hold

forms:
hold (canonical)
holds (third-person singular)
held (past)
held (past participle)
holding (present participle)

glosses: When you hold something, you put it in your hand and keep it there.

text: He held the pen tightly as he wrote the letter.

glosses: When you hold something, you keep it in one place and do not let it move away.

text: The police hold people who do crimes in prison.

glosses: If you hold someone accountable/responsible/liable, you put the responsibility for something on them.

text: It's not clear if parents should be held responsible for the problems their children cause.

text: We are trying to finally get tobacco companies held responsible for killing people.

glosses: If something holds true/good, it is or continues to be true.

text: The drug extends life for mice. If this holds true in humans as well, it will be a great advance.

text: He might be able to do it, but I don't think that holds for most men.

glosses: If you hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive, you do not allow them to go free.

text: Police in Luxembourg say a gunman holding 29 children hostage is demanding a mini-bus to take him to the airport.

enpr: /hōld/

ipa: /həʊld/

ipa: /hoʊld/

sampa: /hoUld/

hold

holds

held

held

holding


held

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hold.

ipa: /'hεld/

sampa: /"hEld/

expansion: [POS TABLE]


know

forms:
know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

glosses: When you know something, you have facts or ideas in your mind.

text: I knew more things after I went to school.

text: I know a little Spanish.

text: I think I can do it, but I don't know.

text: We want you to know that it will be OK.

glosses: You know a person, if you have met him or her.

text: Yes, I know John. I met him in class last week.

ipa: /nəʊ/

ipa: /noʊ̯/

sampa: /noU/

audio: en-uk-to know.ogg

know

knows

knew

known

knowing


went

forms:
go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)

ipa: /wεnt/

sampa: /wEnt/

go

goes

went

gone

going


mean

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

glosses: A word means something when the word expresses the same idea as the other something.

text: Slay means kill. Both of them mean to make dead.

enpr: mēn

ipa: /miːn/

mean

means

meant

meant

meaning


mean

forms:
mean (positive)
meaner (comparative)
meanest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: When you are a mean person, you are not nice.

text: The boys who hit you were very mean.

adj

meaner

meanest


mean

forms:
mean
means (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: The mean is a measure of the average of a list of numbers. The sum total of the numbers divided by how many numbers in the list.

text: The mean of the numbers 2,3,4 is 3. (2+3+4)/3 = 9/3 = 3.


rise

forms:
rise
rises (plural)

glosses: A rise is an increase in something, is when something gets higher.

text: I got a pay rise so now I can buy a bigger car.

enpr: rīz

ipa: /raɪz/

sampa: /raIz/


rise

forms:
rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)

glosses: When you rise, you get up from where you are sitting or lying down.

text: I rise from bed in the morning.

text: He rose from his seat very quickly.

text: The airplane rose off the ground.

rise

rises

rose

risen

rising


goes

ipa: /ɡoʊz/

ipa: /ɡəʊz/


sit

forms:
sit (canonical)
sits (third-person singular)
sat (past)
sat (past participle)
sitting (present participle)

glosses: When you sit, your body is not standing, but is in a position so that your bottom is on something.

text: I sit on a chair at the table.

text: He sat on the ground.

text: We sat her at the head of the table.

enpr: /sĭt/

ipa: /sɪt/

sampa: /sIt/

sit

sits

sat

sat

sitting


lying

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

text: I would be lying if I said that I don't miss him sometimes.

text: You're lying! He would never kill anyone!

ipa: /'laɪɪŋ/

verb

lie

lies

lied

lying


rose

forms:
rose
roses (plural)

glosses: A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers

text: He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.

text: That rose smells good!

glosses: Rose is a purplish-red or pink color, like those of the flowers.

ipa: /rəʊz/

ipa: /roʊz/

sampa: /roUz/

homophones: rhos roes rows


rose

text: I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.


ovary

forms:
ovary
ovaries (plural)

glosses: A reproductive organ found in female bodies that produces eggs.

ipa: /ˈəʊvəri/

ipa: /ˈoʊvəri/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ovary.wav

noun

ovary

ovaries


sat

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sit.

ipa: /'sæt/


ground

forms:
ground
grounds (plural)

glosses: The ground is what someone stands or sits on when they are outside.

text: I ran out of the house and fell on the ground.

glosses: A ground is the bottom of a body of water.

glosses: The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it.

glosses: The ground for something is the background or context of it.

ipa: /'graʊnd/

sampa: /"graUnd/


ground

forms:
ground (canonical)
grounds (third-person singular)
grounded (past)
grounded (past participle)
grounding (present participle)

glosses: If someone grounds a pilot of an airplane, they stop them from flying.

text: The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard.

glosses: If someone grounds a circuit of electricity, they connect it with a ground.

glosses: To ground someone means to take away certain privileges from someone as a punishment.


ground

forms:
grind (canonical)
grinds (third-person singular)
ground (past)
ground (past participle)
grinding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grind.

grind

grinds

ground

ground

grinding


ground

forms: ground (positive)

glosses: If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles.

glosses: If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.


advertise

forms:
advertise (canonical)
advertises (third-person singular)
advertised (past)
advertised (past participle)
advertising (present participle)

glosses: If you advertise something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

text: I'm advertising my new business in the newspaper.

ipa: /ˈadvə(r)taɪz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-advertise.wav

verb

advertis

e


actual

forms: actual (positive)

glosses: An actual thing is one that exists; it is real.

text: People call me Peter, but my actual name is Pierre.


ask

forms:
ask (canonical)
asks (third-person singular)
asked (past)
asked (past participle)
asking (present participle)

glosses: To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it.

text: She sure does ask a lot of questions!

glosses: To approach someone to see if they will do something.

text: Let me ask my mom if I can go.

ipa: /ɑːsk/

ipa: /æsk/

audio: en-uk-to ask.ogg


sing

forms:
sing (canonical)
sings (third-person singular)
sang (past)
sung (past participle)
singing (present participle)

glosses: If you sing you use your voice to make music.

text: I'm going to sing a song to you.

enpr: /sĭng/

ipa: /sɪŋ/

sing

sings

sang

sung

singing


vote

forms:
vote
votes (plural)

glosses: A vote is a formal way of choosing things that are controlled by the majority.

text: Let's take a vote for a new president!

glosses: A vote is the decision of one person in an election.

text: I give my vote for the bill.

ipa: /vəʊt/

ipa: /voʊt/


vote

forms:
vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)

glosses: If you vote, you show your support for choosing a person or idea by raising your hand, marking a piece of paper, etc.

text: My brother votes for the Democrats.

text: I voted to oppose the new property tax.

vot


means

forms:
mean
means (plural)

text: The head of the bank was a person of means.

ipa: /miːnz/


average

forms:
average (positive)
more average (comparative)
most average (superlative)

glosses: To be average is to be not one extreme or another.

text: In football, he is an average player.

enpr: ăvʹərĭj

ipa: /ˈævərɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: av‧er‧age

adj

more: true


average

forms:
average
averages (plural)

glosses: An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.

text: The average size of a family in America is about two or three.

text: The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.


average

forms:
average (canonical)
averages (third-person singular)
averaged (past)
averaged (past participle)
averaging (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

verb

averag


stand

forms:
stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

glosses: When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.

text: I stand in the bus when there are no seats.

text: He stood in line at the store for a long time.

ipa: /'stænd/

stand

stands

stood

stood

standing


stand

forms:
stand
stands (plural)

glosses: A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.

glosses: You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.

text: The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.


stands

glosses: The third-person singular form of stand.

ipa: /stændz/


stands

glosses: The plural form of stand; more than one (kind of) stand.


stood

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stand.

ipa: /'stʊd/

sampa: /"stUd/


gave

forms:
give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)

enpr: gāv

ipa: /ɡeɪv/

give

gives

gave

given

giving


wear

forms:
wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

glosses: When you wear something, you put it on your body and cover your body with it.

text: I don't wear shoes on my feet when I am inside.

text: She wore a red dress.

glosses: When something wears, it gets damaged, over time.

text: The car was worn from ten years of hard driving.

text: My best leather shoes wore out from all the walking.

text: The young girl wore her mother down.

ipa: /wɛə/

enpr: wĕr

ipa: /wɛr/

sampa: /wEr/

homophones: ware where

wear

wears

wore

worn

wearing


wear

forms:
wear
wears (plural)

glosses: Things show wear after being used for a long time.

text: The old school was starting to show wear after one hundred years.


lose

forms:
lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

glosses: When you lose something, you don't know where it is.

text: The boy lost his book some place between home and school.

text: The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house.

glosses: In games, you lose when others do better than you.

text: He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.

enpr: lo͞oz

ipa: /luːz/

audio: en-uk-to lose.ogg

lose

loses

lost

lost

losing


better

forms:
good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of good; more good.

text: I am a better person than you are.

adj

good

better

best


better

pos: adv

glosses: The comparative form of well; more well.

text: Are you feeling better?


better

forms:
better (canonical)
betters (third-person singular)
bettered (past)
bettered (past participle)
bettering (present participle)

text: I intend to better my situation by going back to school.


better

forms:
better
betters (plural)

glosses: Someone or something who is superior to another.

text: I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.


best

glosses: The superlative form of good; most good.

text:
William is the best football player on our team.
Synonym: top

Antonym: worst

text: You are the best.

text: It's best if you go now.

ipa: /bɛst/

sampa: /bEst/


best

glosses: The superlative form of well; most well.

text:
I'm feeling the best that I have in a while.
Antonym: worst


best

forms: best

text: I did my best.

noun

best


best

forms:
best (canonical)
bests (third-person singular)
bested (past)
bested (past participle)
besting (present participle)

glosses: To do better, especially in a competition.

