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that's
     1. contraction. That is.
           That’s the book I've been looking for.
     2. contraction. That has.
           I’ve managed to find the solution to the problem that's been bugging me all day.
     3. contraction. That was.
     4. contraction. That does.
     5. pron. (rare, nonstandard) whose, of which
     that
          1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
                He told me that the book is a good read.
                I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
          2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
                Be glad that you have enough to eat.
          3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
          4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
                The noise was so loud that she woke up.
                The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
          5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
          6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
                Was John there? — Not that I saw.
                How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
          7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
          8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
          9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
                That book is a good read. This one isn't.
                That battle was in 1450.
                That cat of yours is evil.
          10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
                He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
          11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
                They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
          12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
                The water is so cold! — That it is.
          13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
                The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
                The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
          14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
                the place that = where or to which I went last year
                the last time that = when I went to Europe
          15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
                "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
          16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
                I'm just not that sick.
                I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
          17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
                Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
          18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
     is
          1. 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.
          2. n. plural of i
                remember to dot your is
all
     1. adv. (degree) intensifier.
           It suddenly went all quiet.
           She was all, “Whatever.”
     2. adv. (poetic) Entirely.
     3. adv. Apiece; each.
           The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.
     4. adv. (degree) So much.
           Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.
     5. adv. (obsolete, poetic) even; just
     6. det. Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or un).
           All contestants must register at the scorer’s table.  All flesh is originally grass.  All my friends like classical music.
     7. det. Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
           The store is open all day and all night. (= through the whole of the day and the whole of the night.)
           I’ve been working on this all year. (= from the beginning of the year until now.)
     8. det. (obsolete) Any.
     9. det. Only; alone; nothing but.
           He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.
     10. pron. Everything.
           some gave all they had;  she knows all and sees all;  Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do.
     11. pron. Everyone.
           A good time was had by all.
     12. n. (with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
           She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.
     13. n. The totality of one's possessions.
     14. conj. (obsolete) although
     15. adj. (dialect, Pennsylvania) All gone; dead.
           The butter is all.
right
     1. adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
           a right line
     2. adj. (geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
           The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
     3. adj. (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
           a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
     4. adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
           I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
           It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
     5. adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
           Is this the right software for my computer?
     6. adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
           I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
     7. adj. Real; veritable (used emphatically).
           You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
     8. adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
     9. adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
     10. adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →
           After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
     11. adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
           the right side of a piece of cloth
     12. adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
     13. adv. On the right side.
     14. adv. Towards the right side.
     15. adv. Exactly, precisely.
           The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
           Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
     16. adv. Immediately, directly.
           Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
           Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
     17. adv. (UK, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
           I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
           I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
     18. adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
     19. adv. In a correct manner.
           Do it right or don't do it at all.
     20. adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.
           Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
           Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
           The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
     21. interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
     22. interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
     23. interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
           - After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.- Right — who wants lunch?
     24. interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
           You're going, right?
     25. interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
     26. n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
           We're on the side of right in this contest.
     27. n. A legal, just or moral entitlement.
           You have no right to go through my personal diary.
           see also in right of
     28. n. The right side or direction.
           The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
     29. n. The right hand.
     30. n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
           The political right holds too much power.
     31. n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
     32. v. To correct.
           Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
     33. v. To set upright.
           The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
     34. v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
           When the wind died down, the ship righted.
     35. v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
           to right the oppressed
for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
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.
first
     1. adj. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
           The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.
           I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.
     2. adj. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
           Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
     3. adv. Before anything else; firstly.
           Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
     4. n. The person or thing in the first position.
           He was the first to complete the course.
     5. n. The first gear of an engine.
     6. n. Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
           This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.
     7. n. (baseball) first base
           There was a close play at first.
     8. n. (UK, colloquial) A first-class honours degree.
     9. n. (colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.
     10. n. A fraction of an integer ending in one.
           one forty-first of the estate
     11. n. (obsolete) Time; time granted; respite.
time
     1. n. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present events into the past.
           Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time
     2. n.          (physics, usually) A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.
                   Both science-fiction writers and physicists have written about travel through time.
     3. n.          (physics) Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.
