further

further (canonical)
furthers (third-person singular)
furthered (past)
furthered (past participle)
furthering (present participle)

When you further something, you encourage it to grow.

Further the economy.

When you further something, you support it to progress or grow.


spells

spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spell.


spells

The plural form of spell; more than one (kind of) spell.


spelled

The past tense and past participle of spell.


spelling

The way letters are used to write a word; the way a word is spelled.

This page has too many spelling mistakes.

What's the spelling of her last name?


differently

The new manager wants to run things differently from before.


nations

The plural form of nation; more than one (kind of) nation.


within

We should be finished within 30 minutes.

The station is within a 10 minute walk from here.

He lives within the city walls.


times

The plural form of time; more than one (kind of) time.


times

time (canonical)
times (third-person singular)
timed (past)
timed (past participle)
timing (present participle)


times

"Three times three is nine" is written: 3 × 3 = 9.


per

Double rooms with full breakfast are £40 per person per night.


as long as

As long as you know what you're doing, it should be fine.


as well as

If you do something as well as something else, you do them both equally well.

He plays soccer as well as he plays basketball.

Lucy teaches geometry as well as her husband.

You use as well as to add more information.

As well as working from 9:00 to 15:00, I've also been studying in the evenings.

As well as classroom teaching and learning, we saw their foreign language extracurricular activities and audio-visual equipment.


as well as

He uses his web page to advertise his products as well as provide information about his hobby.

Both the American public, as well as government, were unwilling to begin another war.

Logic as well as experience support this choice.

We need to look at the positive as well as the negative points.


since

From a particular time in the past until now or until a later time in the past.

I haven't been there since 1969.

Since you told me about it, I've been thinking a lot.

You use since to show that something known is the reason for something else.

Since John can't be there, we'll try for another day. (The audience already knows that John can't be there.)


throughout

We have made changes throughout the company.

Food is available throughout the day.


as if

It could look as if we're trying to hide something.

She acts as if she hates me.

It's as if we were in jail or something.

As if this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.

Used in exclamations to say that something is not true.

"I'm not going to help anymore." "As if you were helping before!"


as though

It could look as though we're trying to hide something.

She acts as though she hates me.

It's as though we were in jail or something.

As though this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.


as to

They were not clear as to when it would end.

As to our previous conversation, I think you were right.


downward

The company's sales have been following a downward trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the downward arrow.


downwards

The company's sales have been following a downwards trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the downwards arrow.


due

If something is due, it should happen at a particular time.

We are due to arrive at Peason International Airport at 5:23.

Your homework is due on Tuesday.

The payment is due at the end of the month.

If someone is due something, they should get it.

He's due $50 for the work he did last week.

Our thanks is due to all the wonderful teachers who helped us.

Please pay due attention.


due

Due to the recent changes, we were not able to complete this in time.

The problems were due to bad weather.


due

directly in a direction (north, south, east, or west)

Walk due south for one kilometre.


due to


excluding

Everyone has helped, excluding Bob, because he was sick.
Antonym: including


excluding

exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)


as soon as

As soon as she heard the news, she began screaming.


following

The prices jumped following the news.


following

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

The following things are those that come later.

The following chapters deal with this idea.


following

A following is a group of people that admire or follow something or someone.

That rock band has a loyal following. I used to be a fan once as well.


forth

She brought forth a son.


according to


apart from


contrary to


counter to


depending on


counting

count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)


counting

Counting the dog, we are a family of five.


favour

Can you please do me a favour by washing the dishes?

May I ask you a favour?


favour

favour (canonical)
favours (third-person singular)
favoured (past)
favoured (past participle)
favouring (present participle)

When you favour someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


favours

The plural form of favour; more than one (kind of) favour.

I don't ask you for many favours, so will you please do this for me?


favours

The third-person singular form of favour.

After standing for long periods of time he favours his right leg.


bedpan

A pan that is used while in bed instead of a toilet.


bill

A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.

I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.

A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.

"Ask the waitress if we can have the bill now."

A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).

The toucan is known for its colorful bill.

The bill passed the Senate.


bill

bill (canonical)
bills (third-person singular)
billed (past)
billed (past participle)
billing (present participle)

If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.

The shop billed me $100 for tickets.

If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.

He was billed as "The Great Houdini".


bills

The plural form of bill; more than one (kind of) bill.


billed

The past tense and past participle of bill.


billing

An actor's billing is the listing of their name on the credits for the movie, play, etc.


fortune

A fortune is a very large amount of money.

A million dollars is a fortune.

He made a fortune selling cars.

When we were lost, we had the good fortune to meet a postman.

Jack went off into the world to seek his fortune.

Fortune is often written about as if it was a person.

Fortune smiled at me, and I won the lottery.


fortunes

The plural form of fortune; more than one (kind of) fortune.


feed

feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

When you feed someone, you give them food to eat.

I feed my dog chicken bones every day.

Farm-raised chickens feed on grain.

To start printing, feed the paper into the printer.

Don't forget to feed the parking meter.


feed

Bird feed consists mainly of seeds.


feeds

She feeds the baby every two hours.

He feeds the dog twice a day.


feeds

The plural form of feed; more than one (kind of) feed.

I didn't know there are so many different feeds! What should I buy for my bird to eat?


fed

The past tense and past participle of feed.

I fed fish to my cat this morning.


feeding

I can't really talk right now, I'm feeding the baby.


welcome

You say welcome as a greeting when someone arrives.


welcome

welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

To greet or affirm the arrival of someone.

When you welcome ideas, you accept them gladly and willingly.

We welcome any suggestions you have so that we may improve our services.


welcome

welcome (positive)
more welcome (comparative)
most welcome (superlative)

When someone is welcome, their arrival makes people happy.

You are welcome to stay at my house whenever you want.


welcome

Everyone, give a warm welcome to Mr. John Smith!


welcomes

The third-person singular form of welcome.


welcomes

The plural form of welcome; more than one (kind of) welcome.


welcomed

The past tense and past participle of welcome.


welcoming

welcoming (positive)
more welcoming (comparative)
most welcoming (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


carry

carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

If you carry something, you lift it up and move it to another place.

Let me carry those bags in for you.

We walked through the trees, picked some apples, and carried them to the water.

He carried her out of the bathroom and dropped her onto the bed.

If a vehicle carries people or things, it moves them from one place to another.

A plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.

As the ship carried her across the sea, she studied the map of Europe.

He hired a truck to carry beds, clothes, and food.

If a path, such as a river bed, a wire, or a hose carries something somewhere, the thing travels along the path.

The main line carrying cold water to the house can be as small as one inch in diameter.

It's the white plastic pipe that carries away the water when you empty the bathtub.

One digital cable line could carry hundreds of channels of video, several phone calls and an interactive line for playing games or tapping data bases all at the same time.

The moon has an orbit that carries it around the earth about once a month.

If moving water or air carries something, it moves it.

The river carried the leaves under the bridge.

Her voice was carried off by the wind.

The smoke from the fire filled the air, carried on the breeze.

If you carry something, you usually have it with you.

Sorry, I don't carry a watch.

Outside the country, you must carry your passport at all time.

He sat back down on his chair and pulled out the pack of cigarettes he carried in his shirt pocket.

If something carries a quality, it has it.

Those ideas now carry almost no value.

Certain foods carry with them the danger of heart disease.

Elias's vote carried a lot of weight. (=it was important)

This medicine carries with it the potential to help millions of people.

If the media carries some news, advertisement, or show, it prints it or puts it on TV or radio.

The website carried a video showing policemen beating up children.

I couldn't find a channel that carried the hockey game.

At 4:00, we'll be carrying the president's speech live.

TV stations are not allowed to carry beer advertisements.

If something carries some information, the information is printed on it.

The drug now carries a warning that it should not be given to children.

The sign carried the words: Toronto, 150 km.

If a store carries something, they have it available to buy.

My local supermarket doesn't carry my favorite brand of ice cream.

If something unmoving carries a weight or load, it supports it, keeping it up.

In a fire, the wall are not going to be able to carry the load and the house will collapse.

If you carry insurance, you have it in case of a loss.

Schools are increasing the amount of insurance they carry to protect themselves.

This American-made product carries a two-year warranty.

If you carry a disease, you can give it to other people.

Most people who carry the virus never get sick.

Flies carry diseases that can get passed on to people and animals.

If you get/are carried away, you lose control of yourself because you are so happy, angry, etc.

Teens sometimes get carried away with buying stuff.

Everyone seemed to be carried away with talk of freedom.

I just wanted to hold you, but I got carried away.

