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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.
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.
verbal
1. adj. Of or relating to words.
2. adj. Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
3. adj. Consisting of words only.
4. adj. Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
a verbal contract
a verbal testimony
5. adj. (grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
6. adj. (grammar) Used to form a verb.
7. adj. Capable of speech.
8. adj. Word for word.
a verbal translation
9. adj. (obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose.
10. n. (grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
11. v. (transitive, British, Australia) To induce into fabricating a confession.
manner
1. n. Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything
2. n. Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing
His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
3. n. One's customary method of acting; habit.
These people have strange manners.
4. n. good, polite behaviour
5. n. The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
6. n. A certain degree or measure.
It is in a manner done already.
7. n. Sort; kind; style.
All manner of persons participate.
8. n. Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
with
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
5. prep. In support of.
We are with you all the way.
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
slain with robbers
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
cut with a knife
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
9. prep. Having, owning.
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Do you want to come with?
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12. n. alternative form of withe
words
1. n. plural of word
Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated)
2. n. Angry debate or conversation; argument.
After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt.
3. n. Lines in a script for a performance.
You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Saturday.
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of word
word
1. n. The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
2. n. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
3. n. The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
4. n. A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
5. n. Something like such a unit of language:
6. n. A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning
7. n. (telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
8. n. (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine (on many 16-bit machines, 16 bits or two bytes).
9. n. (computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.
10. n. (group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
11. n. The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action.
12. n. (now rare outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
13. n. (obsolete outside certain phrases) A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
mum's the word
14. n. (obsolete) A proverb or motto.
15. n. News; tidings (used without an article).
Have you had any word from John yet?
16. n. An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
He sent word that we should strike camp before winter.
Don't fire till I give the word
Their mother's word was law.
17. n. A promise; an oath or guarantee.
I give you my word that I will be there on time.
18. n. A brief discussion or conversation.
Can I have a word with you?
19. n. (in the plural) See words.
There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.
20. n. (theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople.
21. n. (theology, sometimes Word) Logos, Christ.
22. v. To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).
I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council.
23. v. (transitive, obsolete) To flatter with words, to cajole.
24. v. To ply or overpower with words.
25. v. (transitive, rare) To conjure with a word.
26. v. (intransitive, archaic) To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.
27. interj. (slang) Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond.".
"Yo, that movie was epic!" / "Word?" ("You speak the truth?") / "Word." ("I speak the truth.")
28. interj. (slang) An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.
29. v. alternative form of worth (to become).
by
1. prep. Near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July.
3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour.
4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches.
11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
He cheated by his own admission.
12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
I watched as it passed by.
16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
There was a shepherd close by.
The shop is hard by the High Street.
17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
I'll stop by on my way home from work.
We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
18. adv. Aside, away.
The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
20. n. (card games) A pass
21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
speaking
1. adj. Used in speaking.
one's normal speaking voice
2. adj. Expressive; eloquent.
The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
3. adj. Involving speaking.
It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
4. adj. Having the ability of speech.
speaking parrot; speaking clock
5. adj. (in compounds) Having competence in a language.
the English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcas
6. n. One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
7. n. The act of communicating vocally.
8. n. An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
9. v. present participle of speak
speak
1. v. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
You're speaking too fast.
2. v. (intransitive) To have a conversation.
It's been ages since we've spoken.
3. v. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
He spoke of it in his diary.
Speak to me only with your eyes.
Actions speak louder than words.
4. v. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
5. v. To be able to communicate in a language.
He speaks Mandarin fluently.
6. v. To utter.
I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
7. v. To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
8. v. (informal, transitive, sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
Sorry, I don't speak idiot.
So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
9. v. (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
10. v. (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
11. n. language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
Corporate speak; IT speak.
12. n. Speach, conversation.
13. n. (dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.

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