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. | |
and |
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. | |
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. | |
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. | |
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. | |
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but. | |
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often | |
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements. | |
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition. | |
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause. | |
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’. | |
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come, | |
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other". | |
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb). | |
14. conj. Expressing a condition.: | |
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that. | |
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though. | |
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. | |
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath. | |
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog. | |
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine. | |
let |
1. v. To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). | |
After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in. | |
2. v. To leave. | |
Let me alone! | |
3. v. To allow the release of (a fluid). | |
The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail. | |
4. v. To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent. | |
I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad. | |
5. v. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out. | |
to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering | |
6. v. Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person. | |
Let's put on a show! | |
Let us have a moment of silence. | |
Let me just give you the phone number. | |
Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect. | |
7. v. (transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive). | |
Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving? | |
8. n. The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent. | |
9. v. (archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something). | |
10. v. (obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening. | |
11. v. (obsolete) To tarry or delay. | |
12. n. An obstacle or hindrance. | |
13. n. (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally. | |
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. | |
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 | |
always |
1. adv. At all times; throughout all time | |
God is always the same. | |
2. adv. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally). | |
In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime. | |
3. adv. (informal) In any event. | |
I thought I could always go back to work. | |
say |
1. v. To pronounce. | |
Please say your name slowly and clearly. | |
2. v. To recite. | |
Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance? | |
3. v. To tell, either verbally or in writing. | |
He said he would be here tomorrow. | |
4. v. To indicate in a written form. | |
The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris. | |
5. v. (impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. | |
They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do.". | |
6. v. (informal, imperative) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. | |
A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice. | |
Say he refuses. What do we do then? | |
Say your family is starving and you don't have any money, is it ok to steal some food? | |
7. v. (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. | |
8. v. (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. | |
9. n. A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. | |
10. adv. For example; let us assume. | |
Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. | |
He was driving pretty fast, say, fifty miles per hour. | |
11. interj. (colloquial) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion | |
Say, what did you think about the movie? | |
12. n. A type of fine cloth similar to serge. | |
13. v. To try; to assay. | |
14. n. Trial by sample; assay; specimen. | |
15. n. Tried quality; temper; proof. | |
16. n. Essay; trial; attempt. | |
17. n. (Scotland) A strainer for milk. | |
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. | |
it's |
1. det. (now nonstandard) alternative form of its | |
it |
1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals. | |
Put it over there. | |
Take each day as it comes. | |
I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today. | |
2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender. | |
She took the baby and held it in her arms. | |
3. pron. Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation. | |
It's me. John. | |
Is it her? | |
4. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it) | |
It is nearly 10 o’clock. | |
It’s 10:45 read ten-forty-five. | |
It’s very cold today. | |
It’s lonely without you. | |
5. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms. | |
stick it out | |
live it up | |
rough it | |
6. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject i | |
It is easy to see how she would think that. (with the infinitive clause headed by to see) | |
I find it odd that you would say that. (with the noun clause introduced by that) | |
It is hard seeing you so sick. (with the gerund seeing) | |
He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that) | |
It is not clear if the report was true. (with the noun clause introduced by if) | |
7. pron. All or the end; something after which there is no more. | |
Are there more students in this class, or is this it? | |
That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you. | |
8. pron. (chiefly pejorative, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male. | |
9. pron. (obsolete) (Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun): That which; what. | |
10. det. (obsolete) its | |
11. n. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being. | |
12. n. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag. | |
In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it… | |
13. n. (British) The game of tag. | |
Let's play it at breaktime. | |
14. n. Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty. | |
15. n. (euphemism) Sexual activity. | |
caught them doing it | |
16. adj. (colloquial) Most fashionable. | |
is |
1. 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. | |
2. n. plural of i | |
remember to dot your is | |
appropriate |
1. adj. Suitable or fit; proper. | |
The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better. | |
2. adj. Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper. | |
I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the check-out that my hair-piece looked like it was falling out of place. | |
While it is not considered appropriate for a professor to date his student, there is no such concern once the semester has ended. | |
3. adj. (obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved. | |
4. v. (transitive, archaic) To make suitable; to suit. | |
5. v. To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right. | |
Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit. | |
6. v. To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for. | |
A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden. | |
to appropriate money for the increase of the navy | |
7. v. (transitive, British, ecclesiastical, legal) To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property). | |
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 | |
mean |
1. v. To intend. | |
2. v. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. | |
I didn't mean to knock your tooth out. | |
I mean to go to Baddeck this summer. | |
I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind. | |
3. v. (intransitive) To have intentions of a given kind. | |
Don't be angry; she meant well. | |
4. v. (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. | |
Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor. | |
Man was not meant to question such things. | |
5. v. To convey meaning. | |
6. v. To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea). | |
The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm? | |
7. v. Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify. | |
What does this hieroglyph mean? | |
8. v. Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude. | |
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. | |
He is a little different, if you know what I mean. | |
9. v. To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). | |
Does she really mean what she said to him last night? | |
Say what you mean and mean what you say. | |
10. v. To result in; to bring about. | |
One faltering step means certain death. | |
11. v. To be important (to). | |
My home life means a lot to me. | |
12. v. (Ireland, UK regional) To lament. | |
13. adj. (obsolete) Common; general. | |
14. adj. Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble. | |
a man of mean parentage / a mean abode | |
15. adj. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby. | |
a mean appearance / mean dress | |
16. adj. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base. | |
a mean motive | |
17. adj. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. | |
18. adj. (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted. | |
He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children. | |
19. adj. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small. | |
20. adj. Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind. | |
It was mean to steal the girl's piggy bank, but he just had to get uptown and he had no cash of his own. | |
21. adj. Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious. | |
Watch out for her, she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose. | |
22. adj. Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging. | |
It must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town. | |
23. adj. Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with. | |
Your mother can roll a mean cigarette. | |
He hits a mean backhand. | |
24. adj. (informal, often, childish) Difficult, tricky. | |
This problem is mean! | |
25. adj. Having the mean (see noun below) as its value. | |
26. adj. (obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable. | |
27. n. (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. | |
28. n. (obsolete, in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps. | |
29. n. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. | |
30. n. (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument. | |
31. n. (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. | |
32. n. (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency. | |
33. n. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6. | |