| what's |
| 1. contraction. What is. | |
| What's going on? | |
| 2. contraction. What has. | |
| What's that got to do with it? | |
| 3. contraction. What does. | |
| What's that mean? | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| on |
| 1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating. | |
| 2. adj. Performing according to schedule. | |
| Are we still on for tonight? | |
| Is the show still on? | |
| 3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate. | |
| You can't do that; it's just not on. | |
| 4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed. | |
| "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!". | |
| Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now. | |
| 5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter. | |
| 6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating. | |
| 7. adv. To an operating state. | |
| turn the television on | |
| 8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action). | |
| drive on, rock on | |
| 9. adv. In continuation, at length. | |
| and so on. | |
| He rambled on and on. | |
| 10. adv. (not US) Later. | |
| Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village. | |
| 11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above. | |
| on the table; on the couch | |
| The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder. | |
| 12. prep. At or near; adjacent to. | |
| Soon we'll pass a statue on the left. | |
| The fleet is on the American coast. | |
| Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea | |
| 13. prep. Covering. | |
| He wore old shoes on his feet. | |
| 14. prep. At the date of. | |
| Born on the 4th of July. | |
| 15. prep. Some time during the day of. | |
| I'll see you on Monday. The bus leaves on Friday. Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy. | |
| 16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something. | |
| A book on history. The World Summit on the Information Society. | |
| 17. prep. Touching; hanging from. | |
| The fruit ripened on the trees. The painting hangs on the wall. | |
| 18. prep. (informal) In the possession of. | |
| I haven't got any money on me. | |
| 19. prep. Because of, or due to. | |
| To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery. To contact someone on a hunch. | |
| 20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of). | |
| On Jack's entry, William got up to leave. | |
| On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins. | |
| 21. prep. Paid for by. | |
| The drinks are on me tonight, boys. The meal is on the house. I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company. | |
| 22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium. | |
| I saw it on television. Can't you see I'm on the phone? | |
| 23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence. | |
| They lived on ten dollars a week. The dog survived three weeks on rainwater. | |
| 24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity). | |
| He's on his lunch break. on vacation; on holiday | |
| 25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with. | |
| to play on a violin or piano | |
| Her words made a lasting impression on my mind. | |
| 26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug). | |
| You've been on these antidepressants far too long. He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something. | |
| 27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug). | |
| He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now. | |
| 28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain. | |
| a function on | |
| 29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n. | |
| an operator on | |
| 30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by. | |
| the free group on four letters | |
| 31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself). | |
| A table can't stand on two legs. After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels. | |
| 32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at. | |
| 33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series. | |
| heaps on heaps of food | |
| mischief on mischief; loss on loss | |
| 34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of | |
| 35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in. | |
| I depended on them for assistance. | |
| He will promise on certain conditions. | |
| Do you ever bet on horses? | |
| 36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion. | |
| Have pity or compassion on him. | |
| 37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of. | |
| 38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of. | |
| He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee. | |
| 39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of. | |
| He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour. | |
| 40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon. | |
| On us be all the blame. | |
| A curse on him! | |
| Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble. | |
| He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since. | |
| He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession. | |
| 41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on | |
| Can you on the light? | |
| 42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without. | |
| 43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun. | |
| Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun". | |
| Your |
| 1. pron. honoraltcaps, your | |
| 2. det. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). | |
| Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience. | |
| Is this your cat? | |
| 3. det. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners). | |
| 4. det. A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun. | |
| Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry. | |
| Your Show of Shows | |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | |
| Not Your Average Travel Guide | |
| 5. det. (Ireland) That; the specified (usually used with a human referent) | |
| Your man just bought a new car. | |
| Have you seen what your one over there is doing? | |
| 6. contraction. misspelling of you're | |
| carpet |
| 1. n. A fabric used as a complete floor covering. | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function. | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) A wrought cover for tables. | |
| 4. n. (slang) A woman's pubic hair. | |
| 5. v. To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area. | |
