master
- Fallrückzieher
Bicycle kick
- beherrscht
Mastered
- beherbergen
to accommodate, to house
- Unbeherrschtheit
Lack of self-control
- Umhergeher
Wanderer
- Schraubendreher
Screwdriver
- Dreher
Turner
- Erzieher
Educator
- Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher
Phillips head screwdriver
- Umgeher
Dodger
- Fernseher
Television
- Korkenzieher
Corkscrew
- Umgeherin
Schemer (female)
- Umgeherin
Schemer (female)
- Tatsachenverdreher
Twister of facts
- Schwarzseherei
Pessimism
- Schwefelsäureherstellung
Sulfuric acid production
- Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher
Phillips screwdriver
- Aufseherin
supervisor (female)
- Umgeher
Dodger
- wiehern
to neigh
- erzieherisch
Educational
Example sentences with “eher”
Ich komme eher nach Hause. (I will come home sooner.)
Frequently asked questions
What does eher mean?
'Eher' is an adverb meaning 'sooner' or 'rather'.