                   Time slows down when you approach the speed of light.
     4. n.          (physics, reductionistic definition) The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.
                   An essential definition of time should entail neither speed nor direction, just change.
     5. n. A duration of time.
     6. n.          A quantity of availability of duration.
                   More time is needed to complete the project.   You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.   Are you finish
     7. n.          A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
                   a long time;  Record the individual times for the processes in each batch.   Only your best time is compared with the other compet
     8. n.          (slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
                   The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.   He is not living at home because he is doing time.
     9. n.          An experience.
                   We had a wonderful time at the party.
     10. n.          An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
                   Roman times;  the time of the dinosaurs
     11. n.          (with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
                   In my time, we respected our elders.
     12. n.          (only in singular, sports) Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
     13. n. An instant of time.
     14. n.          How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
                   Excuse me, have you got the time?   What time is it, do you guess? Ten o’clock?   A computer keeps time using a clock battery
     15. n.          A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
                   it’s time for bed;  it’s time to sleep;  we must wait for the right time;  it's time we were going
     16. n.          A numerical indication of a particular moment.
                   at what times do the trains arrive?;  these times were erroneously converted between zones
     17. n.          An instance or occurrence.
                   When was the last time we went out? I don’t remember.
                   see you another time;  that’s three times he’s made the same mistake
                   Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!
     18. n.          (of pubs) Closing time.
                   Last call: it's almost time.
     19. n.          The hour of childbirth.
     20. n.          (as someone's time) The end of someone's life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined.
                    It was his time.
     21. n. The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
           Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
     22. n. Ratio of comparison.
           your car runs three times faster than mine;  that is four times as heavy as this
     23. n. (grammar, dated) Tense.
           the time of a verb
     24. n. (music) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.
           common or triple time;   the musician keeps good time.
     25. v. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
           I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.
     26. v. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
           The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
           The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.
     27. v. (obsolete) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
     28. v. (obsolete) To pass time; to delay.
     29. v. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
     30. v. To measure, as in music or harmony.
     31. interj. (tennis) Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
you'll
     1. contraction. you will
     2. contraction. you shall
     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.
     will
          1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
                Do what you will.
          2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
          3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
          4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
          5. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
          6. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
                Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
          7. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
                Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
          8. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
                Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
          9. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
                Most creatures have a will to live.
          10. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
          11. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
          12. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
                He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
          13. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
          14. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
          15. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
                All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
          16. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
                He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
have
           Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst.
     1. v. To possess, own, hold.
           I have a house and a car.
           Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street!
     2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
           I have two sisters.
           I have a lot of work to do.
     3. v. To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action.
           I have breakfast at six o'clock.
           Can I have a look at that?
           I'm going to have some pizza and a beer right now.
     4. v. To be scheduled to attend or participate in.
           What class do you have right now? I have English.
           Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
     5. v. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) (Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.)
           I have already eaten today.
           I had already eaten.
     6. v. (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
           I have to go.
     7. v. To give birth to.
           The couple always wanted to have children.
           My wife is having the baby right now!
           My mother had me when she was 25.
     8. v. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
           He's always bragging about how many women he's had.
     9. v. To accept as a romantic partner.
           Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
     10. v. (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
           They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
     11. v. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
           He had him arrested for trespassing.
           The lecture's ending had the entire audience in tears.
     12. v. (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)
           The hospital had several patients contract pneumonia last week.
           I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
     13. v. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
           Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
     14. v. (Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions. (For further discussion, see "Usage notes" below.))
           We haven't eaten dinner yet, have we?
           Your wife hasn't been reading that nonsense, has she?
           (UK usage) He has some money, hasn't he?
     15. v. (UK, slang) To defeat in a fight; take.
           I could have him!
           I'm gonna have you!
     16. v. (dated) To be able to speak a language.
           I have no German.
     17. v. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
           Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
     18. v. To be afflicted with, suffer from.
           He had a cold last week.
     19. v. To experience, go through, undergo.
           We had a hard year last year, with the locust swarms and all that.
           He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
           I'm having the time of my life!
     20. v. To trick, to deceive.
           You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
     21. v. (transitive, often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
           The child screamed incessantly for his mother to buy him a toy, but she wasn't having any of it.
