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as
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
4. 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!
5. conj. At the same instant that; when.
As I came in, she flew.
6. conj. At the same time that; while.
He sleeps as the rain falls.
7. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
8. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
As it’s too late, I quit.
9. 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.
10. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
11. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
12. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
13. conj. Expressing concession; though.
14. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
15. 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.
16. prep. In the role of.
What is your opinion as a parent?
17. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
18. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
19. n. plural of a
you
1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
Both of you should get ready now.
You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
You idiot!
9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
suggested
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of suggest
suggest
1. v. To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
2. v. To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).
The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
3. v. To mention something as an idea, typically in order to recommend it
I’d like to suggest that we go out to lunch. I’d like to suggest going out to lunch.
The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.
4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
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.
few
1. det. (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
I was expecting lots of people at the party, but very few (=almost none) turned up. Quite a few of them (=many of them) were pleasantly surprised. I don't know how
2. det. (used alone) Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
There are few people who understand quantum theory. Many are called, but few are chosen.
3. det. (meteorology of clouds) (US?) Obscuring one eighth to two eighths of the sky.
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight.
NOAA definition of the term "few clouds": An official sky cover classification for aviation weather observations, descriptive of a sky cover of 1/8 to 2/8. This is applied only when obscuring p
4. det. (meteorology of rainfall with regard to a location) (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.
5. pron. Few people, few things.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
minutes
1. n. plural of minute
2. n. The official notes kept during a meeting.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of minute
minute
1. n. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
You have twenty minutes to complete the test.
2. n. (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!
3. n. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.
4. n. (chiefly in the minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.
5. n. A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes.
6. n. A point in time; a moment.
7. n. A nautical or a geographic mile.
8. n. An old coin, a half farthing.
9. n. (obsolete) A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.
10. n. (architecture) A fixed part of a module.
11. n. (slang) A while or a long unspecified period of time
Oh, I ain't heard that song in a minute!
12. v. Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.
13. v. To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
14. adj. Very small.
They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.
15. adj. Very careful and exact, giving small details.
The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.
ago
1. adj. (archaic, or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
in days ago/in days agone
2. adj. (archaic, or dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
Woe the day- she is agone!
3. adv. before
4. post. Before now.
I got married ten years ago. The last slice of cake was gone long ago.
one
1. num. (cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
In some religions, there is only one god.
In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
One person, one vote.
2. num. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
3. num. (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
4. num. (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
5. pron. (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
The big one looks good. I want the green one. A good driver is one who drives carefully.
6. pron. (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other.
7. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed. One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
8. pron. (pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
"driver", noun: one who drives.
9. n. The digit or figure 1.
10. n. (mathematics) The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
11. n. (US) A one-dollar bill.
12. n. (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
13. n. A joke or amusing anecdote.
14. n. (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
15. n. (Internet slang) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
Someone help me; I'm always losing!
B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
Why don't you just go away loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16. adj. Of a period of time, being particular.
One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
17. adj. Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other.".
18. adj. Sole, only.
He is the one man who can help you.
19. adj. Whole, entire.
Body and soul are not separate; they are one.
20. adj. In agreement.
We are one on the importance of learning.
21. adj. The same.
The two types look very different, but are one species.
22. adj. Being a preeminent example.
He is one hell of a guy.
23. adj. Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".
The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”.
24. v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
of
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
6. prep. Expressing separation.
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
He seemed devoid of human feelings.
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
10. prep. Expressing origin.
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
The invention was born of necessity.
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
It is said that she died of a broken heart.
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
I am tired of all this nonsense.
15. prep. Expressing agency.
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
She wore a dress of silk.
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
What a lot of nonsense!
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
I'm always thinking of you.
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
He told us the story of his journey to India.
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
29. prep. Having partitive effect.
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
Most of these apples are rotten.
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
He is a friend of mine.
34. prep. Expressing possession.
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
She had a profound distrust of the police.
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
It's not that big of a deal.
45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
My
1. n. megayear
2. pron. alternative case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
3. det. First-person singular possessive determiner. See.
4. det. Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
5. det. Associated with me.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
6. det. Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
7. det. In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
8. interj. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
My, what big teeth you have!
main
1. adj. Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
2. adj. Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
Synonyms: largest
main timbers main branch of a river main body of an army
3. adj. Of force, strength, etc.: full, sheer, undivided.
4. adj. (dialectal) Big; angry.
5. adj. (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
6. adj. (obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
7. adv. (Britain, dialectal) Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
8. v. (short for, mainline, , to inject (a drug) directly into a vein)
9. v. (transitive, gaming) To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.
He mains the same character as me in that game.
What race do you main and what is your favourite race to beat?
10. v. (obsolete) Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.
11. n. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
12. n. (video gaming) The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character.
My WoW main has reached level cap and I’m on my way getting my first alt there as well.
13. n. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
14. n. (informal) (short for, main course, , the principal dish of a meal)
I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.
15. n. (now poetic) The high seas.
16. n. (now archaic, US dialectal) The mainland.
17. n. (nautical) (short for, mainsail)
18. n. (obsolete, except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort.
19. n. (obsolete, gaming) A hand or match in a game of dice.
20. n. (obsolete, gaming) The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
21. n. (obsolete, gaming) A stake played for at dice.
22. n. (obsolete, gaming, sports) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
23. n. A banker's shovel for coins.
24. n. (obsolete, rare) A basket for gathering grapes.
duties
1. n. plural of duty
duty
1. n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
We don't have a duty to keep you here.
2. n. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
3. n. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
customs duty; excise duty
4. n. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
5. n. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
6. n. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94
Is
1. n. plural of I
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
3. n. plural of i
remember to dot your is
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?
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
solicit
1. v. To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
to solicit alms, or a favour
2. v. To woo; to court.
3. v. To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.
4. v. To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
5. v. To make a petition.
6. v. (archaic) To disturb or trouble; to harass.
7. v. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
8. v. (obsolete, rare) To disturb; to disquiet.
contributions
1. n. plural of contribution
contribution
1. n. Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
2. n. An amount of money given toward something.
3. n. The act of contributing.
4. n. The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

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