If a crime carries a punishment, that is the punishment for committing that crime.

Violating the law carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

If a sound carries, it can be heard a long distance away.

The sound of the bells carried for miles.

If you can carry a tune, you can sing the correct notes.

He couldn't carry a tune, but he loved to sing.

If one voice or instrument in a group carries the melody, it sings or plays the melody while the others provide harmony.

The highest voice carries the melody.

If someone or something carries the day, they win.

Don't worry if we don't carry the day this year.

If a suggestion, idea, or proposal is carried or carries, it gets the most votes and wins.

59% of the votes for approving the budget: The motion carries.

If a candidate in an election carries an area, they win in that area.

If you carry your body or yourself in a certain way, that is the way that you stand or move.

If a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant.

He didn't know that she was carrying his child.

If you carry something too far/to extremes/to excess, you don't stop it at a reasonable time.

If you carry extra pounds/kilograms, you weigh more than you should.

If you carry a number during addition or multiplication, you add it to the column on the left.

Seven times eight is fifty six, carry five. Seven times nine is sixty three, plus five is sixty eight. Six hundred eighty six.

If you carry a loss forward, you realize it in a future reporting period.

If your net capital loss is more than this limit, you can carry the loss forward to later years.

if several unprofitable years follow, the opportunity to carry forward the loss will be gone.

If you carry something off, you do it successfully.

They tried, but they just weren't good enough musicians to carry it off.

If you carry on, you continue doing what you were doing.

We want to carry on doing this for the next five years.

I'm not sure that was, but let's just carry on as usual.

She's carrying on long conversations with people who aren't there.

Come on, lets carry on with the game.

She carried on down the road without stopping until he came to the edge of the village.

If you carry on about something, you talk about it in an annoying way.

Cindy was always carrying on about how cute her dog was.

If you carry out something requiring planning, you do it.

They weren't able to carry out the attack because of the weather.

If something carries or is carried over into a new situation, it continues to happen or be useful in the new situation.

Was there anything you learned from that experience that you have carried over into your current job?

If something carries you through, it helps you get to the end.

Their love of the game carried them through the difficult times.

If you carry something through, you complete it.

Once you have an idea, you've got to carry it through all the way.


carry

A carry is a play in American football where a player holds the ball and runs with it.

No player in NFL history has ever had that many carries.

The carry is the distance a ball, arrow, bullet, etc. travels.

The fairway is 15 yards wide and the carry was 370.

A carry is a way of moving somebody from one place to another.

He picked her up and put her over his shoulder in a fireman's carry,

Lifesavers must be able to tow a person of their own weight ten yards by each of the following methods: (a) head carry, using two arms and swimming on back; (b) under-arm carry, using two hands and swimming on back; (c) cross-chest carry, using one arm and side stroke.


carries

The third-person singular form of carry.


carries

The plural form of carry; more than one (kind of) carry.


carried

The past tense and past participle of carry.


having

have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)


won't

will (present)
would (past)
won't (negative)

I won't be doing any work today; instead, I'll be watching TV.


couldn't

can (present)
could (past)
couldn't (negative)

He couldn't make it to work yesterday because he was sick.

I couldn't believe how rude she was.


don't

do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

Don't play with matches because they're dangerous.


kill

kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

To kill a person, thing, or an animal means to cause a person, thing, or an animal to die.

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

If someone kills a thing, they bring it to an end.

Kill the jokes. Let's get serious.

If something has been killed, it has been treated in a very bad way.

The rough road killed the tires on my car.

The small writing is killing my eyes.

My dad is going to kill me when he sees my bad grade.

If something is killing a person, it causes pain. If a body part is killing a person, it hurts.

My headache is killing me.

My head is killing me.

If something funny kills a person, it makes them laugh.

Your jokes just kill me.


kill

The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.

The result of killing; the thing that has been killed.

The fox dragged its kill back to its den.


penis

A penis is the male organ for sex and urination.


knock

A sound from something hard hitting wood.


knock

knock (canonical)
knocks (third-person singular)
knocked (past)
knocked (past participle)
knocking (present participle)

When you knock on something, you hit your knuckles onto it repeatedly.

She knocked on my door three times before I opened it.

When you knock something, you hit it, often accidentally.


tools

The plural form of tool; more than one (kind of) tool.


tools

tool (canonical)
tools (third-person singular)
tooled (past)
tooled (past participle)
tooling (present participle)


kittens

The plural form of kitten; more than one (kind of) kitten.

My cat had 4 kittens last week.


kittens

kitten (canonical)
kittens (third-person singular)
kittened (past)
kittened (past participle)
kittening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of kitten.


memorable

memorable (positive)
more memorable (comparative)
most memorable (superlative)

When something is memorable, it is very important or remarkable and is easy to remember.


memorably

more memorably (comparative)
Superlativemost memorably


mercury

Mercury is a type of metal that is silver in colour. It is liquid at room temperature. Its chemical symbol is Hg.

The patient was taken to hospital after he was poisoned with mercury.

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nonsense

Something is nonsense when it makes no sense or has no meaning.

This is just a bunch of words randomly jumbled together. It is complete nonsense.

He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.


nonsensical

nonsensical (positive)
more nonsensical (comparative)
most nonsensical (superlative)

non- + sense + -ical
nonsense + sensical

ety-affix

When something is nonsensical, it makes no sense and has no reason; it means nothing.


wish

wish (canonical)
wishes (third-person singular)
wished (past)
wished (past participle)
wishing (present participle)

When you wish for something, you want it and hope for it; you want it to happen.


wish

A wish is something that has not happened yet but you want to happen.


travel

traveled (past)
traveled (past participle)
traveling (present participle)
travel (canonical)
travels (third-person singular)
travelled (past)
travelled (past participle)
travelling (present participle)

When you travel, you visit some place; you go on a journey or adventure.

I traveled to Mexico for a vacation and to visit my cousin.


travel

Astronauts do space travel.


dermatologist

I had to see a dermatologist about my acne last year.

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mislead

mislead (canonical)
misleads (third-person singular)
misled (past)
misled (past participle)
misleading (present participle)

If I mislead you, I make you believe something that is not true.

You mislead him into believing that you are a king. You are only a common man.


dentist

A dentist is a doctor who specializes in dentistry.

I have to go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled.


visit

visit (canonical)
visits (third-person singular)
visited (past)
visited (past participle)
visiting (present participle)

When you visit someone, you meet the person.

I visit my friend Bethsy at her house every Tuesday.

When you visit a place, you see the place.

When I went to Paris, I visited the Eiffel Tower.


visit

I paid a visit to my grandmother last weekend to see how she was doing.


deceive

deceive (canonical)
deceives (third-person singular)
deceived (past)
deceived (past participle)
deceiving (present participle)

When you deceive someone, you make someone believe something that is not true; you mislead them.

John was angry that Jane had deceived him.


deceptive

deceptive (positive)
more deceptive (comparative)
most deceptive (superlative)

If something is deceptive, it tries to make people believe something that is not true; it misleads.

He is a deceptive person. I would not trust him.


indoors

On a cold day like today, I think I'll stay indoors.

It's getting dark. Time to go indoors!


zoo

A zoo is a park that people go to where live animals can be seen.

There are lions at our local zoo.


zoos

The plural form of zoo; more than one (kind of) zoo.


instead

I'll have water instead of coffee, thanks.

Instead of going to Italy, let's go to Paris.

I don't use the phone anymore. I use e-mail instead.

Children don't read anymore. Instead, they watch TV.


owing

owe (canonical)
owes (third-person singular)
owed (past)
owed (past participle)
owing (present participle)


owing

You use owing to x, y to show that x is the reason for y.

Owing to the problems, we have not been able to finish.


provided

provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)


provided

You use provided x, y to show that if x is true, happens, etc., y will, too.

The doctor can save his life, provided he arrives in time.


providing

You use providing x, y to show that if x is true, happens, etc., y will, too.

The doctor can save his life, providing he arrives in time.


shoot

shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

When you shoot, you use a weapon to throw something at a very fast speed at someone or something.

The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.

When you shoot something, you photograph or film something.

At the zoo, I like to shoot many pictures of the animals.

The film was mostly shot in France.


shoot

The shoot is the stem or bud of a plant.

The seed I planted yesterday got a tiny shoot.

Oh shoot!


shoot

You say shoot when you are angry or in disbelief; to condemn.

Didn't you have a concert tonight? Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready...


shot

Small balls or pellets of lead typically fired from a shotgun.


shot

The past tense and past participle of shoot.


shooting

A shooting is the event of a person shooting another with a gun.

