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peter
1[ pee-ter ]
verb (used without object)
- to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing; gradually come to an end (usually followed by out or away ): The hearings petered to an inevitable conclusion.
The criticism seems to have petered out.
The hearings petered to an inevitable conclusion.
- to tire; become exhausted (usually followed by out ):
I began to peter out after walking about 2 miles.
peter
2[ pee-ter ]
noun
peter
3[ pee-ter ]
noun
- a signal for an echo.
Peter
4[ pee-ter ]
noun
- Also called Simon Peter. died a.d. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles.
- either of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter P.
- a male given name.
Peter
1/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
- Peter, Saint?67MJewishRELIGION: apostleRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. Also called: Simon Peter. died ?67 ad , a fisherman of Bethsaida, who became leader of the apostles and is regarded by Roman Catholics as the first pope; probably martyred at Rome. Feast day: June 29 or Jan 18
- either of two epistles traditionally ascribed to Peter (in full The First Epistle and The Second Epistle of Peter )
peter
2/ ˈ辱ːə /
verb
- intr; foll by out or away to fall (off) in volume, intensity, etc, and finally cease
the cash petered out in three months
peter
3/ ˈ辱ːə /
verb
- to play a high card before a low one in a suit, usually a conventional signal of a doubleton holding or of strength in that suit
noun
- the act of petering
peter
4/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
- a safe, till, or cash box
- a prison cell
- the witness box in a courtroom
- a slang word for penis
Peter
- Chief among the Twelve Apostles of Jesus , he was a fisherman, originally named Simon (and often called Simon Peter). Jesus gave him the name Rock, of which “Peter” is a translation. Peter showed great faith but also exhibited great failings ( see Get thee behind me, Satan ). In the frightening hours before the Crucifixion , Peter three times denied being a follower of Jesus, just as Jesus had predicted he would. Nevertheless, Peter went on to become the leader of the early Christians (see also Christian ) ( see Pentecost ), thus fulfilling another prophecy of Jesus , who had said of Peter, “Upon this rock I will build my church …. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven .”
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Example Sentences
Yet in this election campaign, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton have had little to say on First Nations issues.
George Peter Kaluma, said that the 37-minute-long documentary risked "destabilising" the country.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will become a sonic vessel in late June when Grammy-nominated composer and jazz musician Kamasi Washington, joined by an ensemble of more than 100 musicians, will perform a series of shows inside the new Peter Zumthor-designed building.
“I don’t know if there’s a strategy, but there is an outlook,” said Peter Kastor, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and author of “The Nation’s Crucible: The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America.”
A teenager has been charged after Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton's office was vandalised for the third time during the election campaign.
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