only |
1. adj. Alone in a category. | |
He is the only doctor for miles. | |
The only people in the stadium were the fans: no players, coaches, or officials. | |
That was the only time I went to Turkey. | |
2. adj. Singularly superior; the best. | |
He is the only trombonist to recruit. | |
3. adj. Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender. | |
He is their only son, in fact, an only child. | |
4. adj. (obsolete) Mere. | |
5. adv. Without others or anything further; exclusively. | |
My heart is hers, and hers only. The cat sat only on the mat. It kept off the sofa. | |
6. adv. No more than; just. | |
The cat only sat on the mat. It didn't scratch it. If there were only one more ticket! | |
7. adv. As recently as. | |
He left only moments ago. | |
8. adv. (obsolete) Above all others; particularly. | |
9. conj. Under the condition that; but. | |
10. conj. But; except. | |
I would enjoy running, only I have this broken leg. | |
11. n. An only child. | |
if |
1. conj. Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice. | |
If it rains, I shall get wet. | |
2. conj. (computing) In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner). | |
If A, then B, else C. | |
3. conj. Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive indicating that the condition is closed. | |
I would prefer it if you took your shoes off. | |
I would be unhappy if you had not talked with me yesterday. | |
If I were you, I wouldn't go there alone. | |
4. conj. Supposing that; given that; supposing it is the case that. | |
If that's true, we had better get moving! | |
5. conj. Although; used to introduce a concession. | |
He was a great friend, if a little stingy at the bar. | |
6. conj. (sometimes proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs. | |
I don't know if I want to go or not. | |
7. conj. (usually hyperbolic) Even if; even in the circumstances that. | |
8. conj. Introducing a relevance conditional. | |
I have leftover cake if you want some. | |
9. n. (informal) An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc. | |
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. | |
happen |
1. v. (intransitive) To occur or take place. | |
Let me tell you how it happened. | |
2. v. (transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall. | |
3. v. (intransitive or impersonal, with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly. | |
Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain. | |
Do you happen to have an umbrella? | |
I happened to get wet. | |
4. v. (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance. | |
5. adv. (obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps. | |
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 | |
know |
1. v. To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | |
I know that I’m right and you’re wrong. | |
He knew something terrible was going to happen. | |
2. v. To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | |
Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew. | |
She knows where I live. | |
I knew he was upset, but I didn't understand why. | |
3. v. To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. | |
I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father. | |
4. v. To experience. | |
Their relationship knew ups and downs. | |
5. v. To distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of. | |
to know a person's face or figure | |
to know right from wrong | |
I wouldn't know one from the other. | |
6. v. To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change. | |
7. v. To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study. | |
Let me do it. I know how it works. | |
She knows how to swim. | |
His mother tongue is Italian, but he also knows French and English. | |
She knows chemistry better than anybody else. | |
Know your enemy and know yourself. | |
8. v. (transitive, archaic, Biblical) To have sexual relations with. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed. | |
It is vital that he not know. | |
She knew of our plan. | |
He knows about 19th century politics. | |
10. v. (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant. | |
Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew. | |
11. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be acquainted (with another person). | |
12. v. To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music). | |
Do you know "Blueberry Hill"? | |
13. n. (rare) Knowledge; the state of knowing. | |
something |
1. pron. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. | |
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what. | |
I have something for you in my bag. | |
I have a feeling something good is going to happen today. | |
2. pron. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree. | |
The performance was something of a disappointment. | |
That child is something of a genius. | |
3. pron. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify. | |
She has a certain something. | |
4. pron. (colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way. | |
He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice. | |
She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing. | |
5. adj. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify. | |
6. adv. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree. | |
The baby looks something like his father. | |
7. adv. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree. | |
8. v. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song. | |
9. n. An object whose nature is yet to be defined. | |
10. n. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense). | |
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 | |
Child |
1. n. alternative case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another important child who is understood from context. | |
2. n. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) | |
Go easy on him: he is but a child. | |
3. n. (obsolete) a female child, a girl. | |
4. n. (with possessive) One's son or daughter, regardless of age. | |
My youngest child is forty-three. | |
5. n. (cartomancy) The thirteenth Lenormand card. | |
6. n. (figuratively) A figurative offspring, particularly: | |
7. n. A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age. | |
The children of Israel. | |
He is a child of his times. | |
8. n. Anything derived from or caused by something. | |
Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war. | |
9. n. (computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another. | |
The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node. | |
psychology |
1. n. The study of the human mind. | |
2. n. The study of human behavior. | |
3. n. The study of animal behavior. | |
4. n. The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity. | |