The police are looking for the person responsible for the shooting of a well-known lawyer last night.


shoots

The third-person singular form of shoot.


shoots

The plural form of shoot; more than one (kind of) shoot.


seeing

see (canonical)
sees (third-person singular)
saw (past)
seen (past participle)
seeing (present participle)


seeing

You use seeing as x, y to show that x is the reason for y.

Seeing there are some new people, maybe we could each introduce ourselves.

We don't think it is a good idea seeing as it will be so expensive.


supposing

You use supposing to talk about an imaginary situation.

Supposing one group practices for one hour and another group practices for two hours, the second group will probably be better.

What would you do, supposing that it really is a ghost?


supposing

suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)


regarding

regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)


regarding

You use regarding to introduce your subject or topic.

Regarding the changes, the rules are very clear.

Do you have any questions regarding the things we talked about yesterday?


respecting

respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)


respecting

You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic.

He began to have serious worries respecting his car.

There was some discussion respecting the problems we have been having.


touching

touch (canonical)
touches (third-person singular)
touched (past)
touched (past participle)
touching (present participle)


touching

touching (positive)
more touching (comparative)
most touching (superlative)

If something is touching it makes you feel sad or have pity.

What a touching story!


touching

There has been a number of difficulties touching on almost every aspect of the business.


vandalism

Vandalism is the damage or destruction of someone else's property or of common or shared property.

Graffiti is a form of vandalism rampant in urban areas.


toward

facing or moving in the direction of something

We were walking toward the shop when she began feeling sick.

Looking toward the east, we could see the city.

I was walking toward my car when I fell.

I've always had strong feelings toward her.

If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it.

He's been saving money toward a new computer for school.

Toward the end, we were getting very tired.


towards

We were walking towards the shop when she began feeling sick.

Looking towards the east, we could see the city.

She's moving towards quiting.

I've always had strong feelings towards her.

He's been saving money towards a new computer for school.

Towards the end, we were getting very tired.


underground

underground (positive)
more underground (comparative)
most underground (superlative)

Underground water is drying up.

The underground music scene is really interesting.

Underground drug sales have increased over the last year.


underground

Let's go underground. It's safer down there.

The new trains will run underground.

If you go underground, you keep your activities secret.


underground

The underground is a system of trains that runs mostly under the ground.

The London underground is a great way to move about the city.


dermatologists

The plural form of dermatologist; more than one (kind of) dermatologist.

Many dermatologists recommend washing your face daily to prevent acne.


weigh

weigh (canonical)
weighs (third-person singular)
weighed (past)
weighed (past participle)
weighing (present participle)

When you weigh something, you find out its weight.

I weighed my luggage to make sure it did not exceed the weight limit of the airline.

My dog weighs 30 pounds.


aerial

aerial (positive)
more aerial (comparative)
most aerial (superlative)

When something is aerial, it is in the air.


aerial

An aerial is something used to transmit and receive signals.


aerials

The plural form of aerial; more than one (kind of) aerial.


peanut

A peanut is a type of legume that looks like a nut.


unlike

This is unlike anything I have ever done before.

Unlike mine, my mother's eyes are green.


unlike

They were dressed in an unlike manner.


inconsistent

inconsistent (positive)
more inconsistent (comparative)
most inconsistent (superlative)

When something is inconsistent, it is not reliable and you cannot guess what it will be like in the future.

What he said was inconsistent with what he told me yesterday. I think he is lying.

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tickle

tickle (canonical)
tickles (third-person singular)
tickled (past)
tickled (past participle)
tickling (present participle)

When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh.

He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.


upstairs

If something is upstairs, it is on the level at the top of the stairs.

Let us head upstairs, from the kitchen to the bedroom.


upward

The company's sales have been following an upward trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the upward arrow.


upwards

The company's sales have been following an upwards trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the upwards arrow.


converse

converse (canonical)
converses (third-person singular)
conversed (past)
conversed (past participle)
conversing (present participle)

When you converse, you take part in a conversation; you talk.


converses

The third-person singular form of converse.


converses

The plural form of converse; more than one (kind of) converse.


conversed

The past tense and past participle of converse.

We conversed for hours about politics.


conversing

I like conversing with you because I like to hear your opinions.


consider

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

When you consider something you think carefully about it.

I will take time to consider what you said.


grandparent

Someone's grandparent is the parent of their parent. It is one's grandmother or grandfather.

The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is one of my grandparents.

I have four grandparents. They are the mother and father of my mother, and the mother and father of my father.


grandmother

Someone's grandmother is the mother of one of their parents.

The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is my grandmother.

I have two grandmothers. They are the mother of my mother and the mother of my father.


granddaughter

Someone's granddaughter is the daughter of their son or daughter.

My son, John, has a daughter named Patty. Patty is my granddaughter.

My daughter, Mary, just had a baby girl. She is my granddaughter.


activity

When a person or animal has activity, it is active or lively.

The sleeping dog did not show much activity.

When you have a function to do, you have an activity.

The child has many after-school activities.

She participates in women's rights activities.


adjectives

The plural form of adjective; more than one (kind of) adjective.


yum

You say yum when you are happy or delighted about something, usually food.

Yum! That apple pie was so tasty!


yuck

You say yuck when you are unhappy or disgusted about something, usually food.

Yuck! That fish tastes disgusting!


diocese

A diocese is the area looked after by the a bishop in some churches. It contains several parishes.


parish

An area looked after by one local church and its ministers

Parish is the name used instead of county in the State of Louisiana, USA.

A Civil Parish is the smallest local government area in England.


bishop

In some churches a bishop is a senior minister or priest, and is responsible for a diocese.

A bishop is a piece in a game called chess.


freer

free (positive)
freer (comparative)
freest (superlative)

The comparative form of free; more free. More free.

A wild bear is freer than a caged bear.

Because of how close we became on our trip, I feel freer to express my feelings to you than I did before.


freest

The superlative form of free; most free. Most free.


strongly

John strongly opposes that law. He refuses to change his opinion.


effort

The amount of work that is done on something.

A great amount of effort was put into this event; we had over 4,000 visitors.

You should put more effort into your work.


effortless

When something is effortless, it does not need effort.

Please help me with these boxes. It is an effortless task, it will only take a few minutes.


effortlessly

If you do something effortlessly, you do it without effort or difficulty.

After studying for three weeks, the student completed the exam effortlessly.


cream cheese

Cream cheese is a mild, soft kind of cheese that comes from cows milk.

Would you like cream cheese on your bagel?


treatments

The plural form of treatment; more than one (kind of) treatment.

She goes into town for treatments every week.


pronouns

The plural form of pronoun; more than one (kind of) pronoun.

"I", "you", "he", "she" and "it" are examples of pronouns.


cross

cross (canonical)
crosses (third-person singular)
crossed (past)
crossed (past participle)
crossing (present participle)

If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side.

Don't cross the street until the light turns green.

We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet.

If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly.

She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot.

If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like.

Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me.

If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path.

Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.


cross

A cross (🞣) is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other.

In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.


cross

cross (positive)
crosser (comparative)
crossest (superlative)

Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.

Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.


stuff

Stuff is what makes up something; the things that it is made from.

What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?


stuff

stuff (canonical)
stuffs (third-person singular)
stuffed (past)
stuffed (past participle)
stuffing (present participle)

When you stuff something, you put a lot of things inside of it; you compress things into it.

She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret stuffing recipe of diced bread, onions, and celery.

To be happy and satisfied, usually to do with food.

I'm stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.


dentists

The plural form of dentist; more than one (kind of) dentist.

Three out of five dentists suggest using this toothpaste.


unite

unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

If two or more things unite, they come together to form a bigger group.

We united to form a common cause against our enemy.


kidney bean

A kidney bean is one of many sorts of beans that we use as food. They got their name because of their shape, which is like a human kidney.


member

A member is someone belonging to a group or organization.

I am a member of Simple English Wikipedia.


party

A party is when people get together for fun or to celebrate something like a birthday.

I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday. There'll be cake, games, and lots of fun!

The Liberal Party will form the government.

A party is any group of people who are together for a reason.

Inside the restaurant, a party of four had taken their seats.

A party is one person or group in a disagreement.


party

party (canonical)
parties (third-person singular)
partied (past)
partied (past participle)
partying (present participle)

When you party, you go to a party and enjoy yourself.

We partied until the early hours.


parties

The plural form of party; more than one (kind of) party.


parties

The third-person singular form of party.


partied

The past tense and past participle of party.


partying

Lately he's been partying 2 or 3 days a week. I just don't know what to do with him.


goverment


sure

sure (positive)
surer (comparative)
surest (superlative)

When you are sure about something, you are certain.