text: I bested my high score on the game.


standing

ipa: /ˈstændɪŋ/

verb

standing


standing

forms: standing (positive)

glosses: A standing committee, order, etc. is one that is permanent.


standing

forms:
standing
standings (plural)

glosses: The standing of a person is the position or reputation they have in a society or profession.

glosses: The standing of a person is the duration they have been in a position.


wears

ipa: /wɛrz/

ipa: /wɛəz/


wears

glosses: The plural form of wear; more than one (kind of) wear.


wore

ipa: /'wɔr/


leathers

forms:
leather
leathers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of leather; more than one (kind of) leather.

noun

leather


attend

forms:
attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

glosses: If you attend something like school or a party, you go to it.

text: I attended a party.

text: My son will attend kindergarten next year.

glosses: If you attend to something, you give attention to it.

text: I attended my brother as best man at his wedding.

text: Will you please attend to this huge list of orders?

ipa: /əˈtɛnd/


attends

glosses: The third-person singular form of attend.

verb

attend


attended

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attend.

ipa: /əˈtɛndɪd/


attending

ipa: /əˈtɛndɪŋ/

hyphenation: at‧tend‧ing


attentions

forms:
attention
attentions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of attention; more than one (kind of) attention.

noun

attention


win

forms:
win (canonical)
wins (third-person singular)
won (past)
won (past participle)
winning (present participle)

glosses: You win when you do better than other people.

text: I will win the game.

text: Will Germany win the war?

ipa: /wɪn/

sampa: /wIn/

win

wins

won

won

winning


win

forms:
win
wins (plural)

text: Their win in the game was not expected.


hot

forms:
hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

glosses: Something that is hot is high in temperature.

text: The sun is very hot.

glosses: Someone who is hot is sexually attractive.

text: Woah, that woman is hot!

glosses: Something that is hot is very radioactive.

text: The atoll is the hottest on Earth.

ipa: /hɒt/

sampa: /hQt/

enpr: hät

ipa: /hɑːt/

adj

hot

hotter

hottest


easy

forms:
easy (positive)
easier (comparative)
easiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is easy, it does not need much skill or effort.

text: The teacher gave an easy test to her students.

glosses: If something is easy, it is comfortable.

text: I had to get out of my easy chair in order to open the door for our guests.

text: Since I am well taken care of, I can sleep easy tonight.

ipa: /ˈiːzi/

ipa: /ˈizi/

easy

easier

easiest


easy

glosses: If you do something easy, you do slowly, without effort, calmly.

text: Take it easy. (See also take it easy.)

text: Move it nice and easy, so it doesn't break.


stay

forms:
stay (canonical)
stays (third-person singular)
stayed (past)
stayed (past participle)
staying (present participle)

glosses: When you stay somewhere, you do not move from there.

text: Whenever I am tired I stay in bed.

text: He stayed at our house for two weeks.

enpr: stā

ipa: /steɪ/

sampa: /steI/


stay

forms:
stay
stays (plural)

glosses: A stay is a period of time when someone does not move from a location.

text: He had a stay in the country for a year.


stayed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stay.

text: I stayed at my friends house last night.

ipa: /steɪd/

ipa: /steːd/

verb

stay


stays

glosses: The plural form of stay; more than one (kind of) stay.


deer

forms:
deer
deer or deers (plural)

glosses: A deer is a medium- to large-sized animal that eats plants and has hard feet (hooves) that are split in two.

enpr: dîr

ipa: /dɪə(r)/

noun

deer

deer

deers


Europe

forms: Europe

pos: name

glosses: Europe is a northern continent near Asia and Africa.

text: The United Kingdom, France, and Spain are all in Europe.

ipa: /ˈjʊərəp/

ipa: /ˈjʊrəp/


qualities

forms:
quality
qualities (plural)

glosses: The plural form of quality; more than one (kind of) quality.

quality

qualities


fit

forms:
fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)

glosses: When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.

text: They fitted his hat.

glosses: When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.

text: These shoes fit me very well.

ipa: /fɪt/

verb

fit

t


fit

forms:
fit (positive)
fitter (comparative)
fittest (superlative)

glosses: When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.

text: After he slept he looked very fit.

adj

fitter

fittest


fit

forms:
fit
fits (plural)

glosses: When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.

text: He hit the man in a fit of rage.

glosses: If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.

text: The man had a fit of epilepsy.

text: I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.


sneezing

forms:
sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

verb

sneez


slept

forms:
sleep (canonical)
sleeps (third-person singular)
slept (past)
slept (past participle)
sleeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sleep.

ipa: /slεpt/

sleep

sleeps

slept

slept

sleeping


believe

forms:
believe (canonical)
believes (third-person singular)
believed (past)
believed (past participle)
believing (present participle)

glosses: When you believe, you have faith in something.

text: He believes in one God.

glosses: When you believe something, you accept it as true.

text: He was wrong when he believed all of the lies he was told.

text: I believe that the man told the truth.

ipa: /bɪˈliːv/

believ


court

forms:
court
courts (plural)

glosses: A court is where people are tried for crimes.

text: The bad guy goes to court to stand before the judge.

glosses: A court is an open space where certain games are played.

text: Tennis is played on a court.

glosses: A court is where a sovereign (a king or queen), prince, or nobleman live; a palace.

text: The noblemen visited the queen in her court.

ipa: /kɔːrt/


court

forms:
court (canonical)
courts (third-person singular)
courted (past)
courted (past participle)
courting (present participle)

glosses: When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.

text: The boy sent flowers to court the girl.


Germany

forms: Germany

ipa: [ˈdʒɜːmənɪ]

ipa: [ˈdʒɝməni]


central

forms:
central (positive)
more central (comparative)
most central (superlative)

glosses: A thing is central when it is in the middle.

text: The house is central to all of the stores.

text: The bazaar is central to the city .

ipa: /ˈsɛntrəl/


Scotland

forms: Scotland

glosses: Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom, north of England.

hyphenation: Scot‧land


divide

forms:
divide (canonical)
divides (third-person singular)
divided (past)
divided (past participle)
dividing (present participle)

glosses: When you divide a thing you separate it into two or more other things.

text: The children divide their books so they all have at least one.

glosses: When you divide one number into another, you are computing into how many equal parts one number can be separated from the other.

text: 2 divides into 6 exactly 3 times.

text: Six divided by two is three.

glosses: When a thing divides, it changes from one to more than one.

text: The river divided into two.

ipa: /dɪˈvaɪd/

divid


divide

forms:
divide
divides (plural)

glosses: A divide is a place where two or more things are separated.

text: There is a divide between the those who have money and those who are poor.


fair

forms:
fair (positive)
fairer (comparative)
fairest (superlative)

glosses: Something is fair when it seems right or is done for a good purpose.

text: A law is fair when good people are not hurt by it.

text: To pay every person the same for working on the same job is only fair.

glosses: Those people who have light skin color are called fair.

text: He was fair skin, because he never went into the sun.

glosses: If the weather is fair, it is good and it is not raining. If it is day, the sun can be seen.

glosses: If dice are fair any number has an equal chance of coming up.

ipa: /fɛə/

ipa: /fɛr/

adj

fair

fairer

fairest


fair

forms:
fair
fairs (plural)

glosses: A fair is a special event where people come to have fun and learn something.

text: There are games and shows at the fair that is held every year.


fast

forms:
fast (positive)
faster (comparative)
fastest (superlative)

glosses: When you are fast, you can move a in very short time.

text: The horse ran very fast.

enpr: fäst

ipa: /fɑːst/

enpr: făst

ipa: /fæst/

fast

faster

fastest


fast

forms:
fast (canonical)
fasts (third-person singular)
fasted (past)
fasted (past participle)
fasting (present participle)

glosses: You fast when you don't eat for a long time.

text: In many religions people fast for a day or more.


fast

forms:
fast
fasts (plural)

glosses: A fast is an act of not eating for a period of time.

text: He was very hungry after the fast.


choose

forms:
choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

glosses: When you choose a thing, you decide you want it and not something else.

text: The manager and coaches will choose the starting line-up.

text: Rafferty always chooses those with the best skills.

text: Flanagan chose Tom and Jerry as first and third basemen.

text: All those men chosen for this year's team will report tomorrow night.

text: Are you choosing to leave the team, or is someone forcing you to quit?

enpr: cho͞oz

ipa: /tʃuːz/

choose

chooses

chose

chosen

choosing


gas

forms:
gas
gases or gasses (plural)

glosses: A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.

text: The sun is a giant ball of gas.

text: The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.

text: The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.

glosses: Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.

text: Our house has gas-fired central heating.

text: In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.

text: Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.

glosses: In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.

text: A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.

glosses: In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.

text: We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.

glosses: In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.

ipa: /gæs/

noun

gas

gases

gasses


gas

forms:
gases (third-person singular)
gas (canonical)
gasses (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)

glosses: If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.

text: The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.

text: My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.

glosses: If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.

text: As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.

verb

gassed

gassing

gasses

gassed

gassing


Angela

forms: Angela

glosses: Angela is a female given name. It means angel and messenger.

ipa: /ˈænd͡ʒələ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Angela.wav


France

forms: France

glosses: France is a country in Europe that is beside Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain.

text: I went to France for a holiday.

ipa: /ˈfrɑːns/


call

forms:
call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)

glosses: If you call someone, you contact them using a telephone.

text: Can you call me tonight at about 8:00?

text: We called 911 and the police came in five minutes.

text: I can't talk now. I'll call back later.

glosses: If you call to someone, you use your voice to make them notice you.

