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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.
any
     1. adv. To even the slightest extent, at all.
           I will not remain here any longer.
           If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
     2. det. At least one; of at least one kind. One at all.
           do you have any biscuits?;  do you have any food?;  I haven't got any money;  it won't do you any good
     3. det. No matter what kind.
           choose any items you want;  any person may apply
     4. pron. Any thing(s) or person(s).
           Any may apply.
Case
     1. n. (grammar) abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines its function in a sentence, such as a grammatical case and a position.
     2. n. An actual event, situation, or fact.
           For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
           It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom.
           In case of fire, break glass. sign on fire extinguisher holder in public space
     3. n. (now rare) A given condition or state.
     4. n. A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
           It was one of the detective's easiest cases.  Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases.  The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.
     5. n. (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
           The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.
     6. n. (legal) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
     7. n. (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
           The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.  Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.
     8. n. (grammar) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
           Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.  Latin is a language that employs case.
     9. n. (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
           There were another five cases reported overnight.
     10. n. (programming) A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
     11. v. (obsolete) To propose hypothetical cases.
     12. n. A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
     13. n. A box, sheath, or covering generally.
           a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
     14. n. A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
     15. n. An enclosing frame or casing.
           a door case; a window case
     16. n. A suitcase.
     17. n. A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
     18. n. The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
     19. n. (printing, historical) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and
     20. n. (typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
     21. n. (poker slang) Four of a kind.
     22. n. (US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
     23. n. (mining) A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
     24. n. A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
     25. adj. (poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank.
           He drew the case eight!
     26. v. To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
     27. v. To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
     28. v. (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
I'll
     1. contraction. I will
     2. contraction. I shall
     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)
     will
          1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
                Do what you will.
          2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
          3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
          4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
          5. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
          6. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
                Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
          7. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
                Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
          8. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
                Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
          9. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
                Most creatures have a will to live.
          10. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
          11. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
          12. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
                He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
          13. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
          14. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
          15. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
                All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
          16. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
                He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
inform
     1. v. (archaic, transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
     2. v. To communicate knowledge to.
     3. v. (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
     4. v. To act as an informer; denounce.
     5. v. To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
           His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
     6. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
     7. v. (obsolete, transitive) To direct, guide.
     8. v. (archaic, intransitive) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
     9. adj. Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
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.
when
     1. adv. (interrogative) Used to introduce questions about time.
           When will they arrive?
     2. adv. Used to introduce indirect questions about time.
           Do you know when they arrived?
           Do you know when they will arrive?
           Do you know when they arrive?
     3. adv. At an earlier and less prosperous time.
           He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
     4. adv. (indirect question) Used to refer to doubts about time.
     5. adv. (relative) At which, on which, during which. Often omitted or replaced with that.
           That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.
     6. conj. At what time.
           They were told when to sleep.
           He doesn't know when to stop talking.
     7. conj. At such time as.
           I’m happiest when I’m working.
     8. conj. At the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
           It was raining when I came yesterday.
           The show will begin when I get there.
           The game is over when the referee says it is.
           Be careful when crossing the street.
           Pay attention when spoken to.
           When (you are) angry, count to ten before speaking or acting.
           That time when the dog stole the turkey from the table.
     9. conj. Since; given the fact that.
           I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.
     10. pron. (interrogative) What time; which time.
           Since when do I need your permission?
     11. n. The time at which something happens.
           A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
     12. interj. That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.
He
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, he
           I love the Lord for He is Great and Holy.
     2. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
     3. 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?
     4. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
     5. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
     6. n. (informal) A male.
           Alex totally is a he.
     7. n. The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
comes
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of come
     2. n. (music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
     come
          1. v. (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
                She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes...
          2. v.          To move towards the speaker.
                        I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.
                        Stop dawdling and come here!
          3. v.          To move towards the listener.
                        Hold on, I'll come in a second.
                        You should ask the doctor to come to your house.
          4. v.          To move towards the object that is the focus of the sentence.
                        No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.
                        Hundreds of thousands of people come to Disneyland every year.
          5. v.          (in subordinate clauses and gerunds) To move towards the agent or subject of the main clause.
                        King Cnut couldn't stop the tide coming.
                        He threw the boomerang, which came right back to him.
          6. v.          To move towards an unstated agent.
                        The butler should come when called.
          7. v. (intransitive) To arrive.
          8. v. (intransitive) To appear, to manifest itself.
                The pain in his leg comes and goes.
          9. v. (intransitive) To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
                Which letter comes before Y?   Winter comes after autumn.
          10. v. (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
                He came after a few minutes.
          11. v. (copulative figuratively, with close) To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
                They came very close to leaving on time.   His test scores came close to perfect.
                One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.
          12. v. (figuratively, with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
                He came to SF literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits.
          13. v. (copulative, archaic) To become, to turn out to be.
                He was a dream come true.
          14. v. (intransitive) To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
                He's as tough as they come.   Our milkshakes come in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavours.
          15. v. (slang) To carry through; to succeed in.
                You can't come any tricks here.
          16. v. (intransitive) Happen.
                This kind of accident comes when you are careless.
          17. v. (intransitive, with from or sometimes of) To have as an origin, originate.
          18. v.          To have a certain social background.
          19. v.          To be or have been a resident or native.
                        Where did you come from?
          20. v.          To have been brought up by or employed by.
                        She comes from a good family.
                        He comes from a disreputable legal firm.
          21. v.          To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
                        The river comes from Bear Lake.
                        Where does this road come from?
          22. v. (intransitive, of grain) To germinate.
          23. n. (obsolete) Coming, arrival; approach.
          24. n. (vulgar, slang) Semen
          25. n. (vulgar, slang) Female ejaculatory discharge.
          26. prep. Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time.
                Leave it to settle for about three months and, come Christmas time, you'll have a delicious concoction to offer your guests.
                Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.
          27. interj. An exclamation to express annoyance.
                Come come! Stop crying.  Come now! You must eat it.
          28. interj. An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.
                Come come! You can do it.  Come now! It won't bite you.
          29. n. (typography) alternative form of comma in its medieval use as a middot ⟨·⟩ serving as a form of colon.
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