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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).
was
1. v. first-person singular past of be.
2. v. third-person singular past of be.
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?
strikingly
1. adv. (manner) In a striking way.
He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.
2. adv. (degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.
He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
3. adv. (evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.
Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.
deficient
1. adj. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
2. adj. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
3. adj. (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisorsσ(n), or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum)s(n).
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.
good
1. adj. of people
2. adj. Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
good intentions
3. adj. Competent or talented.
a good swimmer
4. adj. Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it.
5. adj. (US) Satisfied or at ease
Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good.
Are you good? — Yeah, I'm fine.
6. adj. of capabilities
7. adj. Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
it’s a good watch; the flashlight batteries are still good
8. adj. Effective.
a good worker
9. adj. (obsolete) Real; actual; serious.
in good sooth
10. adj. of properties and qualities
11. adj. (of food)
12. adj. # Edible; not stale or rotten.
# The bread is still good.
13. adj. # Having a particularly pleasant taste.
# The food was very good.
14. adj. # Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
# Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow.
15. adj. Healthful.
carrots are good for you; walking is good for you
16. adj. Pleasant; enjoyable.
the music, dancing, and food were very good; we had a good time
17. adj. Favourable.
a good omen; good weather
18. adj. Beneficial; worthwhile.
a good job
19. adj. Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
20. adj. (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely.
The soup is good and hot.
21. adj. Holy (especially when capitalized).
Good Friday
22. adj. of quantities
23. adj. Reasonable in amount.
all in good time
24. adj. Large in amount or size.
a good while longer; a good number of seeds; A good part of his day was spent shopping. It will be a good while longer until he
25. adj. Full; entire; at least as much as.
This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb. The car was a good ten miles away.
26. interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
Good! I can leave now.
27. adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
28. n. The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
29. n. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
30. n. The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
The best is the enemy of the good.
31. n. (usually in plural) An item of merchandise.
32. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
33. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
34. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
35. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
36. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
37. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
38. v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
39. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
sense
1. n. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
2. n. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
a sense of security
3. n. Sound practical or moral judgment.
It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
4. n. The meaning, reason, or value of something.
You don’t make any sense.
the true sense of words or phrases
5. n. A natural appreciation or ability.
A keen musical sense
6. n. (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
7. n. (semantics) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
8. n. (mathematics) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
9. n. (mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
10. n. (biochemistry) referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
11. v. To use biological senses: to either smell, watch, taste, hear or feel.
12. v. To instinctively be aware.
She immediately sensed her disdain.
13. v. To comprehend.

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