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Mr Brown Man Abbreviation Bre ˈmɪstə(R ˈmɪstər John
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BrE / ˈmɪstə(r) / NAmE / ˈmɪstər / |
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- mr brown
- mr john brown
- mr and mrs brown
- thank you, mr chairman.
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mr(abbreviation)BrE / ˈmɪstə(r) / NAmE / ˈmɪstər / - a title that comes before a man’s family name, or before his first and family names together
- Mr Brown
- Mr John Brown
- Mr and Mrs Brown
- a title used to address a man in some official positions
- Thank you, Mr Chairman.
- Mr. President
- a way of describing a man who is very honest and thinks about the wishes and feelings of other people
- I was tired of helping other people. From now on it was no more Mr Nice Guy (= I would stop being pleasant and kind).
- the man who would be the right husband for a particular woman
- I'm not getting married in a hurry—I'm waiting for Mr Right to come along.
Word Origin- late Middle English: originally an abbreviation of master; compare with mister.
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