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we
     1. pron. (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
     2. pron. (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
     3. pron. (personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sen
     4. pron. (personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
           How are we all tonight?
     5. pron. (personal, generally considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.
           How are we feeling this morning?
     6. det. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
           We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.
were
     1. v. Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
           John, you were the only person to see him.
     2. v. First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
           We were about to leave.
     3. v. Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
           Mary and John, you were right.
     4. v. Third-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
           They were a fine group.
           They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
     5. v. Simple imperfect subjunctive in all persons of be.
           I wish that it were Sunday.
           I wish that I were with you.
           * with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:
           *: Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)
           *: Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)
     6. v. (Northern England) was.
     7. n. (obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
     8. n. (fandom) (The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.)
     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?
Saints
     1. n. plural of Saint, title of a saint.
     2. n. plural of saint
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of saint
     saint
          1. n. A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
                Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint.
          2. n. (figuratively, by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.
                Dorothy Day was a living saint.
                Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!
          3. n. One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God’s service.
          4. n. One of the blessed in heaven.
          5. n. (archaic) A holy object.
                It is ruine to a man to deuour saints, and afterward to retract the vowes.
          6. v. (nonstandard) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
                Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.
next
     1. adj. nearest, Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
     2. adj. Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately preceding or following in order.
           the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter
     3. adj. (figuratively) Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
     4. det. The one immediately following the current or most recent one
           Next week would be a good time to meet.
           I'll know better next time.
     5. det. Closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
           The party is next Tuesday; that is, not this Tuesday, but nine days from now.
     6. adv. In a time, place or sequence closest or following.
           They live in the next closest house.
           It's the next best thing to ice cream.
           Next, we stripped off the old paint.
     7. adv. On the first subsequent occasion
           Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
           When we next meet, you'll be married.
     8. prep. On the side of; next to.
     9. n. The one that follows after this one.
           Next, please, don't hold up the queue!
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
some
     1. pron. A certain number, at least one.
           Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
     2. pron. An indefinite quantity.
           Can I have some of them?
     3. pron. An indefinite amount, a part.
           please give me some of the cake;  everyone is wrong some of the time
     4. det. A certain proportion of, at least one.
           Some people like camping.
     5. det. An unspecified quantity or number of.
           Would you like some grapes?
     6. det. An unspecified amount of (something un).
           Would you like some water?
           After some persuasion, he finally agreed.
     7. det. A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
           I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
           The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
     8. det. A considerable quantity or number of; approximately.
           He had edited the paper for some years.
     9. det. (informal) A remarkable.
           He is some acrobat!
     10. adv. Of a measurement: approximately, roughly
           I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
           Some 30,000 spectators witnessed the feat.
           Some 4,000 acres of land were flooded.
kids
     1. n. plural of kid
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of kid
     kid
          1. n. A young goat.
                He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.
          2. n. Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid.
          3. n. Kidskin.
          4. n. The meat of a young goat.
          5. n. A young antelope.
          6. n. (informal) a child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile
                She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.
          7. n. (colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
          8. n. (nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
          9. n. (informal) A person whose childhood took place in a particular decade or area.
                Only '90s kids will remember this toy.
                He's been living in Los Angeles for years now, but he's a Florida kid.
          10. n. (informal) One's son or daughter, regardless of age.
                He was their youngest kid.
          11. n. (in the vocative) Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult
                No, kid, you didn't do anything wrong; they did!
          12. n. (dated) A deception; an act of kidding somebody.
          13. v. (transitive, colloquial) To make a fool of (someone).
          14. v. (transitive, colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).
          15. v. (intransitive) Of a goat, to give birth to kids.
          16. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To joke.
                You're kidding!
                Only kidding
          17. n. A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
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