he |
1. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied. | |
2. pron. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant. | |
The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna? | |
3. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown. | |
4. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he". | |
5. n. (informal) A male. | |
Alex totally is a he. | |
6. n. The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). | |
urges |
1. n. plural of urge | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of urge | |
urge |
1. n. A strong desire; an itch to do something. | |
2. v. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. | |
3. v. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. | |
4. v. To provoke; to exasperate. | |
5. v. To press hard upon; to follow closely. | |
6. v. To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon. | |
to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case | |
7. v. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with. | |
to urge an ore with intense heat | |
8. v. To press onward or forward. | |
9. v. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. | |
them |
1. pron. Objective case of they: third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb. | |
Give it to them. (after preposition) | |
She wrote them a letter. (indirect object) | |
She treated them for a cold. (direct object) | |
2. pron. Objective case of they: third-person singular pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb. | |
If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them. (after preposition) | |
If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner. (indirect object) | |
If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them. (direct object) | |
3. det. (dialectal) Those. | |
Them kids need to grow up. | |
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 | |
join |
1. n. An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect. | |
2. n. (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables. | |
3. n. (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨. | |
4. v. To combine more than one item into one; to put together. | |
The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe. We joined our efforts to get an even better result. | |
5. v. (intransitive) To come together; to meet. | |
Parallel lines never join. These two rivers join in about 80 miles. | |
6. v. To come into the company of. | |
I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work. | |
7. v. To become a member of. | |
Many children join a sports club. Most politicians have joined a party. | |
8. v. (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables. | |
By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered. | |
9. v. To unite in marriage. | |
10. v. (obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command. | |
11. v. To accept, or engage in, as a contest. | |
to join encounter, battle, or issue | |
Even |
1. n. An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people living in the Siberia and the Russian Far East. | |
2. adj. Flat and level. | |
Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even. | |
3. adj. Without great variation. | |
Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice. | |
4. adj. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc. | |
The distribution of food must be even. | |
5. adj. (not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two. | |
Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers. | |
6. adj. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero. | |
7. adj. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed. | |
8. adj. (colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits. | |
You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even. | |
9. adj. parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit. | |
10. adj. (obsolete) Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. | |
11. adj. (obsolete) Associate; fellow; of the same condition. | |
12. v. To make flat and level. | |
We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low. | |
13. v. (transitive, obsolete) To equal. | |
14. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be equal. | |
Thrice nine evens twenty seven. | |
15. v. (transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits. | |
16. v. (transitive, obsolete) To set right; to complete. | |
17. v. (transitive, obsolete) To act up to; to keep pace with. | |
18. adv. (archaic) Exactly, just, fully. | |
I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised. | |
You are leaving tonight? — Even so. | |
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. | |
19. adv. In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality. | |
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes. | |
Did you even make it through the front door? | |
That was before I was even born. | |
20. adv. Emphasizing a comparative. | |
I was strong before, but now I am even stronger. | |
21. adv. Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is. | |
My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even. | |
22. adv. also | |
23. n. (mathematics) An even number. | |
So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds. | |
24. n. (archaic, or poetic) Evening. | |
if |
1. conj. Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice. | |
If it rains, I shall get wet. | |
2. conj. (computing) In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner). | |
If A, then B, else C. | |
3. conj. Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive indicating that the condition is closed. | |
I would prefer it if you took your shoes off. | |
I would be unhappy if you had not talked with me yesterday. | |
If I were you, I wouldn't go there alone. | |
4. conj. Supposing that; given that; supposing it is the case that. | |
If that's true, we had better get moving! | |
5. conj. Although; used to introduce a concession. | |
He was a great friend, if a little stingy at the bar. | |
6. conj. (sometimes proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs. | |
I don't know if I want to go or not. | |
7. conj. (usually hyperbolic) Even if; even in the circumstances that. | |
8. conj. Introducing a relevance conditional. | |
I have leftover cake if you want some. | |
9. n. (informal) An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc. | |
they |
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned. | |
Fred and Jane? They just arrived. Dogs may bark if they want to be fed. Plants wilt if they are not watered. | |