The student was sure that his answer was correct.


share

share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

When you share something, you let another person use it.

We can both sit down if you share the chair.

When two people divide a thing between them, they share that thing.

I will share this big piece of cake with you.


share

Several people can get a share of something if they divide it between them.

I will give you a share of this big bag of candy.

A share is a part of a company's capital, it entitles the holder to a proportion of the profits.


expect

expect (canonical)
expects (third-person singular)
expected (past)
expected (past participle)
expecting (present participle)

When you expect something you anticipate it.

I expect a letter in the mail from my friend today.

When you learn that you conceived a baby, it is said that you are expecting.

My sister got married just one week ago, and she tells me she is expecting.


shape

The shape of a thing is its external form.

The cake was made into the shape of a car.


shape

shape (canonical)
shapes (third-person singular)
shaped (past)
shaped (past participle)
shaping (present participle)

When you shape something, you change its shape.

I will shape the material to look any way you want it.


staff

A long, straight stick that is mostly used to help people walk and is sometimes used in martial arts.

A staff is five lines that music is written on.


staff

staff (canonical)
staffs (third-person singular)
staffed (past)
staffed (past participle)
staffing (present participle)

When you staff a business, you provide them with employees.


strike

strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
struck (past participle)
striking (present participle)

If you strike a person, it will hurt.

He struck the boy with his hand.

When an idea strikes you, it occurs to you suddenly or with force.

To play with fire strikes me as a bad idea.

When a clock rings a bell to tell you the time, the clock strikes the time.

The children ran out of the school when the clock struck twelve.

A disease can strike a person. That person is stricken with disease.

The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

When you strike a part from a document, it is stricken from the document.

The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

When bad luck strikes you, you are stricken with bad luck.


strike

When a group of people stop working to improve or defend their working conditions or pay, they go on strike.

Every secretary at the company went on strike for better pay.


stricken

strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
stricken (past participle)
striking (present participle)


struck

The past tense and past participle of strike. past indefinite


hang

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

When you hang things, you put something above the ground and with no support below using rope, wire, or some other means.

Now, I hang this picture on the wall.

I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.

The picture was still hanging on the wall this morning.

He hung onto the rope so that he would not fall.


hang

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

When a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until dead, the person is hanged.

Some states and nations hanged people as punishment for murdering of another.


hung

The past tense and past participle of hang.


forget

forget (canonical)
forgets (third-person singular)
forgot (past)
forgotten (past participle)
forgetting (present participle)

When you forget something, you have no memory of it.

I forget every thing that you tell me.

When you asked me, I forgot.

You told me your name, but I have forgotten it.


forgot

I forgot where you told me to go.


forgotten

I have forgotten everything that you told me.


spend

spend (canonical)
spends (third-person singular)
spent (past)
spent (past participle)
spending (present participle)

When you spend money, you give the money to buy something.

I spend too much at the book store each month.

I spent a lot at that store last month.

I spend my free time reading and relaxing.

She spends her morning hours house-cleaning.

I spent my afternoon hours in meditation.

He is spending his holiday in Aruba.


spent

The past tense and past participle of spend.

I spent all my money buying that house.


spent

If something is spent it is used up, exhausted, depleted.

After running 10 miles, I'm completely spent.


staves

The plural form of staff; more than one (kind of) staff.


staves

The plural form of stave; more than one (kind of) stave.


pizza

A pizza is a baked Italian food made of rolled bread dough crust, generally topped with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients.

I bought some pizza from a nearby Italian restaurant for the party.


cavity

A cavity is a hollow area inside the body (like the sinuses).

You have a cavity in your back teeth.


São Paulo

São Paulo is the name of a state in southeastern Brazil.

São Paulo is the name of the largest city in Brazil, and the capital of the state of São Paulo.


avoid

avoid (canonical)
avoids (third-person singular)
avoided (past)
avoided (past participle)
avoiding (present participle)

When you avoid something, you stay away from it or you don't do it.

Are you avoiding me?

You can't avoid doing your homework.


inevitable

When something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it.

Something that is predictable or always happens.


avoidable

avoidable (positive)
more avoidable (comparative)
most avoidable (superlative)

When something is avoidable, you can avoid it.

/əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/


avoidably

The cars were parked as avoidably as possible; it didn't stop her from running into one.


evitable

evitable (positive)
more evitable (comparative)
most evitable (superlative)

When something is evitable, it can be avoided.

The tragic consequences were evitable.


avoided

The past tense and past participle of avoid.


avoids

The third-person singular form of avoid.


goodbye

You say goodbye when you leave/depart, as a farewell.

Goodbye! See you next year.


actually

You use actually to say that something is real; in fact; really.

Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.


speed

speed (canonical)
speeds (third-person singular)
sped (past)
sped (past participle)
speeding (present participle)

When you speed, you move or do something very fast.

The child speeds through his studies so he can go out and play.

The plane sped through the air.

When you speed in a car, you drive faster than the law allows.

If you speed in your car, you might have an accident.


speed

The speed of something is how fast it moves.

sound moves at a very high speed.


sped

The past tense and past participle of speed.

The car sped down the road.


rid

rid (canonical)
rids (third-person singular)
rid (past)
rid (past participle)
ridding (present participle)

When you rid a thing, you free it of something not wanted.

If you rid the house of a bad smell, you can close the window.

Yesterday, I rid the town of the bad men.


hide

hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

When you hide something, you put it where others will not find it.

I hide candy to keep it from my brother.

He hid the money under a rock so no one would steal it.

When you hide, you go where others will not find you.

When my father is angry, I hide under the bed.


hide

Many cloths are made from the hide of a cow.


hid

He hid under the table.

She hid her phone in the box.

My mother hid me the truth.


dive

dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

When you dive, you go under the water, usually jumping head first.

She dived under the water and came up blowing air.

He dove into the pool and started swimming.

When you dive into action, you do something with great interest.

They dove into the work when they liked it.


dove

A dove is a pigeon, especially one smaller in size; they are often shown in art as being white.

A dove holding an olive branch is a symbol of peace.


dove

He dove into the water.


children

The plural form of child; more than one (kind of) child.

Children love to play.

Her sons and daughters are children.


clothe

clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

If you clothe something or someone, you put clothes on them.

The mother clothes her children to go to school in the morning.

I woke up fully clothed, and I couldn't remember the night before.

If you clothe somebody, you provide clothes for them.

She was struggling to feed and clothe five kids.


clad

The past tense and past participle of clothe.


fix

fix (canonical)
fixes (third-person singular)
fixed (past)
fixed (past participle)
fixing (present participle)

The mechanic fixes my car.

The mother fixed the broken toy.

When you fix something to something else, you attach it or hold it in place.

A piece of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

When you fix something at a certain time, you make a rule or agreement that the time will not change.

The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.

If you fix an animal, you remove its reproductive organs so that it can not have babies.

After you fix a male cat, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.

If you fix a game, contest, or election, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.

Someone has fixed the game so that none can win.

When you attack or punish someone, you fix them.

If you do anything wrong in that city, they will fix you.

Don't go into my room, or I'll fix you!

Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.


receive

receive (canonical)
receives (third-person singular)
received (past)
received (past participle)
receiving (present participle)

When you receive something, you get something that was sent or given to you.

I receive letters in the mail every day.

It is better to give than to receive.


characteristic

A characteristic of something is a typical feature.

Good hearing is one characteristic of dogs.


characteristic

characteristic (positive)
more characteristic (comparative)
most characteristic (superlative)

A thing has a characteristic trait if it is typical for its group.

Red is a characteristic color of a rose.


soccer

A sport where the players try to kick a ball into a net.

Let's play soccer.


sport

Sport is physical exercise which involves players playing in a team.

What sport shall we play?

In sports news, England lost to Spain 3 to 2.

Be a good sport and open the door for me.

It was good sport to surprise him like that.

Hunters have been killing sharks for sport.


sport

sport (canonical)
sports (third-person singular)
sported (past)
sported (past participle)
sporting (present participle)


sports

The plural form of sport; more than one (kind of) sport.

He is making sports to keep fit.


sports

The third-person singular form of sport.


also

When one thing happens and a second thing happens in a same or similar time or way, then the second thing also happens.

We bought bread at the store. We also bought milk.

When one person does a thing and a second person does the same thing, then the second person also does that thing.

I went with my father to the store. My brother also went with us.


social

A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.


social

social (positive)
more social (comparative)
most social (superlative)

When a person or animal is social, it lives with others.

