How to Pronounce "ajar"
word
əˈdʒɑɹ
uh-JAR
ɐdʒˈɑː
uh-JAH
Definition
If something, especially a door, is ajar, it is slightly open—not fully closed but not completely open either.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˈdʒɑɹ
British English
ɐdʒˈɑː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-JAR
UK
uh-JAH
Listen in Context
The door was ajar when I got home.
She left the window ajar.
Is the door fully closed or just ajar?
I could see light coming from the ajar door.