I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken. | |
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female. | |
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker. | |
They say it’s a good place to live. | |
They didn’t have computers in the old days. | |
They should do something about this. | |
They have a lot of snow in winter. | |
4. det. (now Southern England dialect, or nonstandard) The, those. | |
5. det. (US dialects including AAVE) Their. | |
6. pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be). | |
live |
1. v. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life. | |
He's not expected to live for more than a few months. | |
2. v. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. | |
I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer. | |
3. v. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue. | |
Her memory lives in that song. | |
4. v. (intransitive, hyperbole) To cope. | |
You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you. | |
5. v. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner. | |
It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after. | |
6. v. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually. | |
To live an idle or a useful life. | |
7. v. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc). | |
No ship could live in such a storm. | |
9. v. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist. | |
It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread. | |
10. v. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life. | |
I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live! | |
11. adj. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive. | |
The post office will not ship live animals. | |
12. adj. Being in existence; actual | |
He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking. | |
13. adj. Having active properties; being energized. | |
14. adj. Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing. | |
15. adj. Taken from a living animal. | |
live feathers | |
16. adj. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion. | |
the live spindle of a lathe | |
a live, or driving, axle | |
17. adj. (sports) Still in active play. | |
a live ball | |
18. adj. (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens. | |
The station presented a live news program every evening. | |
19. adj. Of a performance or speech, in person. | |
This nightclub has a live band on weekends. | |
20. adj. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording. | |
21. adj. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm. | |
The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island. | |
22. adj. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched. | |
Use caution when working near live wires. | |
23. adj. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle. | |
Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise. | |
24. adj. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”. | |
25. adj. Being in a state of ignition; burning. | |
a live coal; live embers | |
26. adj. (obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing. | |
a live man, or orator | |
27. adj. (obsolete) Vivid; bright. | |
28. adv. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct. | |
The concert was broadcast live by radio. | |
29. adv. Of making a performance or speech, in person. | |
He'll be appearing live at the auditorium. | |
30. n. (obsolete) life. | |
in |
1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits. | |
2. prep. Contained by. | |
The dog is in the kennel. | |
3. prep. Within. | |
4. prep. Surrounded by. | |
We are in the enemy camp. Her plane is in the air. | |
5. prep. Part of; a member of. | |
One in a million. She's in band and orchestra. | |
6. prep. Pertaining to; with regard to. | |
What grade did he get in English? | |
Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted. | |
7. prep. At the end of a period of time. | |
They said they would call us in a week. | |
8. prep. Within a certain elapsed time | |
Are you able to finish this in three hours? The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours. | |
9. prep. During (said of periods of time). | |
in the first week of December; Easter falls in the fourth lunar month; The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi | |
10. prep. (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word. | |
English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s. | |
11. prep. Into. | |
Less water gets in your boots this way. | |
12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance. | |
In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment. | |
13. prep. Indicating an order or arrangement. | |
My fat rolls around in folds. | |
14. prep. Denoting a state of the subject. | |
He stalked away in anger. John is in a coma. | |
15. prep. Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics. | |
You've got a friend in me. He's met his match in her. | |
16. prep. Wearing (an item of clothing). | |
I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress. | |
17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality. | |
18. prep. (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of. | |
Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties. | |
The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold. | |
Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients. | |
19. prep. Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc. | |
Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular. | |
His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages. | |
When you write in cursive, it's illegible. | |
20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose. | |
21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest. | |
22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something. | |
Is Mr. Smith in? | |
23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room. | |
Suddenly a strange man walked in. | |
24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball. | |
He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in. | |
25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of. | |
What's that in? | |
26. adv. After the beginning of something. | |
27. n. A position of power or a way to get it. | |
His parents got him an in with the company | |
28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings | |
29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner. | |
30. adj. In fashion; popular. | |
Skirts are in this year. | |
31. adj. Incoming. | |