Dogs are social animals.

Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society.

Our country is going through a period of social change.


bagel

A bagel is a circular piece of bread that is usually eaten at breakfast.


Alabama

Alabama is a state in southeastern United States whose capital is Montgomery.


kami

A god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.


including

Used to make clear that something is also part of a group.

We had a big family: eleven of us, including mum and dad.

It costs $1,000 or $1,070 including tax.


including

include (canonical)
includes (third-person singular)
included (past)
included (past participle)
including (present participle)


including

You use including to add more information.

We provide legal, including political, support as well.

We were asked to help, including to help pay for certain expenses.


without

Used to say that you don't have something or that something isn't in a place.

I went all the way to school without my books.

It's hard to make a word without a, e, i, o, or u.

The picture's OK, but the room looks better without it.

Used to say that somebody didn't do something or that something didn't happen.

She walked past without looking at me.

Without stopping, he ran all the way home.


whenever

I practice whenever I have some free time.

Water comes in whenever there is a rain storm.

You should call her whenever you can.

Whenever possible, you should do your homework right away.

"When can we try this again?" "Whenever!"


marks

The plural form of mark; more than one (kind of) mark.


marks

mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)


marked

marked (positive)
more marked (comparative)
most marked (superlative)

Something that is marked is significant or notable.

There is a marked difference between the small and large shirts.


marked

The past tense and past participle of mark.


marking

An animal's marking is its coloring and patterns.

A zebra's marking is typically black and white stripes.


in case

By reason of the possibility of something happening.

Let's check again in case we missed something.

You should bring a coat in case of snow.

You should be ready just in case.

What will happen in case she doesn't come?


markings

The plural form of marking; more than one (kind of) marking.

An animal's markings are its coloring and patterns.


sorrier

sorry (positive)
sorrier (comparative)
sorriest (superlative)

The comparative form of sorry; more sorry.


sorriest

The superlative form of sorry; most sorry.

This is the sorriest I've ever been.

That's the sorriest-looking dog I've ever seen.


structures

The plural form of structure; more than one (kind of) structure.


structures

structure (canonical)
structures (third-person singular)
structured (past)
structured (past participle)
structuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of structure.


structured

structured (positive)
more structured (comparative)
most structured (superlative)

Something that is structured is organized and has structure.


structured

The past tense and past participle of structure.


sponges

The plural form of sponge; more than one (kind of) sponge.


sponges

sponge (canonical)
sponges (third-person singular)
sponged (past)
sponged (past participle)
sponging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sponge.


sponged

The past tense and past participle of sponge.


drawers

The plural form of drawer; more than one (kind of) drawer.

I had to open all the drawers before I found which drawer my birth certificate was in.

Drawers are men's underpants, short pants that men wear under their clothes.

When he heard the doorbell ring, he didn't know whether to open the door because he was in his drawers.


albinism

A person or animal who has albinism has a lack of pigment (color) in their skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); it is the condition of being albino.


advisor

An advisor is a person who gives advice.

He was the king's advisor. The king relied on him whenever he needed help.


adviser

An adviser is a person who gives advice.


until

If something is true until x, it is true for some time before x and then is not true.

We didn't have any snow until the end of December.

He worked until he was 72 years old.

Until now, there was nothing we could do.


up to

Up to now, we haven't had any problems.

Read up to page 27.

We can take up to 20 people but we can't take 21.

Are you up to a run on the weekend?

It's up to you to wash your own dishes.

"What are you up to tonight?" "I'm going to a movie."


upon

The police were called upon to save him.

The snow fell gently upon the lake.

Christmas is almost upon us.

Upon his death, she became the owner of the store.


wanting

want (canonical)
wants (third-person singular)
wanted (past)
wanted (past participle)
wanting (present participle)


wanting

After we hired him, we found his abilities wanting.


wanting

I've got a right shoe wanting a left.


in charge

If x is in charge of y, other people should do what x says about y, and x is responsible for y.

OK, you're in charge of food for the party.

Look at this mess! Who's in charge here?


in favour

If x is in favour of y, x thinks y is a good idea.

A lot of people are in favour of going back to the beginning and trying again.

We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favour or against?


in favor

If x is in favor of y, x thinks y is a good idea.

A lot of people are in favor of going back to the beginning and trying again.

We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favor or against?


in front

If x is in front of y, x is closer than y to the goal.

She almost got hit when she walked in front of the car.

The runners in front seem to be getting tired.

Japan is in front of Iran 1 to 0.

You walk in front, and I'll walk behind.

We have a lot of hard work in front of us.

He washed his face in front of the mirror.

There's a tree in front of the house.


container

An object that is used to hold or carry things inside it.

They put their cards in containers.


in order

In order to find out more of what this writer thinks, we can read other works by him.

We should get a new car in order to solve the problem.


in order

allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.

Is it in order to speak now?


on account

He couldn't read it on account of his bad eyes.

She was late on account of having missed the bus.

They are a newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.


in spite of

If x happens in spite of y, it is surprising that y did not stop x.

They couldn't move it in spite of their strength.

In spite of all the problems, the project was finished on time.


in view

If you act in view of something, you act considering or because of it.

In view of how little we know, I don't think we can answer the question.

Perhaps we need to rethink this in view of the changes that have taken place.


dianthus

A Dianthus one of some types of plants. These plants all make flowers. Some of these plants are called "carnations" and "Sweet William."

All types of Dianthus as a group. This group is a genus in biology.


unless

If you say that x is true unless y, x is true only if y does not happen or is not true.

I'll be there at 8:30 unless the train is late.

Unless you help, we won't finish on time.


on behalf of

If you do something on behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

On behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


in behalf

If you do something in behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

In behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


on top

If x is on top of y, x is on the highest part of y.

I can't get the book. It's on top of the bookcase.

If x is on top of y, x in control of y or knows about y.

There's a lot to learn, but I think I'm on top of it so far.

if x happens on top of y, they both happen.

On top of all the problems I had yesterday, my car broke down.


just

When you just do something, you only did that thing.

He was hungry, and he just wanted a good meal.

When you just did something, you only did it a short time ago.

I just left the house.


just

just (positive)
more just (comparative)
most just (superlative)

It seems like a just punishment to put someone in jail for stealing.


Sweet William

Sweet William is a flowering plant that grows in the mountains of southern Europe. Its formal name is dianthus barbatus.


real

more real (comparative)
most real (superlative)
real (positive)
realer (comparative)
realest (superlative)

Strange as the story sounded, the story was real.

Something that is not artificial is real.

The nice shoes were of real leather.


evening

We eat a big meal in the evening.


evening

even (canonical)
evens (third-person singular)
evened (past)
evened (past participle)
evening (present participle)


standard

standard (positive)
more standard (comparative)
most standard (superlative)

If something is standard, it is typical or usual.

The store sells standard American food.


standard

A standard is a quality that is the minimum or usual.

Ninety percent correct is the standard for an A at our school.

A standard is a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.


charge

charge (canonical)
charges (third-person singular)
charged (past)
charged (past participle)
charging (present participle)

When you charge someone money, you ask them to pay the money for something that you have done for them or sold to them.

We charge ten cents a page for copying.

The shop charged me $5 to deliver the pizza.

The law doesn't limit the size of fees banks can charge.

The price the hotel charges is just too expensive.

When the police charge someone with a crime, they officially say that the person did something illegal.

A short time later, police arrested the man and charged him with murder.

Many of the people in jail have not been charged with crimes.

If you charge that something is wrong, you say it is.

Many critics charge that our schools are not doing a good job.

When you charge something at a store, you put it on credit.

The business man charged all of his meals to his company.

When you charge at a thing, you run toward it.

The bull charged the man walking in the field.

When you charge (up) a battery, or when you charge (up) something that has a battery, you put electrical energy into it to be stored.

Oh no! I forgot to charge up the camera and the batteries are dead.

I don't want to leave the house right now, because my cell phone is charging.


charge

A charge is a claim the somebody has done something wrong or illegal, especially a claim by police.

He says charges against his son are false.

The police have filed criminal charges against the company.

They will ask the judge to drop the murder charge against Sutherland.

Jowdy denied the charges of lying.

A charge for something is the price of the thing. It often it is for a service or fee for a period of time.

The charge for having an item shipped varies according to the weight.

The charge each month for the phone service is fifty dollars.

The university agreed to let them use the space free of charge.

Credit card companies must list the fees and interest charges separately on your monthly bill.

Do you want to put that on your charge card?

If someone is in charge of something, they are responsible for it.

Josh is in charge of buying drinks for the party.

He took good care of the children in his charge.

