along

forms: along

glosses: If one thing happens along with another, they go together.

text: Along with his daughter, he is studying French.

text: She gave him a shirt along with the pants.

glosses: If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it.

text: We're going to go along with your plan.

glosses: You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end.

text: Along the road were just a few cars.

text: They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea.

glosses: If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning.

text: He knew the real story all along.

glosses: If two people get along, they are friendly with each other.

text: I don't go to her house because we don't get along.

ipa: /əˈlɒŋ/

ipa: /əˈlɔŋ/

hyphenation: a‧long


alongside

forms: alongside

pos: prep

glosses: You use alongside to talk about something being beside something else.

glosses: You use alongside to talk about something being at the same time as something else.

preposition

expansion: [POS TABLE]


although

forms: although

glosses: You use although to show that an idea is surprising or different from another idea.

text: We decided to take rooms in Longwood house, although we knew we could not really afford the rent there.

ipa: /ɑlˈðoʊ/

sampa: /Al"DoU/


amid

forms: amid

glosses: You use amid to talk about something happening at the same time as many other things.

text: Amid all the riots during the blackout, many stores were looted.

glosses: You use amid to talk about something being in the middle of something else.

ipa: /əˈmɪd/


amongst

forms: amongst

glosses: In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but amongst 3 or more other things.

text: She was amongst her friends.

text: Divide the candy amongst yourselves.

ipa: /əˈmʌŋst/


apart

forms: apart

glosses: If two things are apart, there is space between them.

text: Scientists theorize that Pangaea drifted apart into the different continents that exist on Earth today.

glosses: You use something apart to leave that thing out of the topic.

text: The lies apart, they're good workers.

ipa: /əˈpɑː(r)t/

ipa: /ʌˈpərt/


around

forms: around

glosses: If x is around y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides of y.

text: The moon circles around the Earth.

text: The fence was built around the house.

ipa: /əˈraʊnd/


as for

forms: as for

glosses: with respect to; in reference to; regarding


amidst

forms: amidst

glosses: If something is amidst other things, it is in the middle of them.

text: She saw the moon rising above the open sea amidst flying clouds.

glosses: If something happens amidst other things, it happens at the same time as them.

text: Amdist all the packing and moving, she still had to study.

ipa: /aˈmɪdst/


briefs

forms:
brief
briefs (plural)

pos: noun

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

glosses: Briefs are a kind of men's underpants or swimming suit bottoms that have holes for the legs.

ipa: /briːfs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-briefs.wav

noun

brief


briefs

forms:
brief (canonical)
briefs (third-person singular)
briefed (past)
briefed (past participle)
briefing (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of brief.


beforehand

forms: beforehand

text: You should have told me about the presentation beforehand. I haven't even prepared.

ipa: /bɪˈfɔːhænd/

ipa: /bɪˈfɔrhænd/


beneath

forms: beneath

text: The book is beneath the table.

text: The garage is beneath the road.

ipa: /bɪˈniːθ/


beside

forms: beside

etymology_text: be- + side

ety-prefix

be

side

expansion: be- + side

glosses: If x is beside y, it is close to y, but not in front or behind.

text: The book is beside the table.

ipa: /bɪˈsaɪd/

ipa: /biˈsaɪd/


beyond

forms: beyond

glosses: If x is beyond y, it is on the far side of y.

text: He went beyond the mountains, into the woods.

ipa: /bɪˈjɒnd/

ipa: /biˈ(j)ɑnd/

hyphenation: be‧yond


concerning

forms: concerning

text: Concerning the schedule, there have been a number of changes.

ipa: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/


concerning

forms:
concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

ipa: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/

verb

concern


concerning

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is concerning, it makes you worry.

text: The change in her health is very concerning.

ipa: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/

adj

more: true


considering

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

text: She is considering changing careers.

ipa: /kənˈsɪdərɪŋ/

hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ing

verb

consider


considering

forms: considering

text: Considering all the problems we've had, it's amazing we finished.


corrects

forms:
correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of correct.

correct


corrected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of correct.

ipa: /kəˈrɛktɪd/

hyphenation: cor‧rect‧ed


backwards

forms: backwards

etymology_text: back + -wards

ety-suffix

back

wards

expansion: back + -wards

glosses: If something is backwards, it is facing the back.

ipa: /ˈbækwɜːdz/

ipa: /ˈbækwɝdz/

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


backwards

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

glosses: Something that is backwards is inefficient and not advanced. (sometimes considered offensive when describing a person, especially a child)

text: This society is very backwards, primitive in comparison to the country we came from.


