| 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) | |
| 6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I | |
| solved |
| 1. adj. Having a solution, having been explained or answered. | |
| 2. v. simple past tense and past participle of solve | |
| solve |
| 1. v. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. | |
| 2. v. (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities. | |
| 3. v. (mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to genera | |
| 4. n. (now rare, chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation. | |
| 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. | |
| problem |
| 1. n. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. | |
| She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism. | |
| 2. n. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise. | |
| 3. n. A puzzling circumstance. | |
| 4. adj. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly. | |
| 5. adj. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome. | |
| theoretically |
| 1. adv. in theory; on paper | |
| I haven't tested it, but theoretically it ought to fly. | |
| 2. adv. in a theoretical manner | |
| I solved the problem theoretically rather than practically. | |
| rather |
| 1. adv. (obsolete) More quickly; sooner, earlier. | |
| 2. adv. Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably. (Now usually followed by than) | |
| I'd rather stay in all day than go out with them. I'd like this one rather than the other one. I'd rather be with you. | |
| 3. adv. (conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary. | |
| It wasn't supposed to be popular; rather, it was supposed to get the job done. She didn't go along, but rather went home instead. | |
| 4. adv. (conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.) | |
| I didn't want to leave. Or rather I did, just not alone. | |
| 5. adv. (degree) Somewhat, fairly. | |
| This melon is rather tasteless. This melon is rather tasteless, especially compared to the one we had last time. | |
| 6. v. (nonstandard, or dialectal) To prefer; to prefer to. | |
| 7. adj. (obsolete) Prior; earlier; former. | |
| 8. interj. (England, dated) An enthusiastic affirmation. | |
| than |
| 1. conj. (obsolete, outside, dialects, usually used with for) Because; for. | |
| 2. conj. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. | |
| she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; it's bigger than I thought it was | |
| 3. prep. introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two | |
| Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years. | |
| 4. adv. (now chiefly dialectal) At that time; then. | |
| practically |
| 1. adv. In practice; in effect. Not necessarily officially the case but what actually occurs. | |
| 2. adv. Almost completely; almost entirely | |
| He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence. | |
| 3. adv. With respect to practices or a practice. | |
| He wasn't very good with words or numbers; he was more of a practically minded person | |
| He was practically educated and lacked theoretical depth. | |
