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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.
institution
1. n. A custom or practice of a society or community.
The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
2. n. An organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally-accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
3. n. The building or buildings which house such an organization.
He's been in an institution since the crash.
4. n. (informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.
Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
5. n. (informal) A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.
She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
6. n. The act of instituting something.
The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
7. n. (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
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.
incites
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of incite
incite
1. v. To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
destructive
1. adj. Causing destruction; damaging.
2. adj. Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.
3. adj. (computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.
devotion
1. n. The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
2. n. Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
3. n. Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
4. n. (ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)
5. n. (in the obsolete) Religious offerings; alms.
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.
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
which
1. det. (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
Which song made the charts?
2. det. (relative) The one or ones that.
Show me which one is bigger.
They couldn't decide which song to play.
3. det. (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
4. pron. (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
Which is bigger?; Which is which?
5. pron. (relative) Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.
We've met some problems which are very difficult to handle.
He had to leave, which was very difficult.
No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
6. pron. (relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
7. n. An occurrence of the word which.
people
1. n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
Why do so many people commit suicide?
2. n. Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.
3. n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
4. n. One's colleagues or employees.
5. n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
6. n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
7. n. plural of person.
8. v. To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
9. v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
10. v. To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
are
1. v. second-person singular present of be
Mary, where are you going?
2. v. first-person plural present of be
We are not coming.
3. v. second-person plural present of be
Mary and John, are you listening?
4. v. third-person plural present of be
They are here somewhere.
5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
To bid God's are.
God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
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?
carelessly
1. adv. Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
The papers were carelessly strewn on the table.
2. adv. Done without care or attention; inattentively.
Distracted by the salesperson, he carelessly read the contract.
sacrificed
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of sacrifice
sacrifice
1. v. To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
2. v. To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater lo
3. v. To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; t
4. v. (transitive, chess) To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
5. v. (transitive, baseball) To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
6. v. (dated, tradesmen's slang) To sell at a price less than the cost or actual value.
7. v. To destroy; to kill.
8. n. The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
9. n. The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing.
the sacrifice of one's spare time in order to volunteer
10. n. Something sacrificed.
11. n. (baseball) A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.
12. n. A loss of profit.
13. n. (slang) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.

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