the in train | |
32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed. | |
33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin. | |
in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband | |
34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting. | |
35. n. Inch. | |
strong |
1. adj. Capable of producing great physical force. | |
a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong | |
2. adj. Capable of withstanding great physical force. | |
a strong foundation; good strong shoes | |
3. adj. (of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power. | |
The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea. | |
4. adj. Determined; unyielding. | |
He is strong in the face of adversity. | |
5. adj. Highly stimulating to the senses. | |
a strong light; a strong taste | |
6. adj. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor. | |
a strong smell | |
7. adj. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. | |
a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine | |
8. adj. (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content. | |
a strong drink | |
She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes | |
9. adj. (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels. | |
a strong verb | |
10. adj. (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution. | |
a strong acid; a strong base | |
11. adj. (military) Not easily subdued or taken. | |
a strong position | |
12. adj. (slang) Impressive, good. | |
You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong! | |
13. adj. Having a specified number of people or units. | |
The enemy's army force was five thousand strong. | |
14. adj. (of a disease or symptom) severe (very bad or intense) | |
15. adj. (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.) | |
16. adj. (of an argument) Convincing. | |
17. adv. In a strong manner. | |
Tory |
1. n. (British) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the establis | |
2. n. (by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative. | |
3. n. (Canada) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party. | |
4. n. (historical, pejorative) A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century. | |
5. n. (now historical, pejorative) An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits. | |
6. n. (US, historical American Revolution) A loyal British subject. | |
7. n. (US, historical American Civil War Confederate states) A Union sympathizer. | |
8. adj. (British) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party. | |
9. adj. (Canada) Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party. | |
10. n. alternative case form of Tory | |
11. adj. alternative case form of Tory | |
constituencies |
1. n. plural of constituency | |
constituency |
1. n. (UK) A district represented by one or more elected officials. | |
John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency. | |
2. n. The voters within such a district. | |
3. n. The residents of such a district. | |
4. n. The voters of a candidate. | |
5. n. An interest group or fan base. | |
where |
1. conj. While on the contrary; although; whereas. | |
Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading. | |
2. conj. At or in which place or situation. | |
He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office. | |
I've forgotten where I was in this book, but it was probably around chapter four. | |
3. conj. To which place or situation. | |
The snowbirds travel where it is warm. | |
4. conj. Wherever. | |
Their job is to go where they are called. | |
5. conj. (legal) In a position, case, etc., in which. | |
Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices. | |
6. adv. (Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question): at what place; to what place; what place. | |
Where are you? | |
Where are you going? | |
He asked where I grew up. | |
7. adv. (With the preposition from) | |
Where did you come from? | |
8. adv. In what situation. | |
Where would we be without our parents? | |
9. adv. (relative) At which, on which. | |
That is the place where we first met. | |
10. pron. The place in which. | |
He lives within five miles of where he was born. | |
11. n. The place in which something happens. | |
A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. | |
Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. — Spenser. | |
labour |
1. n. Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. | |
2. n. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. | |
3. n. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour. | |
4. n. A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour. | |
5. n. The act of a mother giving birth. | |
6. n. The time period during which a mother gives birth. | |
7. n. (nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging. | |
8. n. An old measure of land area in Mexico and Texas, approximately 177 acres. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To toil, to work. | |
10. v. To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc). | |
I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point. | |
11. v. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden. | |
12. v. To suffer the pangs of childbirth. | |
13. v. (nautical) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. | |
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? | |
moribund |
1. adj. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring. | |
2. adj. Almost obsolete, nearing an end. | |
3. n. A person who is near to dying. | |
reasoning |
1. n. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination. | |
2. n. A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion. | |
3. v. present participle of reason | |
reason |
1. n. A cause: | |
2. n. That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause. | |
The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted. | |
3. n. A motive for an action or a determination. | |
The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money. | |
If you don't give me a reason to go with you, I won't. | |
4. n. An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation. | |
5. n. Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. | |
Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues. | |
6. n. (obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice. | |
7. n. (mathematics, obsolete) Ratio; proportion. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational | |
9. v. (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue. | |