text: I can't see you. Call out to me so I can find you.

glosses: If you call someone or something x, you say they are x.

text: If you ever tell anyone that, I'll call you a liar.

text: The kids at school called him an asshole.

text: Nobody would even call him good-looking.

text: They called it the most important hockey game ever.

glosses: If somebody is called something, that is their name.

text: Their daughter's called Mai.

text: She's a beautiful baby. What do you call her?

glosses: If you call somebody somewhere, you ask or tell them to come there.

text: She called me to her office.

glosses: If you call a meeting, a stop, etc., you say you want one to happen.

text: I've called a meeting for tomorrow, and I'd like you to be there.

text: Coach Dan Bylsma called a timeout to give his five players a rest.

ipa: /kɔːɫ/

audio: en-uk-to call.ogg


call

forms:
call
calls (plural)

glosses: A call is a time when you use the telephone to contact someone.

text: After she made the phone call, she left the office.

text: I received three calls about the car I was selling.

text: I paid a call to a friend.

text: The doctor does not do house calls.

text: He heard a call from the other side of the room.

text: Cuckoo birds have a unique call.


calls

glosses: The plural form of call; more than one (kind of) call.

ipa: /kɔːlz/

ipa: /kɔlz/

noun

call


calling

ipa: /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈkɔlɪŋ/


calling

forms:
calling
callings (plural)

glosses: A strong feeling that makes you want to become religious.


called

glosses: The past tense and past participle of call.

ipa: /kɔːld/


eater

forms:
eater
eaters (plural)

glosses: An eater eats something. An eater of x, eats mostly x.

text: She's not a meat eater.

ipa: /ˈiːtɚ/

ipa: /ˈiːtə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eater.wav


eaters

glosses: The plural form of eater; more than one (kind of) eater.

text: My sisters are both picky eaters.

eater


eats

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

text: He eats bacon for breakfast every day.

text: She only eats low-fat food so that she doesn't gain weight.

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


eats

forms: eats (plural)

text: Give me some eats!


sends

forms:
send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

ipa: /sendz/

send

sends

sent

sent

sending


sending

ipa: /ˈsɛndɪŋ/


happen

forms:
happen (canonical)
happens (third-person singular)
happened (past)
happened (past participle)
happening (present participle)

glosses: if something happens, it starts or changes without a plan.

text: Did anything happen at school today?

text: It may happen to rain today.

ipa: /ˈhapən/

ipa: /ˈhæpən/


happens

glosses: The third-person singular form of happen.

text: What a coincidence. It just so happens to be my birthday today, too.

text: If anyone happens to return my wallet, please call me.

text: Don't worry about it. It happens all the time.

ipa: /ˈhæpənz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-happens.wav

verb

happen


happened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of happen.

text: I happened to find my lost ring today.

text: It happened again! My computer just crashed!

ipa: /ˈhæpənd/


budget

forms:
budget
budgets (plural)

glosses: A budget is a limit to how much money can be spent on something.

text: Our budget for a new car is $10,000.

glosses: A budget is a plan for how money will be spent.

text: The accountant made a new budget that showed us how much we would spend on materials.

text: A family budget is a good idea to help you manage your finances.

glosses: If you are on a budget, you are trying not to spend a lot of money.

glosses: A budget item is something that can be bought cheaply.

glosses: A budget item is one thing that you plan to spend money on.


budget

forms:
budget (canonical)
budgets (third-person singular)
budgeted (past)
budgeted (past participle)
budgeting (present participle)

glosses: If you budget, you plan how money or time will be spent.

text: It is important to budget your time on the test. Don't take too long on any one question.


words

forms:
word
words (plural)

glosses: The plural form of word; more than one (kind of) word.

noun

word


words

forms:
word (canonical)
words (third-person singular)
worded (past)
worded (past participle)
wording (present participle)


numeric

forms:
numeric (positive)
more numeric (comparative)
most numeric (superlative)

glosses: Something that is a number or relates to numbers.

text: The characters 0 through 9 are numeric.

ipa: /n(j)uːˈmɛrɪk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-numeric.wav


want

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

glosses: If you want to do something, you think you would be happier if you did it.

text: Do you want to go to the park?

text: I don't want to go to work today.

text: He wants to know her name.

text: Please, stop the bus. I want to get out here.

text: I wanted to buy a new book, so I went to the shop.

glosses: If you want something, you think you would be happier if you had it.

text: Do you want a drink?

text: No thank you! I don't want one.

text: He wants a new car.

text: I can give you whatever you want.

text: All I want is one more chance to do this.

glosses: If you want somebody to do something, you think you would be happier if they did it.

text: I want you to help me.

glosses: If you want something to happen, you think you would be happier if it happened.

text: I want everyday to be my birthday.

glosses: If you want to do something, your body has a strong feeling that it will do it.

text: Every time I see it, I want to be sick.

text: Flowers make me want to sneeze.

glosses: If you tell somebody "you might want to" do something, you mean they should do it.

text: You might want to study more for your tests.

glosses: If someone or something wants for something, they don't have it or don't have enough of it.

glosses: If you want someone, you want to have sex with them.

glosses: If you want up, down, in, out, etc., you want to go there or your want somebody to help you go there.

text: Can you open the door? I think the dog wants out.

enpr: wŏnt

ipa: /wɒnt/

sampa: /wQnt/

enpr: wänt

ipa: /wɑnt/

sampa: /wAnt/

audio: en-uk-to want.ogg


want

forms:
want
wants (plural)

text: The wants and needs of the people are not being met.

glosses: something that you do not have or do not have enough of

text: The car wouldn't run for want of gas.


wants

ipa: /wɑnts/

ipa: /wɒnts/

verb

want


wants

glosses: The plural form of want; more than one (kind of) want.


happier

forms:
happy (positive)
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of happy; more happy.

text: I would be happier if I didn't have to tell you to clean your room everyday.

text: Since I've been dating Julie, I'm happier than I've ever been.

ipa: /ˈhæpiɚ/

ipa: /ˈhæpiə/

adj

happy

happier

happiest


happiest

glosses: The superlative form of happy; most happy.

text: This is the happiest I've seen you since your husband died.

text: Sarah is the happiest person I know. She's always smiling and laughing.

ipa: /ˈhæpiɪst/


wanted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of want.

ipa: [ˈwɑntʰɪd]

ipa: [ˈwɒntʰɪd]


wanted

forms:
wanted (positive)
more wanted (comparative)
most wanted (superlative)

glosses: If a person is wanted, they are being looked for by the police for commiting a crime.


notice

forms:
notice (canonical)
notices (third-person singular)
noticed (past)
noticed (past participle)
noticing (present participle)

glosses: If you notice something, you become aware of it.

text: You didn't even notice that I cut my hair.

text: When the cook changed, I noticed the difference right away.

text: I've looked at her a thousand times, but I'd never noticed her green eyes before.

text: "Did you see the mistakes?" "No, I'm afraid I didn't notice.

text: I couldn't help noticing that you look lost. Can I help?

ipa: /ˈnəʊtɪs/

ipa: /ˈnoʊtɪs/

verb

notic

e


notice

forms:
notice
notices (plural)

text: She asked for help, but they took no notice of her.

text: When the changed were made, we didn't take much notice.

text: The mistake escaped notice for almost three years.

glosses: A notice is a piece of paper with information or a warning.

text: She sent us a notice about the change of dates.

glosses: Notice is information that you give to someone.

text: The shop closed without any notice.


intelligent

forms:
intelligent (positive)
more intelligent (comparative)
most intelligent (superlative)

glosses: If you are intelligent, you can understand difficult ideas easily and think clearly.

text: Any intelligent person should be able to understand this.

text: Today's children are more intelligent than children in the past.

text: Baboons are highly intelligent animals and learn to meet their needs in many different ways.

glosses: If an idea or something said is intelligent, it shows good understanding and clear thinking.

text: That's probably the most intelligent comment I've heard today.

glosses: If another living thing or a machine is intelligent, it can think in ways that are similar to us.

text: We will not likely find intelligent life of other planets.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛlɪʤənt/


America

forms: America

glosses: The continents of North and South America.

ipa: /əˈmɛrɪkə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-America.wav

hyphenation: Amer‧i‧ca


unavailable

forms:
unavailable (positive)
more unavailable (comparative)
most unavailable (superlative)

etymology_text: un- + available

ety-prefix

un

available

expansion: un- + available

glosses: If something is unavailable, it does not exist or you cannot use it.

text: We can't answer the question because the needed information is unavailable at this time.

text: The manager is unavailable for comment right now.

ipa: /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unavailable.wav

hyphenation: un‧a‧vail‧a‧ble


variability

forms:
variability
variabilities (plural)

glosses: The variability of something is how much it changes.

text: The data shows a great variability in the observed sizes.

ipa: /ˌvɛər.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti (ɪ.ti)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-variability.wav

hyphenation: vari‧abil‧ity

noun

variabilities


researcher

forms:
researcher
researchers (plural)

etymology_text: research + -er

ety-suffix

research

er

expansion: research + -er

glosses: A researcher is somebody who does research.

text: Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a new kind of virus.

ipa: /rɪˈsɜːt͡ʃɚ//


exporter

forms:
exporter
exporters (plural)

glosses: An exporter is a person or company that exports things.

text: The United States is a major exporter of wheat.


veterinarians

forms:
veterinarian
veterinarians (plural)

glosses: The plural form of veterinarian; more than one (kind of) veterinarian.

noun

veterinarian


learn

forms:
learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learnt (past)
learnt (past participle)
learning (present participle)

glosses: When you learn something, you start to know how to do things that you didn't know before.

text: I'm going to learn English!

