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yet
1. adv. (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.
He has never yet been late for an appointment; I’m not yet wise enough to answer that; Have you finished yet?
2. adv. Continuously up to the current time; still.
The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.
3. adv. At some future time; eventually.
The riddle will be solved yet.
4. adv. (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
I've yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.
I had yet to go to a convention. — I had not yet gone to a convention.
He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.
5. adv. In addition.
There are two hours yet to go until our destination.
6. adv. (degree) Even.
K-2 is yet higher than this.
7. conj. Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.
8. v. (dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.
9. n. (dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.
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.
road
1. n. (obsolete) The act of riding on horseback.
2. n. (obsolete) A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
3. n. (nautical, often, in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
4. n. A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate m
5. n. (figuratively) A path chosen in life or career.
6. n. An underground tunnel in a mine.
7. n. (US, railroads) A railway or (railroads) a single railway track.
8. n. (obsolete) A journey, or stage of a journey.
9. n. A way or route.
10. adj. (US, Canada sports) At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
map
1. n. A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
2. n. A graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components or themes.
3. n. (mathematics) A function.
Letf be a map from\mathbbR to\mathbbR
4. n. The butterfly.
5. n. (old-fashioned) The face.
6. n. (board games, computer games) A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.
I don't want to play this map again!
7. v. To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
8. v. To inform someone of a particular idea.
9. v. (mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
f mapsA toB, mapping everya\in A tof(a)\in B.
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?
unequivocal
1. adj. Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.
2. adj. (possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.
the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge
about
1. prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
2. prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
3. prep. On the point or verge of.
the show is about to start; I am not about to admit to your crime
4. prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
5. prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
6. prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
7. prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
He knew more about what was occurring than anyone.
8. prep. (figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
He has his wits about him.
9. prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
10. adv. Not distant; approximate.
11. adv. On all sides; around.
12. adv. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
13. adv. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
about as cold; about as high
14. adv. Near; in the vicinity.
15. adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
16. adv. On the move; active; astir.
17. adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
to face about; to turn oneself about
18. adv. (nautical) To the opposite tack.
19. adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
20. adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
a mile about, and a third of a mile across
21. adv. (chiefly North America, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
22. adj. Moving around; astir.
out and about; up and about
After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.
23. adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent
its
1. det. Belonging to it.
2. pron. The one (or ones) belonging to it.
3. n. plural of it
status
1. n. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
2. n. Prestige or high standing.
3. n. A situation or state of affairs.
What's the status of the investigation?
New York is known for its status as a financial center.
4. n. (legal) The legal condition of a person or thing.
5. n. (Canada, almost always used to modify another noun) The state (of a Canadian Indian) of being registered under the Indian Act.
He is a status Indian.
6. n. (social networking) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
7. n. (medicine) (Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.)

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