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I
     1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
             (audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio)
     2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.
     3. n. (metaphysics) The ego.
     4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate.
     5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case)
     6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I
was
     1. v. first-person singular past of be.
     2. v. third-person singular past of be.
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
fated
     1. adj. Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
     2. v. (rare) simple past tense and past participle of fate
     fate
          1. n. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
          2. n. The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
          3. n. Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
                Accept your fate.
          4. n. (mythology) alternative case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).
          5. v. To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
                The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
play
     1. v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
           They played long and hard.
     2. v. To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
           He plays on three teams.  Who's playing now?  play football;  play sports;  play games
     3. v.          To compete against, in a game.
     4. v.          (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
                    Look at the score now ... 23 plays 8!
     5. v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
     6. v. To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
           He plays the King, and she's the Queen.  No part of the brain plays the role of permanent memory.
     7. v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
     8. v.          (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
     9. v.          (intransitive, especially, of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
                   I've practiced the piano off and on, but I still can't play very well.
     10. v.          (transitive, especially, of a person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
                   I'll play the piano and you sing.  Can you play an instrument?  We especially like to play jazz together.  Play a song for me.&ems
     11. v.          (transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
                   You can play the DVD now.
     12. v.          (intransitive, of a theatrical performance) To be performed; (or of a, film) to be shown.
                   His latest film is playing in the local theatre tomorrow.
     13. v.          (transitive, of a theatrical company, or band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
     14. v.          To act or perform (a play).
                   to play a comedy
     15. v. To behave in a particular way.:
     16. v.          (copulative) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
     17. v.          (intransitive) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
     18. v.          (intransitive) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
     19. v.          To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
                   to play tricks
     20. v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
           The fountain plays.
     21. v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
     22. v. To put in action or motion.
           to play cannon upon a fortification;  to play a trump in a card game
     23. v. To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
     24. v. (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
           You played me!
     25. n. (formerly ) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
     26. n. Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
     27. n. (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting.".
     28. n. The conduct, or course of a game.
     29. n. An individual's performance in a sport or game.
     30. n. (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
     31. n. A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
     32. n. A theatrical performance featuring actors.
           We saw a two-act play in the theatre.
     33. n. A major move by a business.
     34. n. A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
     35. n. The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
           No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.
           Too much play in a steering wheel may be dangerous.
     36. n. (informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
     37. n. (archaic, now usually in compounds) Activity relating to martial combat or fighting.
           handplay, swordplay
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
bigger
     1. adj. comparative form of big: more big
     2. v. (nonstandard, rare) To make or become bigger.
part
     1. n. A portion; a component.
     2. n.          A fraction of a whole.
                   Gaul is divided into three parts.
     3. n.          A distinct element of something larger.
                   The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.
     4. n.          A group inside a larger group.
     5. n.          Share, especially of a profit.
                   I want my part of the bounty.
     6. n.          A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.
                   The mixture comprises one part sodium hydroxide and ten parts water.
     7. n.          3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.
     8. n.          A section of a document.
                   Please turn to Part I, Chapter 2.
     9. n.          A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.
     10. n.          (math, dated) A factor.
                   3 is a part of 12.
     11. n.          (US) A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.
     12. n. Duty; responsibility.
           to do one’s part
     13. n.          Position or role (especially in a play).
                   We all have a part to play.
     14. n.          (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
                   The first violin part in this concerto is very challenging.
     15. n.          Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".
     16. n. (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
           The part of his hair was slightly to the left.
     17. n. (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
     18. n. A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
     19. v. (intransitive) To leave someone's company; (rare, poetic, literary) to go way; to die; to get rid of something, stop using it.
     20. v. To cut hair with a parting; shed.
     21. v. To divide in two.
           to part the curtains
     22. v. (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated; shed.
           A rope parts.  His hair parts in the middle.
     23. v. (transitive, now rare) To divide up; to share.
     24. v. (obsolete) To have a part or share; to partake.
     25. v. To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
     26. v. (obsolete) To hold apart; to stand or intervene between.
     27. v. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.
           to part gold from silver
     28. v. (transitive, archaic) To leave; to quit.
     29. v. (transitive, internet) To leave (an IRC channel).
     30. adj. Fractional; partial.
           Fred was part owner of the car.
     31. adv. Partly; partially; fractionally.
           Part finished
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
life
     1. n. The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and liv
           Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  He gave up on life.
     2. n.          (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the proper
     3. n. The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
     4. n. Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
           It's life, but not as we know it.   She discovered plant life on the planet.   The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.
     5. n. A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
           Many lives were lost during the war.   Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives.
     6. n. Existence
           Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.   the eternal life of the soul
     7. n.          A worthwhile existence.
                   He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life!  His life was ruined by
     8. n.          A particular aspect of existence.
                    He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.   sex life, political life
     9. n.          (informal) Social life.
                   Get a life.
     10. n.          Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
                    She's my love, my life.   Running the bakery is her life.
     11. n. A period of time during which something has existence.
     12. n.          The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
                   This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours.
     13. n.          The span of time during which an object operates.
     14. n.          The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
                   The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.
     15. n.          A particular phase or period of existence.
     16. n.          A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches
     17. n.         # (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
     18. n. Animation; spirit; vivacity.
     19. n.          The most lively component or participant.
     20. n. A biography.
           His life of the founder is finished, except for the title.
     21. n. Nature, reality, and the forms that exist it.
     22. n. An opportunity for existence.
     23. n.          (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
                   Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life.
     24. n.          (baseball, softball) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
     25. n. (insurance) The life insurance industry.
           I work in life.
     26. n. A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
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