someone |
1. pron. Some person. | |
Can someone help me, please? | |
2. n. A partially specified but unnamed person. | |
Do you need a gift for that special someone? | |
3. n. an important person | |
He thinks he has become someone. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
something |
1. pron. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. | |
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what. | |
I have something for you in my bag. | |
I have a feeling something good is going to happen today. | |
2. pron. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree. | |
The performance was something of a disappointment. | |
That child is something of a genius. | |
3. pron. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify. | |
She has a certain something. | |
4. pron. (colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way. | |
He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice. | |
She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing. | |
5. adj. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify. | |
6. adv. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree. | |
The baby looks something like his father. | |
7. adv. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree. | |
8. v. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song. | |
9. n. An object whose nature is yet to be defined. | |
10. n. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense). | |
that |
1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. | |
He told me that the book is a good read. | |
I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British. | |
2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that. | |
Be glad that you have enough to eat. | |
3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that. | |
4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect. | |
The noise was so loud that she woke up. | |
The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed. | |
5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that. | |
6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb. | |
Was John there? — Not that I saw. | |
How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw. | |
7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish. | |
8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise. | |
9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. | |
That book is a good read. This one isn't. | |
That battle was in 1450. | |
That cat of yours is evil. | |
10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t | |
He went home, and after that I never saw him again. | |
11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said). | |
They're getting divorced. What do you think about that? | |
12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement. | |
The water is so cold! — That it is. | |
13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition). | |
The CPR course that she took really came in handy. | |
The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated. | |
14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.) | |
the place that = where or to which I went last year | |
the last time that = when I went to Europe | |
15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree. | |
"The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...". | |
16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions). | |
I'm just not that sick. | |
I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult. | |
17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions). | |
Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her. | |
18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those. | |
encourages |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of encourage | |
encourage |
1. v. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. | |
I encouraged him during his race. | |
2. v. To spur on, strongly recommend. | |
We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre. | |
3. v. To foster, give help or patronage | |
The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed | |
progress |
1. n. Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. | |
Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress. | |
2. n. Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. | |
Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years. | |
3. n. An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit. | |
4. n. (now rare) A journey forward; travel. | |
5. n. Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. | |
The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult. | |
6. v. (intransitive) to move, go, or proceed forward; to advance. | |
They progress through the museum. | |
7. v. (intransitive) to improve; to become better or more complete. | |
Societies progress unevenly. | |
8. v. To move (something) forward; to advance, to expedite. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
change |
1. v. (intransitive) To become something different. | |
The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing. | |
2. v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else. | |
The fairy changed the frog into a prince. I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit. | |
3. v. To replace. | |
Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb. After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing. | |
You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started. | |
5. v. To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it). | |
It's your turn to change the baby. | |
6. v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) | |
7. v. (archaic) To exchange. | |
8. v. To change hand while riding (a horse). | |
to change a horse | |
9. n. The process of becoming different. | |
The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it. | |
10. n. Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. | |
Can I get change for this $100 bill please? | |
11. n. A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes | |
12. n. Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item. | |
A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change. | |
13. n. Coins (as opposed to paper money). | |
Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call. | |
14. n. A transfer between vehicles. | |
The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham. | |
15. n. (baseball) A change-up pitch. | |
16. n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. | |
17. n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange. | |
18. n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse. | |