incapable |
1. adj. Not capable (of doing something); unable. | |
A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid. | |
I consider him incapable of dishonesty. | |
2. adj. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit. | |
incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury | |
3. n. (dated) One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton. | |
of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. | |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". | |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). | |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). | |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. | |
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. | |
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three. | |
6. prep. Expressing separation. | |
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.) | |
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband. | |
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.) | |
He seemed devoid of human feelings. | |
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.) | |
10. prep. Expressing origin. | |
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.) | |
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin. | |
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of. | |
The invention was born of necessity. | |
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.) | |
It is said that she died of a broken heart. | |
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.) | |
I am tired of all this nonsense. | |
15. prep. Expressing agency. | |
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).) | |
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea. | |
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below). | |
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties. | |
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.) | |
It was very brave of you to speak out like that. | |
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance. | |
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.) | |
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic. | |
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.) | |
She wore a dress of silk. | |
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.) | |
What a lot of nonsense! | |
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.) | |
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich. | |
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also". | |
I'm not driving this wreck of a car. | |
25. prep. Introducing subject matter. | |
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma | |
I'm always thinking of you. | |
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning. | |
He told us the story of his journey to India. | |
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.) | |
This behaviour is typical of teenagers. | |
29. prep. Having partitive effect. | |
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among". | |
Most of these apples are rotten. | |
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.) | |
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. | |
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort. | |
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).) | |
He is a friend of mine. | |
34. prep. Expressing possession. | |
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. | |
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. | |
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. | |
The owner of the nightclub was arrested. | |
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter | |
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames. | |
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive". | |
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.) | |
She had a profound distrust of the police. | |
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics. | |
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards. | |
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner. | |
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by". | |
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain. | |
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.) | |
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%. | |
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod | |
It's not that big of a deal. | |
45. prep. Expressing a point in time. | |
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. | |
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river. | |
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). | |
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while. | |
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.) | |
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off. | |
being |
1. v. present participle of be | |
2. n. A living creature. | |
3. n. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state. | |
4. n. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept). | |
5. n. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality. | |
6. n. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage. | |
7. conj. (obsolete) Given that; since. | |
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? | |
canceled |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of cancel | |
2. adj. (US) standard spelling of cancelled | |
cancel |
1. v. To cross out something with lines etc. | |
2. v. To invalidate or annul something. | |
He cancelled his order on their website. | |
3. v. To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused. | |
This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code. | |
4. v. To offset or equalize something. | |
The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise. | |
5. v. (transitive, mathematics) To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation. | |
6. v. (transitive, media) To stop production of a programme. | |
7. v. (printing, dated) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type. | |
8. v. (obsolete) To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude. | |
9. v. (slang) To kill. | |
10. n. A cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English). | |
11. n. (Internet) A control message posted to Usenet that serves to cancel a previously posted message. | |
12. n. (obsolete) An enclosure; a boundary; a limit. | |
13. n. (printing) The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages. | |
14. n. (printing) The page thus suppressed. | |
15. n. (printing) The page that replaces it. | |
lost |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of lose | |
2. adj. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way. | |
The children were soon lost in the forest. | |
3. adj. In an unknown location; unable to be found. | |
Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world. | |
4. adj. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible. | |
an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd | |
5. adj. Parted with; no longer held or possessed. | |
a lost limb; lost honour | |
6. adj. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered. | |
a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit | |
7. adj. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope. | |
a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul | |
8. adj. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible. | |
lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour | |
9. adj. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things. | |
to be lost in thought | |
lose |
1. v. To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. | |
If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry. | |
He lost his hearing in the explosion. | |
She lost her position when the company was taken over. | |
2. v. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. | |
I lost my way in the forest. | |
3. v. To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident. | |
Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy. | |
He lost his spleen in a car wreck. | |
4. v. To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). | |
We lost the football match. | |
5. v. To shed (weight). | |
I’ve lost five pounds this week. | |
6. v. To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer. | |
The policeman lost the robber he was chasing. | |
Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down. | |
7. v. To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer. | |
We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest. | |
8. v. To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend). | |
She lost all her sons in the war. | |
9. v. To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion). | |
10. v. (transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate. | |
When we get into the building, please lose the hat. | |
11. v. Of a clock, to run slower than expected. | |
My watch loses five minutes a week. | |
It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes. | |
12. v. To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of. | |
13. v. To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss. | |
I lost a part of what he said. | |
14. v. (transitive, archaic) To cause to part with; to deprive of. | |
15. n. (obsolete) Fame, renown; praise. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
forgotten |
1. adj. Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered. | |
2. v. past participle of forget | |
3. n. A person or thing that has been forgotten. | |
forget |
1. v. To lose remembrance of. | |
I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school. | |
2. v. To unintentionally not do, neglect. | |
I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary. | |
3. v. To unintentionally leave something behind. | |
I forgot my car keys. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To cease remembering. | |
Let's just forget about it. | |
5. v. (slang) euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath). | |
Forget you! | |
6. v. topics, en, Memory | |