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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.
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.
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.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
take
     1. v. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
           They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.
           I'll take that plate off the table.
     2. v.          To seize or capture.
                   take the guards prisoner
                   take prisoners
                   After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.
     3. v.          To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
                   took ten catfish in one afternoon
     4. v.          (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
     5. v.          To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
                   Billy took her pencil.
     6. v.          To exact.
                   take a toll
                   take revenge
     7. v.          To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
                   took the next two tricks
                   took Smith's rook
     8. v. To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
           took third place
           took bribes
           The camera takes 35mm film.
     9. v.          To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
                   The store doesn't take checks.
                   She wouldn't take any money for her help.
                   Do you take credit?
                   The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins.
     10. v.          To accept and follow (advice, etc).
                   take my advice
     11. v.          To receive into some relationship.
                   take a wife
                   The school only takes new students in the fall.
                   The therapist wouldn't take him as a client.
     12. v.          (transitive, intransitive, legal) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
     13. v. To remove.
           take two eggs from the carton
     14. v.          To remove or end by death; to kill.
                   The earthquake took many lives.
                   The plague took rich and poor alike.
                   Cancer took her life.
                   He took his life last night.
     15. v.          To subtract.
                   take one from three and you are left with two
     16. v. To have sex with.
     17. v. To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
           Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.
           The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!
     18. v. To grasp or grip.
           He took her hand in his.
     19. v. To select or choose; to pick.
           Take whichever bag you like.
           She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city.
           I'll take the blue plates.
           I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please.
     20. v. To adopt (select) as one's own.
           She took his side in every argument.
           take a stand on the important issues
     21. v. To carry or lead (something or someone).
           She took her sword with her everywhere she went.
           I'll take the plate with me.
     22. v.          (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
                   The next bus will take you to Metz.
                   I took him for a ride
                   I took him down to London.
     23. v.          (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
                   These stairs take you down to the basement.
                   Stone Street took us right past the store.
     24. v.          To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
                   She took the steps two or three at a time/
                   He took the curve / corner too fast.
                   The pony took every hedge and fence in its path.
     25. v.          To escort or conduct (a person).
                   He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home.
     26. v.          (reflexive) To go.
     27. v. To use as a means of transportation.
           take the ferry
           I took a plane.
           He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester.
           He's 96 but he still takes the stairs.
     28. v. (obsolete) To visit; to include in a course of travel.
     29. v. To obtain for use by payment or lease.
           She took a condo at the beach for the summer.
           He took a full-page ad in the Times.
     30. v.          To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
                   They took two magazines.
                   I used to take The Sunday Times.
     31. v. To consume.
     32. v.          To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
                   take two of these and call me in the morning
                   take the blue pill
                   I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.
     33. v.          To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
                   The general took dinner at seven o'clock.
     34. v. To experience, undergo, or endure.
     35. v.          To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
                   take sun-baths
                   take a shower
                   She made the decision to take chemotherapy.
     36. v.          To experience or feel.
                   She takes pride in her work.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
really
     1. adv. (literal) In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.
     2. adv. (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
           "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?".
     3. adv. (informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
           But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!
     4. interj. Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.
           A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.
           B: Really?
     5. interj. (colloquial, sarcastic, typically exaggerated question.) Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity
           A: I've just been reading Shakespeare - he's one of the best authors like, ever!
           B: Really.
     6. interj. (colloquial, chiefly US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.
           A: That girl talks about herself way too much.
           B: Really. She's a nightmare.
     7. interj. Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.
           Well, really! How rude.
     8. v. Alternative form of re-ally
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.
look
     1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
           Look at my new car!  Don’t look in the closet.
     2. v. To appear, to seem.
           It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.
     3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
           That painting looks nice.
     4. v. (intransitive, often, with "for") To search for, to try to find.
     5. v. To face or present a view.
           The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush.
     6. v. To expect or anticipate.
           I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.
     7. v. To express or manifest by a look.
     8. v. (transitive, often, with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
     9. v. (dated, sometimes figurative) To show oneself in looking.
           Look out of the window i.e. lean out while I speak to you.
     10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
     11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.
     12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
           to look down opposition
     13. v. (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
           The fastball caught him looking.
           Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.
           It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.
