don't |
1. v. do not (negative auxiliaryArnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, , Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513) | |
2. v. (nonstandard) does not | |
3. v. (African American Vernacular English) Used before an emphatic negative subject. | |
Don’t nobody care. | |
4. interj. Stop!, Don't touch that! | |
5. n. Something that must not be done (1=usually in the phrase dos and don'ts). | |
do |
1. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker | |
2. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be. | |
Do you go there often? | |
3. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods. | |
I do not go there often. | |
Do not listen to him. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods. | |
But I do go sometimes. | |
Do tell us. | |
It is important that he do come see me. | |
5. v. (pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; not generally used with auxiliari | |
I play tennis; she does too. | |
# They don't think it be like it is, but it do. | |
6. v. To perform; to execute. | |
All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon? | |
7. v. (obsolete) To cause, make (someone) (do something). | |
8. v. (intransitive, transitive) To suffice. | |
it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable. | |
It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event. | |
10. v. To have (as an effect). | |
The fresh air did him some good. | |
11. v. (intransitive) To fare, perform (well or poorly). | |
Our relationship isn't doing very well; how do you do? | |
12. v. (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job. | |
What does Bob do? — He's a plumber. | |
13. v. To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something) | |
"Don't forget to do your report" means something quite different depending on whether you're a student or a programmer. | |
14. v. To cook. | |
I'll just do some eggs. | |
15. v. To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of. | |
Let’s do New York also. | |
16. v. To treat in a certain way. | |
17. v. To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc. | |
18. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself. | |
19. v. (see also do time) To spend (time) in jail. | |
I did five years for armed robbery. | |
20. v. To impersonate or depict. | |
They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer. | |
21. v. (transitive, slang) To kill. | |
22. v. (transitive, slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for. | |
23. v. (informal) To punish for a misdemeanor. | |
He got done for speeding. | |
Teacher'll do you for that! | |
24. v. (transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it) | |
25. v. To cheat or swindle. | |
That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks! | |
26. v. To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate. | |
the novel has just been done into English; I'm going to do this play into a movie | |
27. v. (transitive, intransitive) To finish. | |
Aren't you done yet? | |
28. v. (dated) To work as a domestic servant (with for). | |
29. v. (archaic, dialectal, transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs. | |
30. v. (stock exchange) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note. | |
31. v. (informal, transitive) To make or provide. | |
Do they do haircuts there? | |
Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup? | |
32. v. (informal, transitive) To injure (one's own body part). | |
33. v. To take drugs. | |
I do cocaine. | |
34. v. (transitive, in the form be doing somewhere) To exist with a purpose or for a reason. | |
What's that car doing in our swimming pool? - | |
35. n. (colloquial) A party, celebration, social function. | |
We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday. | |
36. n. (informal) A hairdo. | |
Nice do! | |
37. n. Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts). | |
38. n. (obsolete) A deed; an act. | |
39. n. (archaic) Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument. | |
40. n. (obsolete, UK, slang) A cheat; a swindler. | |
41. n. (obsolete, UK, slang) An act of swindling; a fraud or deception. | |
42. n. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale. | |
43. adv. (rare) (abbreviation of ditto) | |
not |
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb. | |
Did you take out the trash? No, I did not. | |
Not knowing any better, I went ahead. | |
2. adv. To no degree. | |
That is not red; it's orange. | |
3. conj. And not. | |
I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken. | |
He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple. | |
4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically. | |
I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not! | |
Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not! | |
5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function. | |
You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip. | |
6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not. | |
disturb |
1. v. to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. | |
The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam. | |
The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone. | |
A school of fish disturbed the water. | |
2. v. to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing. | |
A mudslide disturbed the course of the river. | |
The trauma disturbed his mind. | |
3. v. (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion. | |
A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer. | |
His behaviour is very disturbing. | |
4. n. (obsolete) disturbance | |
Me |
1. n. en-abbr | |
2. n. (chemistry) (abbreviation of methyl) | |
3. pron. alternative case form of me often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context. | |
4. pron. As the direct object of a verb. | |
Can you hear me? | |
5. pron. (obsolete) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb. | |
6. pron. As the object of a preposition. | |
Come with me. | |
7. pron. As the indirect object of a verb. | |
He gave me this. | |
8. pron. (US, colloquial) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative. | |
9. pron. (colloquial) As the complement of the copula (“be” or “is”). | |
It wasn't me. | |
10. pron. (Australia, British, New Zealand, colloquial) My; preceding a noun, marking ownership. | |
11. pron. (colloquial, with "and") As the subject of a verb. | |
Me and my friends played a game. | |
12. pron. (nonstandard, not with "and") As the subject of a verb. | |
13. det. (UK regional, Ireland) alternative form of my | |
while |
1. n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. | |
He lectured for quite a long while. | |
2. conj. During the same time that. | |
He was sleeping while I was singing. | |
3. conj. Although. | |
This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating. | |
4. conj. (Northern England, Scotland) Until. | |
I'll wait while you've finished painting. | |
5. conj. As long as. | |
While you're at school you may live at home. | |
6. prep. (Northern England, Scotland) Until. | |
7. v. To pass (time) idly. | |
8. v. To loiter. | |
I'm |
1. contraction. Contraction of I am. | |
I |
1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence. | |
(audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio) | |
2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence. | |
3. n. (metaphysics) The ego. | |
4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate. | |
5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case) | |
am |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of be | |
2. adv. alternative spelling of a.m. | |
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? | |
studying |
1. n. The action of the verb to study. | |
2. v. present participle of study | |
study |
1. v. (usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination. | |
Students are expected to start studying for final exams in March. | |
I need to study my biology notes. | |
2. v. (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject. | |
I study medicine at the university. | |
3. v. To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice. | |
Biologists study living things. | |
In 2015, scientists found that 82 percent of glaciers studied in China had decreased in size. | |
4. v. To look at minutely. | |
He studied the map in preparation for the hike. | |
5. v. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. | |
6. v. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. | |
7. n. (obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought. | |
8. n. (archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern. | |
My study was to avoid disturbing her. | |
9. n. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning. | |
The study of languages is fascinating. | |
10. n. The act of studying or examining; examination. | |
I made a careful study of his sister. | |
11. n. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. | |
12. n. A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household. | |
Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts. | |
13. n. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique. | |
a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture | |
14. n. (of the human face) Bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind. | |
Geoffrey's face was a study. | |
Geoffrey's face was a study in amazement or in bewilderment, irritation, distress etc. | |
15. n. (music) A piece for special practice; an étude. | |
16. n. (academic) A publication. | |
That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising. | |