backward

forms: backward

etymology_text: back + -ward

ward

expansion: back + -ward

glosses: If something is backward, it is facing the back.

ipa: /ˈbækwəd/

ipa: /ˈbækwɚd/


counter

forms:
counter
counters (plural)

glosses: A counter is a flat surface to work on, often in a kitchen.

glosses: A counter is a small coin-shaped object, often used in games.

ipa: /ˈkaʊntɚ/

ipa: /ˈkaʊntə/

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

hyphenation: count‧er


counter

forms: counter


depending

forms: depending

glosses: Depending on x, means that the truth of what you say is affected by x.

text: People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.


depending

forms:
depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

text: I'm depending on you to bring the drinks to the party. It'll be a disaster if you forget.

verb

depend


downstairs

forms: downstairs

glosses: If something is downstairs, it is on the level at the bottom of the stairs.

text: Let's head downstairs, from the bedroom to the kitchen below.

text: The downstairs bathroom is always busy.

ipa: /daʊnˈstɛrz/

ipa: /daʊnˈstɛəz/

hyphenation: down‧stairs


except

forms: except

glosses: You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.

text: Except mercury, most metals are solids.

text: Well, isn't there anything you can do except play cards?

ipa: /ɪkˈsɛpt/


except

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


into

forms: into

text: I opened the door and stepped into the house.

hyphenation: in‧to


next

forms: next

pos: det

glosses: The next thing is the one after this one.

text: I saw her again the next day.

text: The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

text: When this is completed, the next step will be to edit everything carefully.

text: She plans to leave the company in the next two years.

glosses: The next place is the one beside, or on the other side of this one.

text: No, this is number 12, number 14 is the next house.

text: Be quiet, the children are sleeping in the next room.

glosses: Next week, month, year, etc. is the one that follows this one.

text: I'll see you again next week.

glosses: Next is used with a superlative adjective to denote what follows in the specified order.

text: The next best thing to flying is gliding.

enpr: nĕkst

ipa: /nɛkst/

sampa: /nEkst/


next

text: Next, we have the 6:00 news.

text: The woman was next seen in the office 4 days later.

text: It was performed next the following year.

text: She stood next to the window.


onto

forms: onto

text: He walked along pier and onto the ship.

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

hyphenation: on‧to


outdoors

forms: outdoors

glosses: If something is outdoors, it is not in a building; under the open sky.

ipa: /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/

ipa: /ˌʌʊtˈdo(ː)rz/

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


outside

forms: outside

glosses: outdoors; not in a building; under the open sky

text: The plants are outside the house.

text: We advised the children to play baseball outside.

ipa: /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/


overhead

forms: overhead

etymology_text: over- + head

ety-prefix

over

head

expansion: over- + head

enpr: ōʹvər-hĕd'

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌhɛd/


snows

forms:
snow
snows (plural)

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

noun

snow


snows

forms:
snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)


snowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of snow.


chickens

forms:
chicken
chickens (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɪkənz/

hyphenation: chick‧ens

chicken


lad

forms:
lad
lads (plural)

text: Why aren't you lads in school?

glosses: Sometimes, people call a man a lad when they know that person well.

ipa: /læd/


throw

forms:
throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)

glosses: When you throw an object, you make it fly through the air using your hands.

text: Jim can throw a ball over his house.

text: Jill throws with her left hand.

text: She threw the potato peels in the trash can.

text: My resume was thrown in the waste basket.

text: Jill said she was throwing Jim's love letters away.

enpr: thrō

ipa: /θrəʊ/

ipa: /θroʊ/

throw

throws

threw

thrown

throwing


throw

forms:
throw
throws (plural)

text: You made a fast throw!


throws

glosses: The third-person singular form of throw.


throws

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


threw

ipa: /'θrʊə/


thrown

ipa: /θrəʊn/


languages

forms:
language
languages (plural)

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

language


languages

forms:
language (canonical)
languages (third-person singular)
languaged (past)
languaged (past participle)
languaging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of language.

verb

languag

e


alright

forms: alright (positive)

glosses: When something is alright, that means that it is in good condition.

text: My car is alright.

glosses: When a person or animal is alright, they are in good health.

text: I had a headache earlier, but now I'm alright.

enpr: ôl'rīt'

ipa: /ˌɔːlˈraɪt/

audio: en-us-all right1.ogg

audio: en-us-all right2.ogg


alright

pos: adv

text: The soccer tournament went alright, I guess.