| After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring. | |
| The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house. | |
| 6. v. To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something. | |
| Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (UK) To reprimand. | |
| over |
| 1. adj. Discontinued; ended or concluded. | |
| The show is over. | |
| 2. adv. Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end. | |
| Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting. | |
| Let me think that over. | |
| I'm going to look over our department's expenses. | |
| 3. adv. To an excessive degree; overly. | |
| 4. adv. From an upright position to being horizontal. | |
| He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out. | |
| That building just fell over! | |
| He bent over to touch his toes. | |
| 5. adv. Horizontally; left to right or right to left. | |
| Slide the toilet-paper dispenser's door over when one roll is empty in order to reveal the other. | |
| I moved over to make room for him to sit down. | |
| 6. adv. From one position or state to another. | |
| Please pass that over to me. | |
| He came over to our way of thinking on the new project. | |
| Come over and play! | |
| I'll bring over a pizza. | |
| 7. adv. Overnight (throughout the night). | |
| We stayed over at Grandma's. | |
| Can I sleep over? | |
| 8. adv. (US, usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again. | |
| I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over. | |
| 9. adv. (procedure word, military) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response. | |
| Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over. | |
| Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over. | |
| 10. n. (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled. | |
| 11. n. Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc. | |
| 12. prep. Physical positioning. | |
| 13. prep. On top of; above; higher than; further up. | |
| Hold the sign up over your head. climb up the ladder and look over the roof | |
| 14. prep. Across or spanning. | |
| There is a bridge over the river. | |
| 15. prep. In such a way as to cover. | |
| drape the fabric over the table; there is a roof over the house | |
| 16. prep. From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards. | |
| The dog jumped over the fence. | |
| I'll go over the fence first and then help you. | |
| Let's walk over the hill to get there. | |
| 17. prep. By comparison. | |
| 18. prep. More than; to a greater degree. | |
| I prefer the purple over the pink. | |
| 19. prep. Beyond; past; exceeding; too much or too far. | |
| I think I’m over my limit for calories for today. | |
| 20. prep. (in certain collocations) As compared to. | |
| Sales are down this quarter over last. | |
| 21. prep. Indicating relative status, authority, or power | |
| The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers. | |
| The prince ruled over a portion of the kingdom. | |
| 22. prep. (mathematics) Divided by. | |
| four over two equals two over one | |
| 23. prep. (poker) (Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.) | |
| 9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes | |
| 24. prep. Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two. | |
| We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great. | |
| I am over my cold and feel great again. | |
| I know the referee made a bad call, but you have to get over it your annoyance with the referee's decision. | |
| She is finally over the distress of losing her job. | |
| He is finally over his distress over the loss of the relationship with his ex-girlfriend. | |
| 25. prep. While using, especially while consuming. | |
| 26. prep. Concerning or regarding. | |
| The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best. | |
| 27. prep. Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding. | |
| We triumphed over difficulties. | |
| The bill was passed over the veto. | |
| It was a fine victory over their opponents. | |
| 28. interj. In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply. | |
| How do you receive? Over! | |
| 29. n. (rare, dialectal, or obsolete) A shore, riverbank. | |
| The sea's over. | |
| there |
| 1. adv. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here). | |
| 2. adv. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place. | |
| He did not stop there, but continued his speech. | |
| They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there. | |
| 3. adv. (location) To or into that place; thither. | |
| 4. adv. (obsolete) Where, there where, in which place. | |
| 5. adv. In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below. | |
| 6. interj. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy. | |
| There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right. | |
| 7. interj. Used to express victory or completion. | |
| There! That knot should hold. | |
| 8. n. That place. | |
| 9. n. That status; that position. | |
| You get it ready; I'll take it from there. | |
| 10. pron. Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied. | |
| There are two apples on the table. =Two apples are on the table. | |
| There is no way to do it. =No way to do it exists. | |
| Is there an answer? =Does an answer exist? | |
| No, there isn't. =No, one doesn't exist. | |
| 11. pron. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence. | |
| If x is a positive number, then there exists =there is a positive number y less than x. | |
| There remain several problems with this approach. =Several problems remain with this approach. | |
| Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. =There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife. | |
| There arose a great wind out of the east. =There was now a great wind, arising in the east. | |
| 12. pron. Used with other verbs, when raised. | |
| There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. =It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers. | |
| I expected there to be a simpler solution. =I expected that there would be a simpler solution. | |
| There are beginning to be complications. =It's beginning to be the case that there are complications. | |
| 13. pron. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That. | |
| therefor, thereat, thereunder | |
| 14. pron. (colloquial) Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells | |
| Hi there, young fellow. | |
| 15. contraction. misspelling of they’re | |
| 16. det. misspelling of their | |