text: Martha is learning to play the piano.

glosses: When you learn something, you start to know something that you didn't know before.

text: I've just learned that I've been adopted.

glosses: When you learn, you start to know more than you knew before.

text: You have to learn from your own mistakes.

enpr: lû(r)n

ipa: /lɜː(r)n/

audio: en-uk-to learn.ogg

learn

learns

learnt

learnt

learning


something

forms: something

pos: det

etymology_text: some + thing

compound

some

thing

expansion: some + thing

text: I'm going to wear something today.

text: Isn't something going to happen?

text: You're really something!

ipa: /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/


something

forms:
something
somethings (plural)

glosses: Something is a quality that is difficult to identify.

text: This beer has a certain something that I enjoy.


exporters

glosses: The plural form of exporter; more than one (kind of) exporter.

text: Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the world's biggest exporters of oil.

noun

exporter


drinks

forms:
drink
drinks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of drink; more than one (kind of) drink.

text: I bought her three drinks but she still won't give me her phone number.

text: You can have a couple drinks of my juice if you're thirsty.

drink


drinks

forms:
drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of drink.

text: He drinks soda with everything he eats.

text: She always gets silly when she drinks beer.

drinks

drank

drunk

drinking


researchers

glosses: The plural form of researcher; more than one (kind of) researcher.

text: Many researchers are trying to find the cure for cancer.

researcher


cakes

forms:
cake
cakes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cake; more than one (kind of) cake.

cake


cakes

forms:
cake (canonical)
cakes (third-person singular)
caked (past)
caked (past participle)
caking (present participle)

verb

cak


governments

forms:
government
governments (plural)

glosses: The plural form of government; more than one (kind of) government.

text: Many governments are democracies, but there are also many dictatorships.

ipa: /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənts/

ipa: /ˈɡʌvə(n)mənts/

hyphenation: gov‧ern‧ments

noun

government


tensions

forms:
tension
tensions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of tension; more than one (kind of) tension.

tension


pictures

forms:
picture
pictures (plural)

glosses: The plural form of picture; more than one (kind of) picture.

picture


pictures

forms:
picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of picture.

verb

pictur


Mercury

forms: Mercury

glosses: Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

glosses: Mercury is a Roman god who was the god of trade, travelers, thieves, profit, commerce, and the messenger of the gods.

ipa: /ˈmɜː(r)kjʊri/

ipa: /ˈmɝkjəri/


queen

forms:
queen
queens (plural)

glosses: The female leader of a country whose son will probably lead the country.

text: The queen wore her royal robes at the ceremony.

glosses: The wife of the king is usually the queen.

glosses: A queen is a piece in the game of chess.

ipa: /kwiːn/


managers

forms:
manager
managers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of manager; more than one (kind of) manager.

noun

manager


quarter

forms:
quarter
quarters (plural)

glosses: A quarter is one fourth (1/4) of something.

text: The lake was about a quarter mile from town.

text: About a quarter of the students came from outside the United States.

text: There's an old house three quarters of the way up that mountain.

glosses: A quarter is a unit of money worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.

text: Can you give me four quarters for this dollar?

glosses: A quarter is a period of three months, especially in business.

text: Sales were down 3.7 percent from the fourth quarter of last year.

glosses: A quarter is one of four a periods of time, especially in sports.

text: He threw four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter leading to a 38-28 win.

text: The bar was in New Orleans' French quarter.

glosses: Quarters are the places where people live.

text: After training, we returned to our quarters to get changed.

ipa: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-quarter.wav


quarter

forms:
quarter (canonical)
quarters (third-person singular)
quartered (past)
quartered (past participle)
quartering (present participle)

glosses: If you quarter something, you make it into four equal pieces.

text: Using a sharp knife, quarter the apple.

glosses: If you quarter somebody somewhere, you give them a place to stay.

text: We were quartered in Vienna during the job.


London

forms: London

glosses: London is the capital city of England and the national capital of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

enpr: lŭn'dən


dad

forms:
dad
dads (plural)

text: Timmy's father is very important to him. He goes everywhere with his dad.

ipa: /dæd/


television

forms:
television
televisions (plural)

glosses: A television is a box that moving pictures can be watched on.

ipa: /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/


address

forms:
address
addresses (plural)

glosses: An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.

enpr: ă'drəs

enpr: ədrĕs

enpr: ă'drĕs

address

addresses


address

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

glosses: If you address a person, you refer to them using a name or title.

text: You will address me as Sir from now on.

glosses: If you address a group, you talk in front of it.

text: The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.

glosses: If you address a letter, you write an address on it.

text: She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."

enpr: ədrĕs'

verb

es


agent

forms:
agent
agents (plural)

glosses: An agent is a person that is a representative and acts for other people.


argue

forms:
argue (canonical)
argues (third-person singular)
argued (past)
argued (past participle)
arguing (present participle)

glosses: If you argue with someone, you debate, disagree or talk about your differing ideas.

glosses: If you argue with someone, you have an argument with them.

hyphenation: ar‧gue

argu


behind

forms: behind

pos: prep

glosses: When something is behind a second thing, the first thing is in back of the second.

text: The ball is behind the box.

glosses: When something is behind, it is toward the rear.

text: The man stayed behind.

glosses: A thing is behind when it happened in the past.

text: We left that worry behind.

ipa: /bɪˈhaɪnd/

hyphenation: be‧hind


behind

forms:
behind
behinds (plural)

glosses: Your behind is your butt, the buttocks, or bum.

text: He was told he would get a kick on the behind if he kept being naughty

glosses: In Australian rules football, a behind is the same as one point, scored if the ball goes between the tall goal post and the short behind post.

text: He tried to kick a goal, but the ball went wide and he only got a behind.

ipa: /ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/


appear

forms:
appear (canonical)
appears (third-person singular)
appeared (past)
appeared (past participle)
appearing (present participle)

glosses: If something appears a certain way, it looks or seems that way.

text: At first glance, this would appear to be true.

text: The problems appear likely to continue.

text: School size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores.

glosses: If something appears, it comes into sight.

text: She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway.

text: Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lars appeared next to her.

glosses: If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it.

text: He has appeared in over 100 movies.

text: The word appears nowhere in this book.

text: His articles have appeared in the New York Times.

ipa: /əˈpɪə/

ipa: /əˈpɪr/


centre

forms:
centre
centres (plural)

glosses: The centre of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.

text: The president and his problems continue to take centre stage in the news.

text: She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.

glosses: A centre is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.

text: They have opened a large shopping centre in Taipei.

text: The team was staying at the US Olympic training centre.

text: Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking centre.

text: Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control have found a new virus.

glosses: The town centre is the place in the town where most of the shops are.

glosses: In politics, the centre is the position that is not politically right or left.

glosses: In sports, a centre is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.

ipa: /ˈsɛntə/

ipa: /ˈsɛntɚ/


centre

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

glosses: If you centre something, you move it towards the centre.

centr


yourselves

pos: pron

glosses: You use yourselves when the people doing an action and receiving an action are both you.

text: Be careful children. You'll hurt yourselves.

text: Are you happy with yourselves?

text: I heard you and your sister got yourselves a new pet.

text: Don't pretend you don't know. You yourselves have seen these kinds of problems.

glosses: If you do something by yourselves, you do it alone.

text: That's beautiful, boys. Did you make it by yourselves?

glosses: If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.


unusual

forms:
unusual (positive)
more unusual (comparative)
most unusual (superlative)

etymology_text: un- + usual

ety-prefix

un

usual

expansion: un- + usual

glosses: If something is unusual, it is not what you expect. It is not an everyday thing or happening.

text: It was a warm night, unusual for mid Winter.

text: With his bright pink hair, he was most unusual to look at.

text: It is not unusual for him to be late.

ipa: /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/


suggest

forms:
suggest (canonical)
suggests (third-person singular)
suggested (past)
suggested (past participle)
suggesting (present participle)

glosses: If a person says an option, he or she is suggesting.

text: I suggest that we go to the mall.

ipa: /səˈdʒɛst/

hyphenation: sug‧gest


mall

forms:
mall
malls (plural)

glosses: A mall is a shopping center where there are many stores that are all in one building.

text: My friends and I like to go to the mall.

glosses: A mall is a planned open grassy area near important buildings or landmarks.

text: The Mall is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

ipa: /mɔːl/

ipa: /mɑːl/


pelvis

forms:
pelvis
pelves or pelvises (plural)

glosses: The pelvis is a group of bones around the lower torso that form the hip.

text: Older people often fall and break their pelvis.

ipa: /ˈpɛlvɪs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pelvis.wav

noun

pelvis

pelves

pelvises


bladder

forms:
bladder
bladders (plural)

glosses: The bladder is the internal organ where urine collects.

text: An hour after drinking four glasses of water his bladder was full.

glosses: A bladder is a bag made of a material that stretches to hold a liquid or gas.

text: The football has a bladder that holds air so it will bounce.

ipa: /ˈblædə/

ipa: /ˈblæɾɚ/


abdomen

forms:
abdomen
abdomens (plural)

glosses: The abdomen is the front part of the lower torso containing many internal organs.

text: The stomach and intestines are inside the abdomen.

glosses: The abdomen is the last of the three parts of an insect's body.

ipa: /ˈæbdəmən/

hyphenation: ab‧do‧men


surface

forms:
surface
surfaces (plural)

glosses: The surface of an object is the outside of the thing.

text: The surface of the earth is very large.

glosses: The surface of a liquid is the top of it.

text: The surface of the lake was smooth.

ipa: /ˈsɜːfɪs/

ipa: /ˈsɝːfəs/


surface

forms:
surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)

glosses: When a thing surfaces, it comes to the top of liquid.