If someone leads the charge, they are working hard to make some kind of change.

Amazon.com led the charge in making electronic books popular.

These are the workers who have led the charge for employer-paid health care.

Teachers have led the charge against the new tests.

Your charge is the person that you are responsible for, often a child.

The teacher smiled at his young charges.

A charge is a movement towards somebody to attack them.

Moriarity then led the charge that pushed Bishop out the door into a hallway.

The game ends with the Eagles fighting off a late charge by the Potomac Braves to win, 63-59.

A charge is the amount of electrical energy that something holds.

And once you've used up the electric charge, your electric car stops working.

The batteries will slowly lose their charge.

A charge is the explosive in a gun or a bomb.

When the charge exploded, there was a large hole in the wall.


suit

A suit is a set of clothes that includes a coat or and pants or dress.

Everyone wears a suit where I work.

A suit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.

The law suit was for one million dollars.

A suit is a set in a pack of cards, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs.


suit

suit (canonical)
suits (third-person singular)
suited (past)
suited (past participle)
suiting (present participle)

If something suits you it fits you; that is, it is right for you or good for you.

I love my new job, it suits me fine.


electricity

Electricity is a form of energy that is used to power buildings, lights, and electrical items.

You need electricity to turn on the light bulbs.


local

local (positive)
more local (comparative)
most local (superlative)

Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.

We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.


local

A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.

They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.


exist

exist (canonical)
exists (third-person singular)
existed (past)
existed (past participle)
existing (present participle)

If something exists, it is real and has some kind of being.

Dinosaurs used to exist.

She thinks that aliens do not exist.

Your ideas only exist in your mind.

There exists a possibility that we will win.


include

When you include something, you make it part of something else.

The store always includes the tax in their price.

When something has another thing as part of it, it includes the other.

The price of the hotel room includes a free breakfast.


never

If something never happens, it does not happen at any time.

As a child I was told that I should never tell a lie.


always

If something always happens, it happens at all times or every time.

For all of my life, the sun has always risen every day.

If something will always happen, it will happen forever.

Shannon will never stop loving you. She will always love you.


course

In school, a course is a class in a specific subject.

The science course was very difficult.

A course is the path that something follows in space or in time.

During the course of the evening, things went from bad to worse.

The economy grew quickly over the course of the next few years.

In the course of testing the drug, they found new uses for it.

One teacher can completely change the course of your life.

We'll have to let the disease take its course.

It is important that we decide now on the future course for the company.

The wind kept blowing the boat off course.

The course of the river has changed over time.

For a meal, a course is one part of a meal such as dessert.

We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.

The game of golf is played on a golf course.


course

course (canonical)
courses (third-person singular)
coursed (past)
coursed (past participle)
coursing (present participle)

If something courses, it runs or flows through something.

Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.

The oil coursed through the engine.


follow

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

If the first thing occurs after the second, thing the first thing follows a second thing.

Every year summer always follows spring.

If a first thing goes behind a second thing, the first thing follows the second.

A dog that is trained well should always follow its owner.


develop

develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

When you develop something, you create or make it better.

The people who are best at anything have to develop their ability over time.

When plants and animals grow, they develop.

As children grow their minds and bodies develop.

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compliance

The king was impressed by the knight's dutiful compliance.


so as

For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something).

We went to bed early so as to rise at 4:00 AM.

They took the bus so as not to waste money.

We moved it so as to make it easier to reach.


such as

They had a lot of different fruit such as melons, cherries, mangos, apples, and star fruit.

His ill-health is such as would prevent him from doing his job.


underneath

If x is underneath y, x is right under, below, or covered by y.

The cat was hiding underneath the car.

My bag was underneath my jacket.


underneath

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


aboard

on or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc.

When everyone is aboard, the doors will close.

He looked back at the people on the ground as he got aboard the plane.

It had taken two hours to load all the people aboard.


abreast

If you keep or stay abreast of something, you regularly read or study the most recent information about it.

Have you been keeping abreast of the news from Iraq?

If two things are abreast, they are side by side.

They walked in a long line, three abreast.

The second place runner has almost drawn abreast of the leader.


adrift

If something is adrift, it is floating with no control of its direction.

The boat was adrift for three days before it was found with nobody aboard.

After school I was sort of adrift for a year or two.

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aground

If a boat runs or goes aground, its bottom goes onto the ground and it is not floating freely anymore.

The boat ran aground off the coast of Florida and had to be helped to shore.


Cyrillic script

Cyrillic script
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

Cyrillic script is an alphabet used in the Russian language.


Cyrillic alphabet

An alphabet used in languages like Russian.


on purpose

On purpose means intentionally; deliberately, not by accident.

That wasn't an accident! You did it on purpose!


forehead

The forehead is the part of a human face between the hair and the eyebrows.

Kip brushed his hair off his forehead.


allowing

You use allowing for something, to show that you have thought about that thing in making your decision or getting your answer.

Even allowing for inflation, $3.7 million is too big a change.

Allowing that there is never a single correct solution to this problem, the following example offers one possible solution.


allowing

allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)


aloft

He walked into the dark room, holding his light aloft.

We will be serving a small mean when the plane is aloft.


apropos

"My toe is cold," he said, apropos of nothing at all.

Apropos the previous item, couldn't we also have a party?


as from

Used to show the time or date when something begins.

As from November we will be moving to a new location.


as of

Used to show the time or date when something begins or ends.

As of November we will be moving to a new location.


as per

in the way that has been decided; following instructions, rules, etc.

As per your instructions, I left the note on his desk.

As per usual, she arrived at 7:00.


ashore

He came ashore after five weeks at sea.


onshore

He came onshore after five weeks at sea.


carcinogen

A carcinogen is a substance or agent that can cause cancer.


circa

The city was built circa 1200 BCE.


prime minister

A prime minister is the head of government in a Westminster-style democracy.

The Prime Minister is the leader of England.

How many prime ministers are there in Europe?.


gadget

Gadget is a name you can call a device or machine when you cannot remember its real name; especially

a clever device that has a specific use:

He bought a new gadget for cutting fruits and vegetables.

a complicated or awkward device:

What does that gadget do?


downhill

The bus rolled slowly downhill.

My house is downhill from the school.


cracker

A dry, thin, crispy, and usually salty or savory biscuit.

These crackers taste good with cheese.

A person or thing that cracks things (for example, a whip cracker or a nutcracker).

Cracker is an insulting word for a poor white person living in the southern US.


uphill

She got tired walking uphill.

The school is uphill from my house.


afoot

Plans are afoot for new houses to be built.

There are moves afoot to introduce stricter rules.


piss

Piss is a word for urine, the waste liquid from the body of humans and animals that is often a yellowish color.

The neighbor's new dog won't stop getting my car wet with its piss.

Piss is a word for bad alcoholic drinks.

I couldn't buy any good beer, so I have to drink this piss.


piss

piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

If a person or animal pisses, it passes waste liquid from its body.

He always pisses so loudly you can hear it from outside the bathroom door.


famine

If a place is affected by famine, there is not enough food for everyone.

Over a million people died during the 1984 famine in Ethiopia.


downstream

If x is downstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from y to x.

London is downstream from Oxford on the River Thames.

He stood on the bridge dropping leaves into the water and watching them float downstream.


networks

The plural form of network; more than one (kind of) network.


networks

network (canonical)
networks (third-person singular)
networked (past)
networked (past participle)
networking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of network.


networked

The past tense and past participle of network.


networking

The act of connecting computers into a network.

The act of meeting new people in a business setting.


conversations

The plural form of conversation; more than one (kind of) conversation.

I don't know him well but I've had a few conversations with him.


meanings

The plural form of meaning; more than one (kind of) meaning.

The word "rock" has many different meanings.


meant

mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mean.

I didn't understand what he meant when he said that she's gone.

Don't act like you don't understand me. You know what I meant!

That was my favorite dress; it really meant a lot to me.


downwind

If x is downwind of y, the air is moving from y to x.

Our house was downwind of the factory and the smell was terrible.

If you don't want the animals to know you're there, you should stay downwind.


upwind

If x is upwind of y, the air is moving from x to y.

I'd drop the boat slightly upwind of him so it would blow downwind to him.

If you don't want the animals to know you're there, don't stand upwind.


excepting

except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)


excepting

but not; with the exception of something.

Excepting yesterday, she worked ever day this week.

Nothing excepting a major disaster can stop her.


upstream

If x is upstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from x to y.

Oxford is upstream from London on the River Thames.