           I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
     22. v. (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
           I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
     23. v. To host someone; to take in as a guest.
           Thank you for having me!
     24. v. To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
           What do you have for problem two?
           I have two contacts on my scope.
     25. v. (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
           We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
     26. n. A wealthy or privileged person.
     27. n. (uncommon) One who has some (contextually specified) thing.
     28. n. (AU, NZ, informal) A fraud or deception; something misleading.
           They advertise it as a great deal, but I think it's a bit of a have.
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
get
     1. v. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
           I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
           Lance is going to get Mary a ring.
     2. v. To receive.
           I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
           You need to get permission to leave early.
           He got a severe reprimand for that.
     3. v. (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. (See usage notes.)
           I've got a concert ticket for you.
     4. v. (copulative) To become.
           I'm getting hungry; how about you?
           Don't get drunk tonight.
     5. v. To cause to become; to bring about.
           That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
           I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
           I can't get these boots off upright - (or on'upright,).
     6. v. To fetch, bring, take.
           Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
           I need to get this to the office.
     7. v. To cause to do.
           Somehow she got him to agree to it.
           I can't get it to work.
     8. v. (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards
           The actors are getting into position.
           When are we going to get to London?
           I'm getting into a muddle.
           We got behind the wall.
     9. v. To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
           to get a mile
     10. v. To cause to come or go or move.
     11. v. To cause to be in a certain status or position.
     12. v. (intransitive) To begin (doing something).
           We ought to get moving or we'll be late.
           After lunch we got chatting.
     13. v. To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
           I normally get the 7:45 train.
           I'll get the 9 a.m. flight to Boston.
     14. v. To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
           Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.
     15. v. (intransitive, followed by infinitive) To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).
           I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!
           The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.
     16. v. (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
           Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny.
           I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!
           I mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me.
     17. v. (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
           "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.".
     18. v. (informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
           He got bitten by a dog.
     19. v. To become ill with or catch (a disease).
           I went on holiday and got malaria.
     20. v. (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
           He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.
     21. v. (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
           That question's really got me.
     22. v. To find as an answer.
           What did you get for question four?
     23. v. (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
           The cops finally got me.
           I'm gonna get him for that.
     24. v. To hear completely; catch.
           Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?
     25. v. To getter.
           I put the getter into the container to get the gases.
     26. v. (now rare) To beget (of a father).
     27. v. (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
           to get a lesson;  to get out one's Greek lesson
     28. v. (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
           Get her with her new hairdo.
     29. v. (informal, mostly, imperative) Go away; get lost.
     30. v. (euphemism) To kill.
           They’re coming to get you, Barbara.
     31. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
     32. n. (dated) Offspring.
     33. n. Lineage.
     34. n. (sports) A difficult return or block of a shot.
     35. n. Something gained.
     36. n. (UK, regional) A git.
     37. n. (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
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.
faster
     1. adj. comparative form of fast: more fast
     2. adv. comparative form of fast: more fast
     3. n. Agent noun of fast (voluntarily refrain from eating); one who fasts.
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)
it
     1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.
           Put it over there.
           Take each day as it comes.
           I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.
     2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.
           She took the baby and held it in her arms.
     3. pron. Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
           It's me. John.
           Is it her?
     4. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
           It is nearly 10 o’clock.
           It’s 10:45 read ten-forty-five.
           It’s very cold today.
           It’s lonely without you.
     5. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.
           stick it out
           live it up
           rough it
     6. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject i
           It is easy to see how she would think that. (with the infinitive clause headed by to see)
           I find it odd that you would say that. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is hard seeing you so sick. (with the gerund seeing)
           He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is not clear if the report was true. (with the noun clause introduced by if)
     7. pron. All or the end; something after which there is no more.
           Are there more students in this class, or is this it?
           That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.
     8. pron. (chiefly pejorative, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.
     9. pron. (obsolete) (Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun): That which; what.
     10. det. (obsolete) its
     11. n. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
     12. n. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
           In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…
     13. n. (British) The game of tag.
           Let's play it at breaktime.
     14. n. Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
     15. n. (euphemism) Sexual activity.
           caught them doing it
     16. adj. (colloquial) Most fashionable.
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