text: The fish surfaced to get food.

text: The swimmer surfaced for air.

glosses: If information or facts surface, they are revealed or become known.

text: Reports surfaced that claimed the company was under investigation.

verb

surfac


life

forms:
life
lives (plural)

glosses: Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.

text: Scientists want to learn if there is life on other planets.

glosses: Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.

text: The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.

text: The lives of great men and women are very interesting.

text: He never left his home town in his life.

glosses: The state of something being in existence.

text: We brought the company back to life, after it had been closed for 5 years.

enpr: līf

ipa: /laɪf/

sampa: /laIf/

noun

lives


prepare

forms:
prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

glosses: When we prepare something, we get it ready.

text: The mother prepared food for the meal.

text: We must hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

ipa: /prɪˈpɛː/

ipa: /priˈpɛ(ə)r/

verb

prepar


worst

forms:
good (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

text: My mistake was bad, but hers was the worst of all.

text: Well, you've seen me at my worst.

text: After a week we began to fear the worst.

ipa: /wɜːst/

ipa: /wɝst/

adjective

good

worse

worst


worst

forms:
worst (canonical)
worsts (third-person singular)
worsted (past)
worsted (past participle)
worsting (present participle)


official

forms:
official (positive)
more official (comparative)
most official (superlative)

glosses: Something that is official is approved by some authority.

text: The letter was an official document from the president.

ipa: /əˈfɪʃəl/


official

forms:
official
officials (plural)

glosses: An official is a person who has certain authority.

text: That government official collects taxes.


piece

forms:
piece
pieces (plural)

glosses: A piece is a part of something that can be or has been separated from it.

text: The man cut a piece of meat and a piece of cake for dinner.

text: I own a piece of land in the country.

glosses: A piece is one example of a class or set of things.

text: He put a piece of wood on the fire.

text: Can I have a piece of paper to write on?

glosses: A piece is something that is made by an artist.

text: The piece of music was beautiful.

text: I thought his earlier pieces were more creative than his more recent stuff.

glosses: In board games, a piece is an object that can be moved to mark your position.

text: There are six types of chess pieces in the game of chess: the pawn, the knight, the bishop, the rook, the queen, and the king.

enpr: pēs

ipa: /piːs/


piece

forms:
piece (canonical)
pieces (third-person singular)
pieced (past)
pieced (past participle)
piecing (present participle)

glosses: If you piece something together, you use bring together enough information to understand something.

text: They gathered enough information to piece together the family history.

glosses: If you piece something together, you put the pieces together.

text: The scientists moved their shop to an empty parking lot to piece together all the bones.

verb

piec


university

forms:
university
universities (plural)

glosses: A university is a school of advanced study that offers both undergraduate and graduate classes.

text: A doctor studies for many years at a university before going to work in a hospital.

ipa: /juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/

noun

universities


trust

forms:
trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

glosses: When you trust someone, you do not doubt them. You believe that someone is honest and will not cause harm. You believe you can rely on them.

text: I trust all of my friends.

text: We trust in the goodness of others.

ipa: /trʌst/


trust

forms:
trust
trusts (plural)

text: Your parents have trust in you.

glosses: Your money is put in a trust when you put your money under the control of someone else.

text: The parents put the children's money in a trust at the bank until they reach the age of 18.


hurries

forms:
hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of hurry.

verb

hurr

y


hurried

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hurry.

ipa: /ˈhʌrid/


talks

forms:
talk (canonical)
talks (third-person singular)
talked (past)
talked (past participle)
talking (present participle)

text: The teacher talks to the children sternly when they are naughty.

talk


talks

forms:
talk
talks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of talk; more than one (kind of) talk.

text: The talks by the teacher were all very long.


trees

forms:
tree
trees (plural)

glosses: The plural form of tree; more than one (kind of) tree.

ipa: /triːz/

noun

tree


trees

forms:
tree (canonical)
trees (third-person singular)
treed (past)
treed (past participle)
treeing (present participle)

verb

trees

treed

treeing


prepares

glosses: The third-person singular form of prepare.


prepared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prepare.

ipa: /prɪˈpɛəd/

ipa: /prɪˈpɛrd/

hyphenation: pre‧pared


drank

forms:
drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

text: I drank four glasses of water today.

text: Rob drank way too much beer last night and acted like a fool.

drink


games

forms:
game
games (plural)

glosses: The plural form of game; more than one (kind of) game.

ipa: /ɡeɪmz/

noun

game


games

forms:
game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

verb

gam


drinking

text: I like drinking wine with steak.

text: Are you drinking my orange juice again?

ipa: /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/


gamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of game.


talking

ipa: /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈtɔkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈtɑkɪŋ/

hyphenation: talk‧ing


talked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of talk.


takes

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

ipa: /teɪks/

take

takes

took

taken

taking


surprised

forms:
surprised (positive)
more surprised (comparative)
most surprised (superlative)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


surprised

forms:
surprise (canonical)
surprises (third-person singular)
surprised (past)
surprised (past participle)
surprising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of surprise.

surpris

e


hurrying

ipa: /ˈhʌriɪŋ/


painting

forms:
paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

paint


painting

forms:
painting
paintings (plural)

glosses: A painting is a picture that is painted.

text: A painting of the president hung on the wall.


painted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of paint.


paints

forms:
paint
paints (plural)

glosses: The plural form of paint; more than one (kind of) paint.


paints

glosses: The third-person singular form of paint.


drunk

forms:
drunk (positive)
drunker (comparative)
drunkest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is drunk, they have taken in too much alcohol.

text: After he left the restaurant, he was so drunk he couldn't walk.

enpr: drŭngk

ipa: /drʌŋk/

sampa: /drVNk/

adj

drunk

drunker

drunkest


drunk

text: What is the most water you have drunk at one time?


drunk

forms:
drunk
drunks (plural)

glosses: A drunk is a person who often drinks too much alcohol.

text: Two drunks were fighting in the street last night.


taking

ipa: /ˈteɪkɪŋ/


taking

forms:
taking
takings (plural)

glosses: The takings of a business is the cash or money they received or earned.


has

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

text: He has breakfast at 7:00.

ipa: /hæz/

have

has

had

had

having


has

forms:
have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

having


bought

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of buy.

text: I bought gasoline for my car yesterday at the gas station.

ipa: /'bɔːt/

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


muscles

forms:
muscle
muscles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of muscle; more than one (kind of) muscle.

ipa: /ˈmʌsəlz/

noun

muscle


muscles

forms:
muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of muscle.

verb

muscl


closed

forms:
close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of close.

ipa: /kləʊzd/

ipa: /kloʊzd/

clos


closed

forms: closed (positive)

text: The store is closed on the weekends.

text: I used a closed source to write the article.


wings

forms:
wing
wings (plural)

glosses: The plural form of wing; more than one (kind of) wing.

noun

wing


wings

forms:
wing (canonical)
wings (third-person singular)
winged (past)
winged (past participle)
winging (present participle)


acting

forms:
act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

glosses: An acting director, president, head, etc. is in the position until the regular person returns to the job.

text: He was the acting chairperson for the committee when Tim went for surgery.

hyphenation: act‧ing

verb

act


reads

forms:
read (canonical)
reads (third-person singular)
read (past)
read (past participle)
reading (present participle)

read

reads

read

read

reading


reads

forms:
read
reads (plural)

glosses: The plural form of read; more than one (kind of) read.


smells

forms:
smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of smell.

smell


smells

forms:
smell
smells (plural)

glosses: The plural form of smell; more than one (kind of) smell.


smelled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of smell.

ipa: /'smεld/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smelled.wav


smelling

ipa: /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/


cuts

forms:
cut (canonical)
cuts (third-person singular)
cut (past)
cut (past participle)
cutting (present participle)

text: She cuts hair for a living.

ipa: /kʌts/

audio: EN-AU ck1 cuts.ogg

cut

cuts

cut

cut

cutting


cuts

forms:
cut
cuts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cut; more than one (kind of) cut.

text: He only buys expensive cuts of meat.


cutting

text: He's outside cutting the grass right now.

ipa: /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

hyphenation: cut‧ting


cutting

forms:
cutting
cuttings (plural)

glosses: A cutting is an area of land that has been dug out of a hill for a road or railway.

glosses: A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.

glosses: A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.


cutting

forms:
cutting (positive)
more cutting (comparative)
most cutting (superlative)


begs

forms:
beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

beg

g


begged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beg.

text: He begged her not to leave.

text: My dog begged for food off of the table until I finally gave it him.

ipa: /bɛɡd/


begging

text: She's been begging him for years to put the toilet seat down when he's done.