He found it very difficult to move the boat upstream against the river.


exclusive

exclusive (positive)
more exclusive (comparative)
most exclusive (superlative)

If a group is exclusive, it excludes people or things that do not meet certain standards, criteria or conditions.


exclusive

The rent is $800 per month, exclusive of sales tax.


failing

A failing is a weakness or problem in somebody's character or personality.

We hired him despite his failings.

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failing

If something doesn't happen or isn't true.

We should be able to go on Monday, and failing that, certain on Tuesday.

If you have family nearby, they would be the first to turn to for help. Failing this, a neighbor may be willing to come.


failing

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)


henceforth

Since we are no longer together, her troubles will, henceforth, not bother me.


favor

Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?


favor

favor (canonical)
favors (third-person singular)
favored (past)
favored (past participle)
favoring (present participle)

When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


thence

We went to Tokyo and thence to Kyoto.


whence

Whence did you come?

It grows naturally in the West Indies, whence the Mr. Miller sent me the seeds.

This is the stone whence he pulled the sword.

Tell me the town whence they came.


wherever

I go wherever I want to go.

Water comes in wherever there is a hole.

Wherever you go, I'll be there.

We should have signs wherever possible.

"Where shall we go?" "Wherever!"

Wherever have you been?


whereupon

She saw him, whereupon she began running.

/ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/


wherein

She picked up the book wherein the paper was folded.

Wherein lies the reason to do such an awful thing?


whereabouts

Used to ask in what general place somebody or something is.

Whereabouts do you come from in Korea?


whereabouts

The general location where somebody or something is.

The police are looking for him but say his whereabouts are unknown.

/ˈʍɛərəˌbaʊts/


on board

On or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc. as a passenger or crew.

When everyone is on board, the doors will close.

He looked back at the people on the ground as he got on board the plane.

Have the passengers gone on board yet?


on board

As a member of a group working together.

It's good to have you on board for this project.

If you take something on board, you accept and understand it.

I told her what I thought, but she did not take my advice on board.


atop

If x is atop y, x is on the highest part of y.

He stood atop the mountain and looked all around.


irrespective

If x is true irrespective of y, y doesn't matter to or change x.

Everyone on the team was sick, but they managed to win irrespective.

We all have the same rights irrespective of color, religion, sex, or age.


overboard

If someone or something goes overboard, it goes over the side of a boat.

When they threw the cut fish overboard, the sharks attacked.

Don't drop any garbage overboard, please.


overland

The mail traveling overland to the small towns could take weeks.


overland

The overland route was much slower than going by sea.


heavenward

To move heavenward is to move in the direction of heaven.


homeward

Moving in the direction of or facing home


inwards

moving in the direction of or facing in.


onwards

The explorers moved onwards, ever deeper into the jungle.


seaward

moving in the direction of or facing the sea

The ship is moving seaward.


skyward

Moving in the direction of or facing the sky.


southward

Moving or facing south; towards the south.


shoreward

moving in the direction of or facing the shore

John saw a ship heading shoreward, towards Liverpool.


sunward

Sunward means moving in the direction of or facing the sun.


ceilingward

Moving in the direction of or facing the ceiling.


earthward

Moving in the direction of or facing the earth


goalward

Moving in the direction of or facing the goal; toward a goal.


landward

If you are moving landwards, you are moving in the direction of or facing the land.


windward

Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.


windward

The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.


leeward

moving or facing the way the wind is moving


leeward

All was quiet on the leeward side of the island.


plume

Molten material from the Earth's mantle coming upward.

A plume of water shot up from the broken fire hydrant


plume

plume (canonical)
plumes (third-person singular)
plumed (past)
plumed (past participle)
pluming (present participle)

She wore a plumed hat to the Founders Day Ball.


pertaining

Pertaining to the suggestions, there is a some advantage in this new approach.

The books pertaining to this subject can be found in the far section.


pertaining

pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)


preparatory

Preparatory work, meetings, etc. are related to getting ready for something.

Most of the preparatory work had been done, but the building had not actually started.


preparatory

If x is preparatory to y, x happens before y to get ready for y.

They began gathering equipment preparatory to climbing the mountain.


pursuant

Pursuant to the promises made to Parliament, an investigation was begun.


tells

tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)


telling

If something is telling, it has a strong effect.

If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something.


innovations

The plural form of innovation; more than one (kind of) innovation.

This business is very cutting-edge. They encourage their employees to create new innovations for how to conduct business.


wounds

The plural form of wound; more than one (kind of) wound.


wounds

wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wound.


wounded

(usually with "the") People who are injured or have wounds.


wounded

The past tense and past participle of wound.


wounded

wounded (positive)
more wounded (comparative)
most wounded (superlative)


woundings

The plural form of wounding; more than one (kind of) wounding.

The woundings were especially violent.


dick

The ladies love his big dick.

That guy is such a dick; he wasn't looking where he was going and he hit my car!


dick

dick (canonical)
dicks (third-person singular)
dicked (past)
dicked (past participle)
dicking (present participle)

If you dick somebody, you mistreat or take advantage of them.

Stop dicking around and get back to work!


dicks

The plural form of dick; more than one (kind of) dick.

What a bunch of dicks! They stole my video games and game console while I was on vacation!


bench

A bench is a long, hard seat for more than one person.

The bench is the place where players of a sport sit when they are not playing.

He watched the first 3 games from the bench.


bench

bench (canonical)
benches (third-person singular)
benched (past)
benched (past participle)
benching (present participle)

If a coach benches a player, they take the player out of a game.

They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was hurt.

If you bench a weight, you lift it over your chest, lying on your back, on a bench.

I heard he can bench 150 pounds.


saving

All the money that you have is your savings.

She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.

The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.

The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.

The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.


saving

save (canonical)
saves (third-person singular)
saved (past)
saved (past participle)
saving (present participle)


saving

After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.


vis-à-vis

Women still earn less money vis-à-vis men.

We stood vis-à-vis the beautiful painting.


à la

à la refers to being according to, or in the style of something.

I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.

He read a short poem he'd written à la E. E. Cummings.


chez

The painting remains chez Catherine and Stephane De Beyrie.


contra

Consider the problems of the nurse contra those of the doctor.


contra

A contra was a member of a particular guerrilla group in Nicaragua.


modulo

21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.

Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3 - because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.


pace

The pace of something is how fast it moves.

The pace of change has been very, very slow.

Today, the pace of life is so much faster than it used to be.

They were frustrated at the pace of development that was taking place there.

Somebody's pace is their speed, usually walking.

He quickened his pace, almost running.

The man's long legs forced Kev to pick up his pace.

A pace is the distance between your feet when you walk.

She stopped three paces from the table.


pace

pace (canonical)
paces (third-person singular)
paced (past)
paced (past participle)
pacing (present participle)

Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.


pace

Contrary to the opinion of; Used to express polite disagreement

Nor, pace Bush, must all countries be with America or against it.


re

In your earlier e-mail re our problems, you made some suggestions.


sans

If you say that X is sans Y, it does not have Y, it is without Y.

It's often difficult for movie stars to have lunch sans photographers.


qua

A scientist may believe certain things qua practical man, but not qua scientist.


underfoot

The snow underfoot crunched as we walked.


unbeknown

If something is unbeknown to somebody, they don't know about it.

Unbeknown to his wife, he had bought a new car.


unbeknownst

If something is unbeknownst to somebody, they don't know about it.

Unbeknownst to his wife, he had bought a new car.


vs

The first wrestling match is Jones vs Smith.


afloat

If something is afloat, it is on the water; floating.

Although he couldn't swim, the life jacket kept him afloat.


nor

Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen.

He was calm, neither happy nor sad.

Neither my wife nor I knew what to do.

I don't belong here. Nor do you.


nor

Nor is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case.

I don't belong here, and nor do you.


came

come (canonical)
comes (third-person singular)
came (past)
come (past participle)
coming (present participle)

He came to my house yesterday.


said

say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of say.

I meant every word that I said.

The King is said to be a god.

The boy said, "This is my dog."


said

The said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

A gun was found at the scene. The said gun belonged to this man.


said

Said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

A gun was found at the scene. Said gun belonged to this man.


made

make (canonical)
makes (third-person singular)
made (past)
made (past participle)
making (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of make.

They made the old house out of stone.

The children made their bed yesterday.


used

use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of use.

I used the key to enter the house.


years

The plural form of year; more than one (kind of) year.

The man lived for one hundred years.


pilot

A pilot is a person who flies and controls an airplane.

I hope the pilot does not crash the plane.


pilot

pilot (canonical)
pilots (third-person singular)
piloted (past)
piloted (past participle)
piloting (present participle)

If you pilot an airplane, you fly and control it.

