🇬🇧🇪🇸 ajar - entreabierto : English Lesson

Meaning of "ajar" ("entreabierto"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Ajar" describes something that is not completely shut but also not fully open—usually a door, window, or lid. If a door is ajar, you can peek inside but not walk through.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My window was ajar, and now I have three mosquitoes, a leaf, and one very lost squirrel inside.

The treasure chest was left ajar, which means someone got to the gold before me!

Grandma left the pickle jar ajar, and now the whole fridge smells like a cucumber bath.

The bathroom door was ajar, which led to the world’s most awkward surprise moment.

The pantry door was ajar, and my hamster found his way to the cereal boxes.

The little boy woke to wind and a light on the floor. The front door was ajar, the kitchen door was ajar, and the bedroom window was ajar. A cat nosed through the ajar gap and rubbed his ankle. He shut the doors, soft hand on the last ajar latch, and smiled at the warm house.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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