10. v. (intransitive) To converse; to compare opinions. | |
11. v. To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss. | |
I reasoned the matter with my friend. | |
12. v. (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request. | |
13. v. To persuade by reasoning or argument. | |
to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan | |
14. v. (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons. | |
to reason down a passion | |
15. v. (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument. | |
to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon | |
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. | |
they |
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned. | |
Fred and Jane? They just arrived. Dogs may bark if they want to be fed. Plants wilt if they are not watered. | |
I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken. | |
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female. | |
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker. | |
They say it’s a good place to live. | |
They didn’t have computers in the old days. | |
They should do something about this. | |
They have a lot of snow in winter. | |
4. det. (now Southern England dialect, or nonstandard) The, those. | |
5. det. (US dialects including AAVE) Their. | |
6. pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be). | |
could |
1. v. simple past tense of can | |
Before I was blind, I could see very well. | |
2. v. conditional of can | |
3. v. Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact). | |
I think he could do it if he really wanted to. | |
I wish I could fly! | |
4. v. Used to politely ask for permission to do something. | |
Could I borrow your coat? | |
5. v. Used to politely ask for someone else to do something. | |
Could you proofread this email? | |
6. v. Used to show the possibility that something might happen. | |
We could rearrange the time if you like. | |
7. v. Used to suggest something. | |
You could try adding more salt to the soup. | |
8. n. Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality. | |
can |
1. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. | |
She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday? | |
2. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to. | |
You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen? | |
3. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible. | |
Can it be Friday already? | |
Teenagers can really try their parents' patience. | |
Animals can experience emotions. | |
4. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception. | |
Can you hear that?. | |
I can feel the baby moving inside me. | |
5. v. (obsolete, transitive) To know. | |
6. n. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top. | |
7. n. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can). | |
8. n. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish. | |
9. n. (archaic) A chamber pot, now (US, slang) a toilet or lavatory. | |
Shit or get off the can. | |
Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me. | |
10. n. (US, slang) Buttocks. | |
11. n. (slang) Jail or prison. | |
Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years. | |
12. n. (slang) Headphones. | |
13. n. (archaic) A drinking cup. | |
14. n. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark | |
15. n. A chimney pot. | |
16. v. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar. | |
They spent August canning fruit and vegetables. | |
17. v. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.). | |
He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail. | |
18. v. To shut up. | |
Can your gob. | |
19. v. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee. | |
The boss canned him for speaking out. | |
find |
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. | |
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate. | |
I found my car keys. They were under the couch. | |
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end. | |
Water is found to be a compound substance. | |
4. v. To gain, as the object of desire or effort. | |
to find leisure; to find means | |
5. v. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. | |
Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself! | |
6. v. To point out. | |
He kept finding faults with my work. | |
7. v. To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that. | |
I find your argument unsatisfactory. | |
8. v. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish. | |
to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person | |
9. v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish. | |
to find food for workmen | |
10. v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for | |
He finds his nephew in money. | |
11. v. (intransitive, legal) To determine or judge. | |
The jury finds for the defendant. | |
12. v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game. | |
13. n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent. | |
14. n. The act of finding. | |
themselves |
1. pron. The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for em | |
(reflexively) They’ve hurt themselves. | |
(after a preposition) They fought among themselves. | |
(for emphasis) They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves. | |
2. pron. The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis). | |
(reflexively) Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known. | |
(after a preposition) I don't want anyone to fight among themselves. | |
(for emphasis) Everyone must do it themselves. | |
involved |
1. adj. Complicated. | |
He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895. | |
2. adj. Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.) | |
He was involved in the project for three years. | |
He got involved in a bar fight. | |
When the family wrapped up my father's will, no one tried to make me feel involved. | |
3. adj. Having an affair with someone. | |
4. v. simple past tense and past participle of involve | |
The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars. | |
involve |
1. v. (archaic) To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine. | |
2. v. (archaic) To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide. | |
to involve in darkness or obscurity | |
3. v. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure. | |
4. v. (archaic) To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply. | |
5. v. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge. | |
6. v. To envelop, enfold, entangle. | |