     14. interj. Pay attention.
           Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.
     15. n. The action of looking; an attempt to see.
           Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.
     16. n. (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
           She got her mother’s looks.
           I don’t like the look of the new design.
     17. n. A facial expression.
           He gave me a dirty look.
           If looks could kill ...
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
           He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
     4. prep. Denotes a price.
           3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
     5. prep. Occupied in (activity).
           men at work
     6. prep. In a state of.
           She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
     7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
           Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
     8. prep. Because of.
           to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
     9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
     10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate.
           It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
     11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
           The twins were both bad at chemistry.
           He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
     12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
     13. n. The at sign (@).
     14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit)
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.
specimens
     1. n. plural of specimen
     specimen
          1. n. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
                early specimens of the art of Picasso
          2. n. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
          3. n. (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
there
     1. adv. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
     2. adv. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
           He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
           They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
     3. adv. (location) To or into that place; thither.
     4. adv. (obsolete) Where, there where, in which place.
     5. adv. In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
     6. interj. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
           There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
     7. interj. Used to express victory or completion.
           There! That knot should hold.
     8. n. That place.
     9. n. That status; that position.
           You get it ready; I'll take it from there.
     10. pron. Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
           There are two apples on the table. =Two apples are on the table.
           There is no way to do it. =No way to do it exists.
           Is there an answer? =Does an answer exist?
           No, there isn't. =No, one doesn't exist.
     11. pron. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
           If x is a positive number, then there exists =there is a positive number y less than x.
           There remain several problems with this approach. =Several problems remain with this approach.
           Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. =There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.
           There arose a great wind out of the east. =There was now a great wind, arising in the east.
     12. pron. Used with other verbs, when raised.
           There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. =It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.
           I expected there to be a simpler solution. =I expected that there would be a simpler solution.
           There are beginning to be complications. =It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.
     13. pron. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.
           therefor, thereat, thereunder
     14. pron. (colloquial) Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells
           Hi there, young fellow.
     15. contraction. misspelling of they’re
     16. det. misspelling of their
Is
     1. n. plural of I
     2. 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.
     3. n. plural of i
           remember to dot your is
     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?
No
     1. adv. (archaic) Alternative form of No.
     2. n. Alternative form of No.
     3. n. Alternative form of Noh: a form of classical Japanese drama.
     4. det. Not any.
           no one
           There is no water left.
           No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
           No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.
           There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)
     5. det. Hardly any.
           We'll be finished in no time at all.
     6. det. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
           No smoking
           There's no stopping her once she gets going.
     7. det. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
           My mother's no fool.
           Working nine to five every day is no life.
     8. adv. (now only used with comparatives, except in Scotland) Not, not at all.
           It is a different kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
           I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
     9. part. Used to show disagreement or negation.
           No, you are mistaken.
           No, you may not watch television now.
     10. part. Used to show agreement with a negative question.
           "Don’t you like milk?" "No" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
     11. part. (colloquial) As if to say, "No, don’t doubt this!", or to deny an imagined contradictory statement, used to show intense agreement
           No, totally.
           No, yeah, that's exactly right.
           "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!".
           No, yeah
     12. n. A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval.
     13. n. A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
           The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
     14. adv. (archaic) Alternative form of No.
     15. n. Alternative form of No.
real
     1. adj. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
     2. adj. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
           This is real leather.
     3. adj. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
           These are real tears!
     4. adj. Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
           a description of real life
     5. adj. That has objective, physical existence.
           No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
     6. adj. (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
           My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
           What is the real GNP of this polity?
     7. adj. (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
     8. adj. (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the poi
     9. adj. (legal) Relating to immovable tangible property.
           real estate;  real property
     10. adj. Absolute, complete, utter.
           This is a real problem.
     11. adj. (slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
           I'm keeping it real.
     12. adv. (US, colloquial) Really, very.
     13. n. A commodity; see realty.
     14. n. (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
     15. n. (mathematics) A real number.
     16. n. (obsolete) A realist.
     17. n. Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
     18. n. A coin worth one real.
     19. n. A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942
     20. n. A coin worth one real.
similarity
     1. n. Closeness of appearance to something else.
     2. n. (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
           Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. — Sir W. Hamilton.
     3. n. (maths) A transformation that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
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