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intransitive
1. adj. (grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object
The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often.".
2. adj. (rare) not transitive or passing further; kept; detained
And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. — Jeremy Taylor.
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
delay
1. n. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
the delay before the echo of a sound
2. v. To put off until a later time; to defer.
3. v. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
4. v. (obsolete) To allay; to temper.
5. v. (obsolete) To dilute, temper.
6. v. (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
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.
stall
1. n. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
2. n. A stable; a place for cattle.
3. n. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
4. n. A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market.
5. n. A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
6. n. A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
7. n. (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
8. n. (paganism, and Heathenry) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
9. n. A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
10. n. A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
11. n. A sheath to protect the finger.
12. n. (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
13. n. (Canadian) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
14. v. To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
to stall an ox
15. v. To fatten.
to stall cattle
16. v. (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
17. v. To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
18. v. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
to stall a cart
19. v. (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
20. v. (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going to slowly for the selected gear.
21. v. (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
22. v. (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
23. v. (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
24. v. (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
25. v. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
26. v. To forestall; to anticipate.
27. v. To keep close; to keep secret.
28. n. An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
29. v. To employ delaying tactics against.
He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
30. v. (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
for
1. conj. (dated) Because.
2. prep. Towards.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
5. prep. Supporting.
All those for the motion raise your hands.
6. prep. Because of.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
She was the worse for drink.
7. prep. Over a period of time.
I've lived here for three years.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
9. prep. On behalf of.
I will stand in for him.
10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
He's going for his doctorate.
Do you want to go for coffee?
People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
Can you go to the store for some eggs?
I'm saving up for a car.
Don't wait for an answer.
What did he ask you for?
12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
Run for the hills!
He was headed for the door when he remembered.
13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Fair for its day.
She's spry for an old lady.
14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
18. prep. To be, or as being.
19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
time
1. n. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present events into the past.
Time stops for nobody. the ebb and flow of time
2. n. (physics, usually) A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.
Both science-fiction writers and physicists have written about travel through time.
3. n. (physics) Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.
Time slows down when you approach the speed of light.
4. n. (physics, reductionistic definition) The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.
An essential definition of time should entail neither speed nor direction, just change.
5. n. A duration of time.
6. n. A quantity of availability of duration.
More time is needed to complete the project. You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute. Are you finish
7. n. A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
a long time; Record the individual times for the processes in each batch. Only your best time is compared with the other compet
8. n. (slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time. He is not living at home because he is doing time.
9. n. An experience.
We had a wonderful time at the party.
10. n. An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs
11. n. (with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
In my time, we respected our elders.
12. n. (only in singular, sports) Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
13. n. An instant of time.
14. n. How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
Excuse me, have you got the time? What time is it, do you guess? Ten o’clock? A computer keeps time using a clock battery
15. n. A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
it’s time for bed; it’s time to sleep; we must wait for the right time; it's time we were going
16. n. A numerical indication of a particular moment.
at what times do the trains arrive?; these times were erroneously converted between zones
17. n. An instance or occurrence.
When was the last time we went out? I don’t remember.
see you another time; that’s three times he’s made the same mistake
Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!
18. n. (of pubs) Closing time.
Last call: it's almost time.
19. n. The hour of childbirth.
20. n. (as someone's time) The end of someone's life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined.
It was his time.
21. n. The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
22. n. Ratio of comparison.
your car runs three times faster than mine; that is four times as heavy as this
23. n. (grammar, dated) Tense.
the time of a verb
24. n. (music) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.
common or triple time; the musician keeps good time.
25. v. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.
26. v. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.
27. v. (obsolete) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
28. v. (obsolete) To pass time; to delay.
29. v. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
30. v. To measure, as in music or harmony.
31. interj. (tennis) Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
As
1. n. plural of A
She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
You’re not as tall as I am.
It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
The kidnappers released him as agreed.
The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
Do as I say!
I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
As you wish, my lord!
6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
As I came in, she flew.
7. conj. At the same time that; while.
He sleeps as the rain falls.
8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
As it’s too late, I quit.
10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
It's not so complicated as I expected.
11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
You are not as tall as me.
They're big as houses.
17. prep. In the role of.
What is your opinion as a parent?
18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
20. n. plural of a
for
1. conj. (dated) Because.
2. prep. Towards.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
5. prep. Supporting.
All those for the motion raise your hands.
6. prep. Because of.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
She was the worse for drink.
7. prep. Over a period of time.
I've lived here for three years.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
9. prep. On behalf of.
I will stand in for him.
10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
He's going for his doctorate.
Do you want to go for coffee?
People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
Can you go to the store for some eggs?
I'm saving up for a car.
Don't wait for an answer.
What did he ask you for?
12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
Run for the hills!
He was headed for the door when he remembered.
13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Fair for its day.
She's spry for an old lady.
14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
18. prep. To be, or as being.
19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
an
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
4. conj. (archaic) If
5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
An it harm none, do what ye will.
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
I was only going twenty miles an hour.
audience
1. n. A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
We joined the audience just as the lights went down.
2. n. (now rare) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
3. n. A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
4. n. A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
She managed to get an audience with the Pope.
5. n. The readership of a book or other written publication.
"Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.
6. n. A following.
The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.
7. n. (historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.

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