I hired a girl to pilot my new airplane.


gasoline

Gasoline is also known as fuel for vehicles.

My car is nearly empty of gasoline. I should refuel it at a gas station soon.


virgin

A virgin is someone who has not had sex before.


quid

A quid is one pound in British money (£1).


already

When we met, his first wife was already dead.

He was already well known, but now he's a superstar.

Would you like some coffee." "No, thank you. I've already had two cups.

Oh! You're here already. I didn't think you'd be here until 2:00.


comparable adjective

comparable adjective
comparable adjectives (plural)

An adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.

"happy" and intelligent are comparable adjectives.


apply

apply (canonical)
applies (third-person singular)
applied (past)
applied (past participle)
applying (present participle)

If a rule, a principle, a law, etc. applies, it has some effect on the situation.

The new anti-smoking law applies only to public buildings.

I understand the idea, but I don't think it applies here.

If you apply for something, you formally say that you want it or you want to do it.

After high school, he applied to three universities and was accepted by all of them.

You have to go to the government office to apply for a passport.

If you apply something such as an idea, rule, formula, or piece of information, etc., you use it to do something, work with something, or handle a situation.

I found it hard to apply the principles I learned at school to the problems I faced at work.

You can't just take one rule and apply it in every situation.

I applied the old saying "what goes around, comes around" to the situation and stopped myself from being mean when I didn't need to.

If you apply yourself, you focus on something and work hard at it.

He's really smart, but he just has a hard time applying himself to his school work.

If you apply x to y, you put or spread x on y.

It's dangerous to 'apply makeup while driving a car.

Apply pressure to the cut until the bleeding stops.

If you apply something, you turn it on, usually by pushing something.

Apply the brakes gently to stop the car without sliding.

If a word applies, it is used to mean a particular thing.

The word resident applies to anyone living there.


appoint

appoint (canonical)
appoints (third-person singular)
appointed (past)
appointed (past participle)
appointing (present participle)

If you appoint someone to a job or position, you give the job to them.

The president appointed her to investigate the problems.

He has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

They appointed him team captain.

If you appoint a time for something, you choose that time.

They met at the appointed time.


clothed

clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clothe.

Last winter, the mother clothed her children in warm coats.


bet

bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)

When you bet, you take a chance with money or something else on the result of a future event.

I bet five dollars that I would win the game.

Would you bet your life on that answer?

I bet Tom that he could not run as fast as Joe.

If you bet something is true, you strongly believe it.

I bet you left it on the table.

You used "you bet" to show you agree with somebody.

"Could you help me here?" "You bet! What do you need?"

I bet my life that he said it.

The past tense and past participle of bet.


bet

A bet is the thing of value or amount of money that you bet.

Jim had a bet of twenty dollars that he would complete the test on time.

Place your bets.

A good bet is something you should believe, or try.

"Where can I get that book?" "I think the school library is your best bet."


associate

associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

If you associate two things, you think of them as being connected in some way.

People often associate Einstein with science, but he was also a man of peace.

I associate Thailand with spicy food and beautiful beaches.

If you associate with someone else, you spend time with them.

Parents are often afraid of their children associating with the wrong group of friends.

/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/


associate

An associate is somebody that you do business or work with.

I have an associate who might be interested in your product.

An associate member, professor, producer, etc. is one who is connected but at a lower level.

She spent years as an associate professor before becoming a full professor in 1997.


basis

The basis of something, is the main ideas or parts that it is built on.

On the basis of the information available, we have decided to cancel the project.

There is no basis for believing that he was killed.

Her experiences in Cambodia formed the basis for her first book.

If something happens on a regular/daily/weekly etc. basis, it happens regularly, daily, etc.

The problems are now happening on a very regular basis.

If we are on a first-name basis, we use first names when speaking to each other.

Josie Parkinson and I are on a first-name basis. I call her "Josie" when I see her.


matoke

Matoke is a meal of steamed green plantain and is one of the national dishes of Uganda.


bloke

So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this bloke.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-bloke.wav


chap

Hello, old chap, did you just arrive?

There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful.


chap

chap (canonical)
chaps (third-person singular)
chapped (past)
chapped (past participle)
chapping (present participle)

If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked.

His lips chapped in the cold.


Christ

In the Christian and Jewish religions, the Christ is the person that God sends to save all humans.

Accept Christ into your heart, for he is the son of God.


Christ

Many people use Christ when they are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

Christ, that's heavy.

Holy Christ! Can't you do anything right?


accessible

accessible (positive)
more accessible (comparative)
most accessible (superlative)

If something is accessible, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.

The building has been changed to make it wheelchair accessible.

To make it accessible, we'll need to take off some other pieces that are in the way.

If someone is accessible, they are friendly and easy to talk to.


acquire

acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

If you acquire something, you buy or get it.

XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.


chairman

A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.

Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.


chairperson

chairperson
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

A chairperson is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

Alan Eastwood is the former chairperson of the Police Federation.

Mr Saatchi will continue as chairperson but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.


phylum

Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)

Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders.


organize

organize (canonical)
organizes (third-person singular)
organized (past)
organized (past participle)
organizing (present participle)

When you organize something, you plan or arrange it.

The student organized his class notes.

When you organize, you bring together many people for a united action.

The dads organized to help their children in school.


organise

organise (canonical)
organises (third-person singular)
organised (past)
organised (past participle)
organising (present participle)

When you organise something, you plan or arrange it.

The student organised his class notes.

When you organise, you bring together many people for a united action.

The dads organised to help their children in school.


connect

connect (canonical)
connects (third-person singular)
connected (past)
connected (past participle)
connecting (present participle)

When you connect things, you join, link or unite them.

The man connected device to the battery with a wire.


deal

The company made a deal with the agents.

OK, so here's the deal.


deal

deal (canonical)
deals (third-person singular)
dealt (past)
dealt (past participle)
dealing (present participle)

If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.

When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.

The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.


dealt

The past tense and past participle of deal.

The man dealt the cards for the card game.


continue

continue (canonical)
continues (third-person singular)
continued (past)
continued (past participle)
continuing (present participle)

If something continues, it does not stop.

Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children.

We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer.


college

A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.

I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.

I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.


character

Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person.

He's got a really funny character.

He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character.

A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc.

The actor played three different characters in the movie.

I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't.

Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different

The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city.

They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration.

It's a boring room, lacking in character.

A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.

The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters.

Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person.

It has long been claimed that sports build character.

She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager.

He is a man, of great character and great faith.


relationship

When there is a relationship between things, there is a connection.

There is a clear relationship between fire and heat.

When people are connected by family, there is a relationship between them.

There is a family relationship between Bob Smith and John Smith.

When people are friends or partners, they have a relationship.

John is the boyfriend of Joan. They have a relationship.

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/


basic

basic (positive)
more basic (comparative)
most basic (superlative)

Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.

Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

Something that is basic has a pH level more than 7, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.


basic

Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.


educate

educate (canonical)
educates (third-person singular)
educated (past)
educated (past participle)
educating (present participle)

When you educate someone, you instruct them; teach; train.

He was educated in the public school system.


by chance

If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected.

It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!


choice

If you have a choice, you can decide between two or more things or actions.

I don't want to go, but I'm afraid I don't have a choice.

Many people face a choice between money and love.

You have a choice of three cheeses.

It's a small shop without much choice of goods.

He didn't have to come; he did it by choice.

Your choice is the thing that you decide to take or do.

His choice of jobs was a good one.

I think coming here was the right choice.


choice

choice (positive)
choicer (comparative)
choicest (superlative)

Choice food, drink, clothing, etc. is the best of its kind.

He let his daughter pick out the choicest pieces of fruit.

Choice words are very direct and critical.

After the terrible evening, she had some choice words to share with him.


draw

draw (canonical)
draws (third-person singular)
drew (past)
drawn (past participle)
drawing (present participle)

When you draw, you use a pencil, pen, crayon, etc. to make a picture.

She drew a beautiful picture of the sky on a bright white piece of paper.

If a person is attracted or interested in an event, then he is drawn to it.

The discover of gold in the West drew many people living in the East to move westward.


draw

When a game is tied and no one has won, then the game is a draw.

The game ended 3 to 3. We were disappointed that it was a draw.

A draw is when the winners of a lottery are announced.

The draw is on Tuesday. I hope I won.


claim

claim (canonical)
claims (third-person singular)
claimed (past)
claimed (past participle)
claiming (present participle)

If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.

It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.

He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.

He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.

If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.

Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.

Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.

Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.

The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.

If something claims a life, it kills people.

The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.