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/


shirts

forms:
shirt
shirts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of shirt; more than one (kind of) shirt.

text: I lost some weight and now my shirts are a little big.

noun

shirt


units

forms:
unit
units (plural)

glosses: The plural form of unit; more than one (kind of) unit.

text: "Mile", "degree", "gram" and "liter" are all units of measurement.

unit


parts

forms:
part
parts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of part; more than one (kind of) part.

ipa: /pɑːts/

part


parts

forms:
part (canonical)
parts (third-person singular)
parted (past)
parted (past participle)
parting (present participle)


rich

forms:
rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

glosses: When someone is rich, they have a lot of money and things.

text: Bill Gates is rich because he has 60 billion dollars.

glosses: When food is rich, it has a very strong flavor.

text: This dish is rich tasting.

text: This simple dish is made richer with the addition of cream.

text: Adding truffles to this dish will make it the richest dish you've ever tasted.

ipa: /rɪʧ/

adj

rich

richer

richest


richer

glosses: The comparative form of rich; more rich.

ipa: /ˈrɪt͡ʃɚ/

ipa: /ˈrɪt͡ʃə/

hyphenation: rich‧er


richest

glosses: The superlative form of rich; most rich.

ipa: /ˈrɪt͡ʃəst/

hyphenation: rich‧est


double

forms: double (positive)

glosses: A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.

text: We opened the double door to let the piano come in.

text: Call me at five nine double three.

glosses: A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.

text: With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.

text: They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.

glosses: Twice as big, twice as many, or twice as much as usual.

text: I'll have a double coffee.

glosses: If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.

text: The new computer was double the cost of the old one.

text: Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.

ipa: /ˈdʌbəl/


double

forms:
double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

text: The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.

text: We need to double the number of people buying it.

glosses: If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.

text: The kitchen doubles as our dining room.

glosses: If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.

glosses: If two people double up, they stay or work together.

verb

doubl


double

forms:
double
doubles (plural)

glosses: Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.

glosses: In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.


surgeon

forms:
surgeon
surgeons (plural)

ipa: /ˈsɝdʒən/

ipa: /ˈsɜːdʒən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-surgeon.wav


surgeons

glosses: The plural form of surgeon; more than one (kind of) surgeon.

text: The surgeons are getting ready for the surgery.

noun

surgeon


photograph

forms:
photograph
photographs (plural)

glosses: A photograph is a picture that is created by a camera digitally or on film.

text: The photograph of the event won a Pulitzer Prize.


photograph

forms:
photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

glosses: If you take a photograph of someone or something, you take a photograph of it.

text: He photographed the wedding for them.


photographs

glosses: The plural form of photograph; more than one (kind of) photograph.

photograph


growing

forms:
grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/

verb

grow

grows

grew

grown

growing


grows

ipa: /ɡrəʊz/

ipa: /ɡroʊz/


sixes

forms:
six
sixes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of six; more than one (kind of) six.

text: I rolled sixes and got to move ahead 12 spaces on the board.

noun

six

sixes


roses

forms:
rose
roses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rose; more than one (kind of) rose.

rose


rises

forms:
rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)

enpr: rīzʹĭz

ipa: /ˈraɪzɪz/

verb

rise

rises

rose

risen

rising


risen

ipa: /'rɪzən/


rising

ipa: /ˈraɪzɪŋ/


county

forms:
county
counties (plural)

glosses: A county is an area of land with a local government, often including a number of towns or cities. It is used differently in different countries.

text: Hampshire County Council has provided £20,000 to furnish the building.

text: My grandfather lived his whole life in my home county of Sussex.

ipa: /ˈkaʊnti/

irrnoun

counties


sarcasms

forms:
sarcasm
sarcasms (plural)

glosses: The plural form of sarcasm; more than one (kind of) sarcasm.

text: Your sarcasms don't impress me.

noun

sarcasm


nouns

forms:
noun
nouns (plural)

glosses: The plural form of noun; more than one (kind of) noun.

text: "Cat", "tree" and "house" are examples of nouns.

ipa: /naʊnz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nouns.wav

noun


verbs

forms:
verb
verbs (plural)

glosses: The plural form of verb; more than one (kind of) verb.

verb


fine

forms:
fine (positive)
finer (comparative)
finest (superlative)

glosses: If something is fine, it is OK, not a problem, or acceptable.

text: She said it works -- it's fine.

text: "Can I put it here?" "There? Oh, yes, yes, fine! Put it there."

text: "How are you?" "Fine, thanks!"

glosses: If something is fine, it is very good in quality.

text: This is a fine example of how we can work together.

text: Everyone should be able to enjoy fine music and fine art.

text: She's one of Spain's finest skiers.

glosses: If the weather is fine, the sun is out and it is not raining or snowing.

text: Grind it into a fine powder.

text: It's hard to see the fine details.

glosses: if someone is fine, then they are good-looking or attractive.

text: That woman is so fine!

ipa: /faɪn/

sampa: /faIn/

adj

fine

finer

finest


fine

glosses: If something works fine, it works well, or without any problems.

text: Going there today would suit me fine.

glosses: If you draw or cut something fine, you do it in very small pieces or with small detail.


fine

forms:
fine
fines (plural)

glosses: A fine is money that you pay for breaking a rule or the law.

text: There is a $500 fine for smoking inside.


fine

forms:
fine (canonical)
fines (third-person singular)
fined (past)
fined (past participle)
fining (present participle)

glosses: If you fine someone, you make them pay money for breaking a rule or the law.

text: He was fined $500 for smoking inside.

glosses: To make something finer in quality or size.

text: The wine will fine with time.

verb

fin


finer

glosses: The comparative form of fine; more fine.

ipa: /ˈfaɪnɚ/

ipa: /ˈfaɪnə/


finest

glosses: The superlative form of fine; most fine.

glosses: You use (a city's) finest for police officers.

text: Fifty of New York City's finest were at the banquet.

ipa: /ˈfaɪnɪst/


gaming

forms:
game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

ipa: /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaming.wav

gam


gaming

forms: gaming

glosses: Playing games, especially betting games.

text: Las Vegas is famous for its gaming.

noun

gaming


foods

forms:
food
foods (plural)

glosses: The plural form of food; more than one (kind of) food.

text: What are your favorite foods to eat?

ipa: /fuːdz/

ipa: /fudz/

food


archipelago

forms:
archipelago
archipelagos or archipelagoes (plural)

glosses: An archipelago is a number of islands that are close together.

text: Ambon is an island in the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago.

ipa: /ɑːkɪˈpɛləgəʊ/

ipa: /ɑːrkəˈpɛləgoʊ/

archipelagoes


loonie

forms:
loonie
loonies (plural)

glosses: A loonie is a coin that is one Canadian dollar.

text: I need a loonie for the drink machine.


like terms

forms: like terms (plural)

glosses: Like terms are things of the same class, or kind.

glosses: Like terms are two words that mean the same thing.

glosses: Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power.

text: In 5xy³+3=6xy³-3, the like terms are 5xy³ and 6xy³.


suspicions

forms:
suspicion
suspicions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of suspicion; more than one (kind of) suspicion.

text: The police had suspicions that she might be involved in the murder.

ipa: /səˈspɪʃənz/

hyphenation: sus‧pi‧cions

suspicion


sides

forms:
side
sides (plural)

glosses: The plural form of side; more than one (kind of) side.

side


sides

forms:
side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)

verb

sid


gerund-participle

glosses: A gerund-participle is a verb form that ends in -ing.

text: In the following examples, the gerund-participle is underlined:

text: Breaking the rules is bad.

text: They are helping her.


flashlights

forms:
flashlight
flashlights (plural)

glosses: The plural form of flashlight; more than one (kind of) flashlight.

text: Quick, grab some flashlights! The power went out again!

noun

flashlight


outsourcing

forms:
outsource (canonical)
outsources (third-person singular)
outsourced (past)
outsourced (past participle)
outsourcing (present participle)

verb

outsourc


Bangalore

forms: Bangalore

glosses: Bangalore is the state capital of Karnataka, India.

ipa: /'bæŋgəlɔː(r)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bangalore.wav


rules

forms:
rule
rules (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rule; more than one (kind of) rule.

ipa: /ˈruːlz/

noun

rule


rules

forms:
rule (canonical)
rules (third-person singular)
ruled (past)
ruled (past participle)
ruling (present participle)

verb

rul


replaces

forms:
replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of replace.

text: She replaces the water filter once a month so it doesn't get too dirty.

replac


daughters

forms:
daughter
daughters (plural)

glosses: The plural form of daughter; more than one (kind of) daughter.

ipa: /ˈdɔːtəz/

hyphenation: daugh‧ters

noun

daughter


mottos

forms:
motto
mottos (plural)

glosses: The plural form of motto; more than one (kind of) motto.

motto

mottos


minors

forms:
minor
minors (plural)

glosses: The plural form of minor; more than one (kind of) minor.

text: Children are considered minors by the law.

text: I graduated college with a major in Political Science and minors in Business and Spanish.

minor


sciences

forms:
science
sciences (plural)

glosses: The plural form of science; more than one (kind of) science.

science


summaries

forms:
summary
summaries (plural)

glosses: The plural form of summary; more than one (kind of) summary.

text: I just hate writing book summaries for my English class.

summary

summaries


shocks

forms:
shock
shocks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of shock; more than one (kind of) shock.

shock


shocks

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shock.


maps

forms:
map
maps (plural)

glosses: The plural form of map; more than one (kind of) map.

ipa: /mæps/

map


maps

forms:
map (canonical)
maps (third-person singular)
mapped (past)
mapped (past participle)
mapping (present participle)

verb

p


soaps

forms:
soap
soaps (plural)

glosses: The plural form of soap; more than one (kind of) soap.

noun

soap


soaps

forms:
soap (canonical)
soaps (third-person singular)
soaped (past)
soaped (past participle)
soaping (present participle)


gives

forms:
give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)

ipa: /ɡɪvz/

verb

give

gives

gave

given

giving


religions

forms:
religion
religions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of religion; more than one (kind of) religion.

hyphenation: re‧li‧gions

noun

religion


dos

forms:
do
dos (plural)

glosses: The plural form of do; more than one (kind of) do.

text: We went to the salon and got new dos. Do you like them?

ipa: /duːz/

do


queens

forms:
queen
queens (plural)

glosses: The plural form of queen; more than one (kind of) queen.

queen


queens

forms:
queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of queen.


wikis

forms:
wiki
wikis (plural)

glosses: The plural form of wiki; more than one (kind of) wiki.

text: Wikipedia and Wiktionary are wikis.