to involve a person in debt or misery | |
He's involved in the crime. | |
7. v. To engage (someone) to participate in a task. | |
How can we involve the audience more during the show? | |
By getting involved in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live. | |
8. v. (mathematics) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times. | |
a quantity involved to the third or fourth power | |
in |
1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits. | |
2. prep. Contained by. | |
The dog is in the kennel. | |
3. prep. Within. | |
4. prep. Surrounded by. | |
We are in the enemy camp. Her plane is in the air. | |
5. prep. Part of; a member of. | |
One in a million. She's in band and orchestra. | |
6. prep. Pertaining to; with regard to. | |
What grade did he get in English? | |
Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted. | |
7. prep. At the end of a period of time. | |
They said they would call us in a week. | |
8. prep. Within a certain elapsed time | |
Are you able to finish this in three hours? The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours. | |
9. prep. During (said of periods of time). | |
in the first week of December; Easter falls in the fourth lunar month; The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi | |
10. prep. (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word. | |
English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s. | |
11. prep. Into. | |
Less water gets in your boots this way. | |
12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance. | |
In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment. | |
13. prep. Indicating an order or arrangement. | |
My fat rolls around in folds. | |
14. prep. Denoting a state of the subject. | |
He stalked away in anger. John is in a coma. | |
15. prep. Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics. | |
You've got a friend in me. He's met his match in her. | |
16. prep. Wearing (an item of clothing). | |
I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress. | |
17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality. | |
18. prep. (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of. | |
Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties. | |
The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold. | |
Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients. | |
19. prep. Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc. | |
Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular. | |
His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages. | |
When you write in cursive, it's illegible. | |
20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose. | |
21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest. | |
22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something. | |
Is Mr. Smith in? | |
23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room. | |
Suddenly a strange man walked in. | |
24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball. | |
He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in. | |
25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of. | |
What's that in? | |
26. adv. After the beginning of something. | |
27. n. A position of power or a way to get it. | |
His parents got him an in with the company | |
28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings | |
29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner. | |
30. adj. In fashion; popular. | |
Skirts are in this year. | |
31. adj. Incoming. | |
the in train | |
32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed. | |
33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin. | |
in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband | |
34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting. | |
35. n. Inch. | |
the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already | |
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) | |
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) | |
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. | |
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. | |
The street that runs through my hometown. | |
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. | |
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. | |
God save the Queen! | |
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. | |
That was the best apple pie ever. | |
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. | |
That apple pie was the best. | |
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. | |
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. | |
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | |
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. | |
No one in the whole country had seen it before. | |
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. | |
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. | |
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) | |
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. | |
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. | |
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. | |
The hotter the better. | |
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks. | |
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children. | |
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it. | |
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone. | |
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
selection |
1. n. The process or act of selecting. | |
The large number of good candidates made selection difficult. | |
2. n. Something selected. | |
My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte. | |
3. n. A variety of items taken from a larger collection. | |
I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine. | |
4. n. A musical piece. | |
For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor. | |
5. n. (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query. | |
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. | |
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. | |
candidate |
1. n. A person who is running in an election. | |
2. n. A person who is applying to a position for a job. | |
3. n. A participant in an examination. | |
4. n. Something or somebody that may be suitable. | |
5. n. A synonym for a candidate gene, i.e., a gene which may play a role in a given disease. | |
6. v. (uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one. | |
7. v. (nonstandard, chiefly in jargon and by NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc). | |