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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
what
1. pron. (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: (used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.)
2. pron. (relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.
3. pron. That which; those that; the thing that.
He knows what he wants.
What goes up must come down.
Keep up with what your friends are doing.
4. pron. Whatever.
I will do what I can to help you.
5. adv. (usually followed by "with") In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
What with singing and joking, the time passed quickly.
6. adv. Such.
What a pity.
What a beautiful day!
7. adv. (obsolete) Why?
8. adv. (now rare) Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
9. adv. (Singlish) (alt form, wat) (used to contradict an assumption)
10. interj. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
What! That’s amazing.
11. interj. Response that enquires what the asker desires (usually said unhappily).
12. interj. (UK, colloquial, dated) (clipping of what do you say)?
It’s a nice day, what?
13. interj. What did you say? I beg your pardon?
14. det. Which; which kind of.
What shirt are you going to wear?
What time is it?
What kind of car is that?
15. det. How much; how great (used in an exclamation).
What talent he has!
What a talent!
16. det. (relative) Whatever
Write down what things come into your mind.
17. n. (obsolete) Something; thing; stuff.
18. n. The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
19. n. Something that is addressed by , as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
I
1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
(audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio)
2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.
3. n. (metaphysics) The ego.
4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate.
5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case)
6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I
intend
1. v. (intransitive, usually followed by the particle "to") To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon
he intends to go to university
we intend that she shall remain
2. v. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
3. v. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
4. v. To strain; make tense.
5. v. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
6. v. To apply with energy.
7. v. To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
8. v. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
9. v. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
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
find
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
Water is found to be a compound substance.
4. v. To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
to find leisure; to find means
5. v. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!
6. v. To point out.
He kept finding faults with my work.
7. v. To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
I find your argument unsatisfactory.
8. v. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person
9. v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.
to find food for workmen
10. v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for
He finds his nephew in money.
11. v. (intransitive, legal) To determine or judge.
The jury finds for the defendant.
12. v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
13. n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
14. n. The act of finding.
out
See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
Let's eat out tonight
3. adv. Outside; not indoors.
Last night we slept out under the stars.
4. adv. Away from; at a distance.
Keep out!
5. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
Switch the lights out.
Put the fire out.
6. adv. To the end; completely.
I hadn't finished. Hear me out.
7. adv. Used to intensify or emphasize.
The place was all decked out for the holidays.
8. adv. (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.
9. adv. (cricket, baseball) Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
Wilson was bowled out for five runs.
10. prep. (nonstandard, contraction of out of) Away from the inside.
He threw it out the door.
11. prep. (colloquial) Outside.
It's raining out.
It's cold out.
12. n. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
13. n. (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fieldi
14. n. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicke
15. n. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
16. n. (dated) A trip out; an outing.
17. n. (mostly, in plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
18. n. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
19. n. (printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
20. v. To eject; to expel.
21. v. To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.
22. v. To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
23. v. To reveal (a secret).
A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
24. v. (intransitive, archaic) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
25. v. To become apparent.
26. adj. Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.
I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.
27. adj. Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
28. adj. (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
29. adj. Openly acknowledging that one is gay or transgender.
It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
30. adj. (of flowers) In bloom.
The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out.
31. adj. (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
The sun is out, and it's a lovely day.
32. adj. (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.
I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.
33. adj. (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.
Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.
34. adj. No longer popular or in fashion.
Black is out this season. The new black is white.
35. adj. Without; no longer in possession of; not having more
Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.
36. adj. (of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.
Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.
The measurement was out by three millimetres.
37. adj. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.
38. interj. (procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.

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