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we
1. pron. (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
2. pron. (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
3. pron. (personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sen
4. pron. (personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
How are we all tonight?
5. pron. (personal, generally considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.
How are we feeling this morning?
6. det. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.
were
1. v. Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
John, you were the only person to see him.
2. v. First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
We were about to leave.
3. v. Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
Mary and John, you were right.
4. v. Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
They were a fine group.
They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
5. v. Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons of be.
I wish that it were Sunday.
I wish that I were with you.
* with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:
*: Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)
*: Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)
6. v. (Northern England) was.
7. n. (obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
8. n. (fandom) (The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.)
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?
never
1. adv. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.
I repeated the test a hundred times, and never saw a positive result.
I will never tell.
2. adv. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
3. adv. (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.
You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!
much
1. det. A large amount of.
2. det. (now archaic, or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people).
3. det. (now Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural noun).
4. adj. (obsolete) Large, great.
5. adv. To a great extent.
I don't like fish much.
He is much fatter than I remember him.
He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.
6. adv. Often; frequently.
Does he get drunk much?
7. pron. A large amount or great extent.
From those to whom much has been given much is expected.
loved
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of love
2. adj. Being the object of love.
love
1. n. Strong affection.
2. n. A profound and caring affection towards someone.
A mother’s love is not easily shaken.
My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life.
3. n. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
4. n. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
I have never been in love as much as I have with you.
5. n. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
My love of cricket knows no bounds.
6. n. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
7. n. (colloquial, British) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
Hello love, how can I help you?
8. n. A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
9. n. (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
10. n. (euphemistic) Sexual activity.
11. n. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
12. n. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
13. n. (altcaps, Love, , personification of love).
14. n. (obsolete) A thin silk material.
15. n. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
16. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
I love my spouse. I love you!
17. v. To need, thrive on.
Mold loves moist, dark places.
18. v. (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair
19. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
20. v. To derive delight from a fact or situation.
I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
21. v. To lust for.
22. v. (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
I wish I could love her all night long.
23. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise; commend.
24. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.
25. n. (racquet sports) Zero, no score.
So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
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.
recalcitrant
1. adj. Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
2. adj. Unwilling to cooperate socially.
3. adj. Difficult to deal with or to operate.
4. adj. (botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.
5. n. A person who is recalcitrant.
bad
1. adj. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
You have bad credit.
The weather looks pretty bad right now.
Don't talk to him; he's in a bad mood.
2. adj. Not suitable or fitting.
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
3. adj. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
4. adj. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
5. adj. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
I've had a bad back since the accident.
6. adj. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
7. adj. Evil; wicked.
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
8. adj. Faulty; not functional.
I had a bad headlight.
9. adj. (of food) spoiled, Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
These apples have gone bad.
10. adj. (of breath) malodorous, Malodorous; foul.
Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
11. adj. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
12. adj. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
13. adj. Of poor physical appearance.
I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
14. adj. (informal) Bold and daring.
15. adj. (hip-hop slang) Good; superlative.
16. adj. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
He is in bad need of a haircut.
17. adj. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
18. adv. (now colloquial) Badly.
I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
19. n. (slang) Error, mistake.
Sorry, my bad!
20. n. (economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
You is (SIC) bad, man!
21. v. (archaic) Alternative past tense of bid. See bade, bade.
22. v. (UK, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
neighbours
1. n. plural of neighbour
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of neighbour
neighbour
1. n. (British spelling)
2. n. A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
My neighbour has two noisy cats.
They′re our neighbours across the street.
3. n. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
4. n. (biblical) A fellow human being.
5. v. To be adjacent to
Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.
6. v. (intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.
7. v. To associate intimately with; to be close to.
demanding
1. adj. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
2. v. present participle of demand
demand
1. n. The desire to purchase goods and services.
Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
2. n. (economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
3. n. A forceful claim for something.
Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
4. n. A requirement.
His job makes many demands on his time.
There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.
5. n. An urgent request.
She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.
6. n. An order.
7. n. (electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time i
8. v. To request forcefully.
I demand to see the manager.
9. v. To claim a right to something.
The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.
10. v. To ask forcefully for information.
I demand an immediate explanation.
11. v. To require of someone.
This job demands a lot of patience.
12. v. (legal) To issue a summons to court.
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.
unpleasant
1. adj. Not pleasant.

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