wiki


nonwhites

forms:
nonwhite
nonwhites (plural)

glosses: The plural form of nonwhite; more than one (kind of) nonwhite.

text: There is sometimes discrimination against nonwhites by whites.

nonwhite


inks

forms:
ink
inks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of ink; more than one (kind of) ink.

text: There are many different colored inks for you to choose from.

text: Some inks are natural, while others are man-made.

ink


inks

forms:
ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

text: That tattoo artist inks 10 people a day.


sizes

forms:
size
sizes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of size; more than one (kind of) size.

text: What sizes do these shoes come in?

text: I have different sizes of boxes for different things.

size


sizes

forms:
size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

verb

siz


lasts

forms:
last (canonical)
lasts (third-person singular)
lasted (past)
lasted (past participle)
lasting (present participle)

last


holidays

forms:
holiday
holidays (plural)

glosses: The plural form of holiday; more than one (kind of) holiday.

noun

holiday


holidays

forms:
holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of holiday.


bottles

forms:
bottle
bottles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bottle; more than one (kind of) bottle.

ipa: /ˈbɑtl̩z/

ipa: /ˈbɒtl̩z/

hyphenation: bot‧tles

bottle


bottles

forms:
bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bottle.

verb

bottl


pursues

forms:
pursue (canonical)
pursues (third-person singular)
pursued (past)
pursued (past participle)
pursuing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pursue.

pursu


shoulders

forms:
shoulder
shoulders (plural)

glosses: The plural form of shoulder; more than one (kind of) shoulder.

noun

shoulder


shoulders

forms:
shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shoulder.


expresses

forms:
express (canonical)
expresses (third-person singular)
expressed (past)
expressed (past participle)
expressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of express.

text: She expresses herself through her poetry and art.

verb

express

es


showers

forms:
shower
showers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of shower; more than one (kind of) shower.

noun

shower


showers

forms:
shower (canonical)
showers (third-person singular)
showered (past)
showered (past participle)
showering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shower.


blanks

forms:
blank
blanks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of blank; more than one (kind of) blank.

blank


blanks

forms:
blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of blank.


matches

forms:
match
matches (plural)

glosses: The plural form of match; more than one (kind of) match.

text: Don't let the matches get wet or we'll never be able to start a fire.

match

matches


matches

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of match.

text: This store matches prices on all of their furniture; if you find a better price at another store, they'll match it.

text: I'm not sure this shirt matches these pants.


allows

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of allow.

ipa: /əˈlaʊz/

verb

allow


agents

forms:
agent
agents (plural)

glosses: The plural form of agent; more than one (kind of) agent.

noun

agent


mountains

forms:
mountain
mountains (plural)

glosses: The plural form of mountain; more than one (kind of) mountain.

mountain


Augusts

forms:
August
Augusts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of August; more than one (kind of) August.

text: This is one of the hottest Augusts we've had in a long time.

August


payments

forms:
payment
payments (plural)

glosses: The plural form of payment; more than one (kind of) payment.

text: Please be sure to send your payments in on time.

enpr: pāʹmənts

ipa: /ˈpeɪmənts/

hyphenation: pay‧ments

payment


colors

forms:
color
colors (plural)

glosses: The plural form of color; more than one (kind of) color.

color


colors

forms:
color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of color.


colours

forms:
colour
colours (plural)

glosses: The plural form of colour; more than one (kind of) colour.

colour


colours

forms:
colour (canonical)
colours (third-person singular)
coloured (past)
coloured (past participle)
colouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of colour.


participle

forms:
participle
participles (plural)

glosses: A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct.

text: In the following sentences, the underlined word is a participle:

text: Boiling water is very hot.

text: The used book had a dirty cover.

text: I was studying English when you called this morning.

text: I have walked on this street many times.

text: The table is supported by four legs.

text: Without thinking, he ran down the street.

ipa: /ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/

ipa: /ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpəl/

hyphenation: par‧ti‧ci‧ple


auxiliary verb

forms:
auxiliary verb
auxiliary verbs (plural)

glosses: An auxiliary verb is a verb that works with another verb to show the tense, aspect, mood, or voice. Here is a list of auxiliary verbs.

text: In the following examples, the auxiliary verb is underlined:

text: Do you often go to the store?

text: I am walking to the store.

text: I have walked to the store.

text: Can you walk to the store?


modal verb

forms:
modal verb
modal verbs (plural)

glosses: A modal verb is a verb that shows mood. Modal verbs include can, may, might, dare, must, ought, shall, should, will, would, and so on.

text: In the following examples, the modal verb is underlined:


helping verb

forms:
helping verb
helping verbs (plural)

glosses: Helping verb is another word for auxiliary verb.


tense

forms:
tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

text: Make sure that the net is as stretched as tense as possible for maximum coverage.

text: How odd it was that he was a very courageous boy, yet he became very tense when he was being asked to dance.

enpr: tĕns

ipa: /tɛns/

adj

tense

tenser

tensest


tense

forms:
tense
tenses (plural)

glosses: Tense is a grammatical system of verb forms that usually shows past, present, or future time.

text: Unlike French, English only has two tenses: past and present.

glosses: A tense is one of the verb forms marked by the tense system.

text: The verb cut is spelled the same in both tenses.

glosses: In popular language, a tense is often used to refer to any verb form including tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

text: Shouldn't this be in the progressive tense?


tense

forms:
tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

verb

tens

e


bar

forms:
bar
bars (plural)

glosses: A bar is a place that sells alcoholic drinks.

text: I'm going to drink beer at the bar.

glosses: A bar is the counter or bench in a hotel or bar where drinks are sold.

text: The waitress stood behind the bar and poured our drinks.

glosses: A bar is a box-shaped piece of something.

text: You can buy a bar of soap, or a bar of gold.

glosses: A bar is a long, hard thing that looks like a stick.

text: The prisoner was kept behind bars in the jail.

glosses: The bar is the legal profession or the group of lawyers allowed to practice law in a country.

text: She was called to the bar after passing her exams.

ipa: /bɑː/

enpr: /bär/

ipa: /bɑr/

sampa: /bAr/


bar

forms:
bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

glosses: To bar is to stop someone from doing something; to prohibit.

text: I was barred from entering the club.

glosses: To bar is to lock a door or window, or to block it so others can not enter.

text: I barred the door to stop her leaving the room.

bar

r


bar

forms: bar

text: He's the fastest runner in the world bar none.


bars

glosses: The plural form of bar; more than one (kind of) bar.

ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)z/


barred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bar.

ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)d/


barring

ipa: /ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-barring.wav


barring

forms: barring

text: Barring a big change in popular opinion, he should become the next president.

text: Nothing barring a major disaster can stop her.

ipa: /ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


sells

forms:
sell (canonical)
sells (third-person singular)
sold (past)
sold (past participle)
selling (present participle)

sell

sells

sold

selling


sold

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sell.

ipa: /'soʊld/

sold

selling


individuals

forms:
individual
individuals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of individual; more than one (kind of) individual.

text: Many individuals believe it's important to recycle.

text: Some individuals will be coming in this afternoon to get information about the program.

noun

individual


accepts

forms:
accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accept.

ipa: /əkˈsɛpts/

hyphenation: ac‧cepts

verb

accept


accepted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accept.


accepted

forms:
accepted (positive)
more accepted (comparative)
most accepted (superlative)

glosses: Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.

text: There is no generally accepted definition of life.

text: It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.


accepting

ipa: /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/

hyphenation: ac‧cept‧ing


accepting

forms:
accepting (positive)
more accepting (comparative)
most accepting (superlative)

glosses: If someone is accepting, they are very tolerant.


carts

forms:
cart
carts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cart; more than one (kind of) cart.

enpr: kärts

ipa: /kɑrts/

ipa: /kɑːts/

noun

cart


carts

forms:
cart (canonical)
carts (third-person singular)
carted (past)
carted (past participle)
carting (present participle)


carted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cart.


practices

forms:
practice
practices (plural)

glosses: The plural form of practice; more than one (kind of) practice.

ipa: /ˈpræktɪsɪz/

practice


practices

forms:
practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of practice.

verb

practic


practiced

forms:
practiced (positive)
more practiced (comparative)
most practiced (superlative)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

enpr: prăkʹtĭst

ipa: /ˈpræktɪst/


practiced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of practice.


practicing

forms: practicing (positive)

glosses: To be active in a job that needs a high level of skill, knowledge, or training.

text: My son is a practicing lawyer.

glosses: To be active in the rituals of a religion.

text: I am a practicing Buddhist.

adjective

practicing


practises

forms:
practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of practise.

verb

practis


classical music

forms: classical music

pos: phrase

glosses: Classical western music is music in a particular style that was written and played from about 1730 through 1820 after the Baroque period and before the Romantic period.

text: Perhaps, the best known classical composer was Mozart.


abandons

forms:
abandon
abandons (plural)

glosses: The plural form of abandon; more than one (kind of) abandon.

noun

abandon


abandons

forms:
abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of abandon.


abandoned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abandon.

text: After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.

hyphenation: a‧ban‧doned


abandoning

text: Many people have been abandoning their homes.


abandoning

forms: abandoning

text: The abandoning of the child happened 10 years ago.

abandoning


abdomens

forms:
abdomen
abdomens (plural)

glosses: The plural form of abdomen; more than one (kind of) abdomen.

abdomen


pushes

forms:
push
pushes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of push; more than one (kind of) push.

push

pushes


pushes

forms:
push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)


pushed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of push.

ipa: /pʊʃt/


pushing

ipa: /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/


boards

forms:
board
boards (plural)

glosses: The plural form of board; more than one (kind of) board.

enpr: bôrdz

ipa: /bɔːrdz/

enpr: bôdz

ipa: /bɔːdz/

board


boards

forms:
board (canonical)
boards (third-person singular)
boarded (past)
boarded (past participle)
boarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of board.


boarded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of board.


part of speech

forms:
part of speech
parts of speech (plural)

glosses: The parts of speech are a traditional grouping of word classes into: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection, conjunction, and sometimes article.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-part of speech.wav

part of speech

parts of speech


determiner

forms:
determiner
determiners (plural)

etymology_text: determine + -er

ety-suffix

determine

er

expansion: determine + -er

glosses: A determiner is a function label used in a noun phrase, marking the noun phrase as being definite or indefinite.

glosses: A determiner is one of a small set of words that restrict the referents of noun phrases (see here for a list).

text: When discussing lexical category, the terms determiner and determinative are sometimes used interchangeably.

ipa: /dɪˈtəːmɪnə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-determiner.wav


pronoun

forms:
pronoun
pronouns (plural)

glosses: Pronoun is a closed class of nouns that usually refers to another noun (see here for a list).


pools

forms:
pool
pools (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pool; more than one (kind of) pool.

text: The hotel has two pools: an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.

ipa: /puːlz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pools.wav

noun

pool


pools

forms:
pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

text: If she pools her money with mine, we'll have enough to buy a present for Dad.


hands

forms:
hand
hands (plural)

glosses: The plural form of hand; more than one (kind of) hand.

text: My hands are dirty from digging in the dirt all afternoon.

text: Please wash your hands before you eat.

hand


hands

forms:
hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

text: He always hands the basketball to a teammate because he isn't comfortable dribbling.

text: My mother only hands the butter to me if I ask politely.


handed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hand.

text: The nurse handed the scalpel to the doctor so he could make the cut.

text: He handed the ball to his teammate.

text: My mom handed me some potatoes and asked me to help her peel them.

ipa: /ˈhændɪd/


handing

text: Hurry up! They're handing out free tickets to the concert!


controversies

forms:
controversy
controversies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of controversy; more than one (kind of) controversy.

text: There are many controversies surrounding religion and politics.

controversy

controversies


dads

forms:
dad
dads (plural)

glosses: The plural form of dad; more than one (kind of) dad.

text: Not all dads read to their children.

dad


agrees

forms:
agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of agree.

verb

agree

agrees

agreed

agreeing


agreed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of agree.

ipa: /ə'griːd/


spouse

forms:
spouse
spouses (plural)

text: John is my spouse. I married John, in 1999.

text: Susan is the wife of Paul. She is Paul's spouse.

ipa: /spaʊs/

sampa: /spaUs/


grandson

forms:
grandson
grandsons (plural)

glosses: Someone's grandson is the son of their son or daughter.

text: My son, John, has a son named George. George is my grandson.

text: My daughter, Mary, just had a baby boy. He is my grandson.

text: I have two grandsons, Bob and Phil. They are the sons of my daughter.

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)sʌn/

hyphenation: grand‧son


meaning

forms:
meaning
meanings (plural)

glosses: The meaning of something is the idea or message that it has. In language, meaning is what speech or writing is intended to convey to the listener or reader.

text: What is the meaning of the word "investigate"?

glosses: The meaning of something is its purpose.

text: School doesn't have much meaning for me anymore.

ipa: /ˈmiːnɪŋ/


meaning

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

mean

means

meant

meaning


kid

forms:
kid
kids (plural)

glosses: Your kid brother or sister is younger than you.

ipa: /kɪd/


kid

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

text: You've got to be kidding. If that is not a joke, you will be in a lot of trouble.

kid

d


cows

forms:
cow
cows (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cow; more than one (kind of) cow.

text: I have two cows on my farm so that I can have fresh milk.

noun

cow


alternatives

forms:
alternative
alternatives (plural)

glosses: The plural form of alternative; more than one (kind of) alternative.

alternative


birds

forms:
bird
birds (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bird; more than one (kind of) bird.

ipa: /bɝdz/

ipa: /bɜːdz/

bird


birds

forms:
bird (canonical)
birds (third-person singular)
birded (past)
birded (past participle)
birding (present participle)


aeroplanes

forms:
aeroplane
aeroplanes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of aeroplane; more than one (kind of) aeroplane.

aeroplane


ants

forms:
ant
ants (plural)

glosses: The plural form of ant; more than one (kind of) ant.

ant


cricket

forms:
cricket
crickets (plural)

glosses: Cricket is a sport played with a bat and ball, especially in the United Kingdom and India.


penguin

forms:
penguin
penguins (plural)

glosses: A penguin is a sea bird that cannot fly.

text: We went to the Zoo to see the penguins.

enpr: pĕng'gwĭn

ipa: /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn/


pound

forms:
pound
pounds (plural)

glosses: A pound is a unit of currency used in Britain.

text: Against the dollar, the pound fell by half a cent to $ 1.73.

glosses: A pound is a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms.

text: Since he stopped smoking, he has gained 20 pounds.

ipa: /paʊnd/


pound

forms:
pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

glosses: If you pound something, you hit it hard.

text: Grace pounded on the door. "Come out of there!"

text: He pounded his hand against the desk and jumped up.

glosses: If your head or heart is pounding, you can feel the blood moving through it.

text: I ran and ran until my heart was pounding in my chest.

text: After the party, my head was pounding and I had to lie down.


penguins

glosses: The plural form of penguin; more than one (kind of) penguin.

penguin


extra

forms: extra (positive)

glosses: Something that is more than what you expected; exceeding; additional.

text: I always put extra ketchup on my hamburger.

ipa: /ˈɛkstrə/

hyphenation: ex‧tra


extra

glosses: If something is extra good, large, special, etc., it is more so than normal.

text: This shirt is extra large; it's too big for me.


extra

forms:
extra
extras (plural)

glosses: An extra is a feature that you usually pay more for when you buy something.

text: She got the car with all the sporty extras.

glosses: An extra is a person appearing in a movie who is not listed in the credits.


bother

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

glosses: If you bother to do something, you make an effort to do it.

text: Don't bother with the dishes. I'll do them later.

text: I didn't bother to clean up after he was finished.

text: Did you bother going to the hospital to meet her?

text: Sometimes wonder why I even bother.

text: Nobody even bothered to ask how I was feeling.

glosses: If something bothers someone, it disturbs or worries them.

text: Would it bother you if I smoked?

text: My tooth has been bothering me lately.

text: It bothered me that she had no answers.

text: The water out here is peaceful, and there's nobody to bother you.

text: Go back to sleep, Howie. I'm sorry I bothered you.

ipa: /ˈbɒðə/

ipa: /'bɑðɚ/


bother

forms:
bother
bothers (plural)

text: I can do it – no bother.

text: It's not worth the bother. Just leave it there.

glosses: A bother is somebody or something that makes trouble for you.

text: I don't want to be a bother, so I'll just go out by myself.

text: It's such a bother, I don't think I'll go.


bother

forms: bother

pos: intj

text: Oh, bother! Now I'll have to make it again.


bears

forms:
bear
bears (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bear; more than one (kind of) bear.

ipa: /bɛrz/

ipa: /bɛəz/

bear


bears

forms:
born (past participle)
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
borne (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

bears

bore

born

bearing

borne


flies

forms:
fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

text: His job requires a lot of traveling; he flies across the country several times a month.

ipa: /flaɪz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-flies.wav

verb

fly

flies

flew

flown

flying


flies

forms:
fly
flies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of fly; more than one (kind of) fly.

text: There are flies all over the dumpster because it's full of trash.


flew

text: I flew into Chicago from Atlanta this morning.

text: Oh my gosh! That bird just flew into a window!

ipa: /flʊə/

homophones: flu flue


flying

text: I'm nervous as this is my first time flying in an airplane.

text: The bird is flying over the field right now.

hyphenation: fly‧ing


often

glosses: When something happens often, that means that it happens many times and frequently.

text: I drink a lot of water and need to urinate often.

text: How often do you exercise?

text: I often visit my elderly aunt Grace.

text: It's often difficult to learn a new language.

ipa: /ˈɒfn/

sampa: /"Qfn/

ipa: /ˈɔːfn/


whether

forms: whether

pos: conj

glosses: Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown.

text: I asked whether she had arrived.

text: It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.

enpr: wĕthə(r)

ipa: /ˈwɛðə(r)/

enpr: hwĕthə(r)

ipa: /ˈʍɛðə(r)/

hyphenation: wheth‧er


letters

forms:
letter
letters (plural)

glosses: The plural form of letter; more than one (kind of) letter.

noun

letter


shouldered

forms:
shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shoulder.

verb

shoulder


according

forms: according

glosses: If something is true according to a source, it means that source says or shows that it is true.

text: According to a friend of mine, they are thinking of building a new mall near here.

text: According to the weather forecast, it will rain today.

text: You may go or stay, according as you decide.

ipa: /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/

ipa: /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/


according

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

accord


afterward

forms: afterward

etymology_text: after + -ward

ety-suffix

after

ward

expansion: after + -ward

glosses: If something happens afterward, it happens after the time that you are talking about.

text: Joe went to the bank. Afterward he went to the store.

hyphenation: af‧ter‧ward


afterwards

forms: afterwards

etymology_text: after + -wards

wards

expansion: after + -wards

glosses: If something happens afterwards, it happens after the time that you are talking about.

ipa: /ˈɑːftəwədz/

ipa: /ˈæftɚwɚdz/


ahead

forms: ahead

glosses: You use ahead to talk about something that is in front of you or in the future.

ipa: /ʌˈhed/