alright

forms: alright

pos: intj

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


all right

forms: all right (positive)

glosses: When something is all right, that means that it is in good condition.

text: My car is all right.

glosses: When a person or animal is all right, they are in good health.

text: I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.


all right

text: The soccer tournament went all right, I guess.


all right

forms: all right


awright

forms: awright

text: Awright! We won!


further

forms: further

glosses: When something is further away, it is at a longer distance.

text: We walked further than we had planned.

text: He lives further off in that direction.

enpr: fûr′thər


further

forms:
farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

text: Some further problems have come up.

adj

far

farther

farthest

further

furthest


further

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

glosses: When you further something, you encourage it to grow.

text: Further the economy.

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


spells

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of spell.

verb

spell


spells

forms:
spell
spells (plural)

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


spelled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spell.

ipa: /ˈspεld/

sampa: /"spEld/


spelling

forms:
spelling
spellings (plural)

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

text: This page has too many spelling mistakes.

text: What's the spelling of her last name?

ipa: /ˈspelɪŋ/


differently

etymology_text: different + -ly

ety-suffix

different

ly

expansion: different + -ly

text: The new manager wants to run things differently from before.

ipa: /ˈdɪfrəntli/


nations

forms:
nation
nations (plural)

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

noun

nation


within

forms: within

text: We should be finished within 30 minutes.

text: The station is within a 10 minute walk from here.

text: He lives within the city walls.

ipa: /wɪˈðɪn/

sampa: /wI"DIn/

ipa: /wɪˈθɪn/

sampa: /wI"TIn/


times

forms:
time
times (plural)

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

enpr: tīmz

ipa: /taɪmz/

ipa: /tɑemz/

time


times

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

verb

tim


times

forms: times

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


per

forms: per

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

ipa: /pɜː(r)/

ipa: /pɝ/


as long as

forms: as long as

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


as well as

forms: as well as

pos: phrase

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

text: He plays soccer as well as he plays basketball.

text: Lucy teaches geometry as well as her husband.

glosses: You use as well as to add more information.

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

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

ipa: /əz ˈwɛl æz/

audio: en-us-as well as.ogg


as well as

pos: conj

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

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

text: Logic as well as experience support this choice.

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


since

forms: since

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

text: I haven't been there since 1969.

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

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

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

ipa: /sɪns/

sampa: /sIns/


throughout

forms: throughout

text: We have made changes throughout the company.

text: Food is available throughout the day.

enpr: thro͞o-out'

ipa: [θruːˈʷaʊt]

ipa: /θruˈʌʊt/


as if

forms: as if

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

text: She acts as if she hates me.

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

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

glosses: Used in exclamations to say that something is not true.

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


as though

forms: as though

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

text: She acts as though she hates me.

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

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


as to

forms: as to

text: They were not clear as to when it would end.

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


downward

forms: downward

etymology_text: down + -ward

ety-suffix

down

expansion: down + -ward

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

text: Push the button beside the downward arrow.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwɚd/

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwəd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-downward.wav


downwards

forms: downwards

etymology_text: down + -wards

expansion: down + -wards

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

text: Push the button beside the downwards arrow.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwədz/

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/

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


due

forms: due (positive)

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

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

text: Your homework is due on Tuesday.

text: The payment is due at the end of the month.

glosses: If someone is due something, they should get it.

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

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

text: Please pay due attention.

ipa: /djuː/

enpr: do͞o

ipa: /du/

sampa: /du/

homophones: dew do


due

forms: due

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

text: The problems were due to bad weather.


due

forms:
due
dues (plural)


due

forms:
due (positive)
Superlative–

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

text: Walk due south for one kilometre.


title: due to

redirect: due

pos: hard-redirect


excluding

forms: excluding

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


excluding

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

verb

exclud


as soon as

forms: as soon as

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


following

forms: following

text: The prices jumped following the news.

ipa: /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

sampa: /"fAloUIN/


following

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

glosses: The following things are those that come later.

text: The following chapters deal with this idea.

follow


following

forms:
following
followings (plural)

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

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

noun

following


forth

forms: forth

text: She brought forth a son.

ipa: /fɔəθ/


title: according to

redirect: according


title: apart from

redirect: apart


title: contrary to

redirect: contrary


title: counter to

redirect: counter


title: depending on

redirect: depending


counting

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

ipa: /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/

hyphenation: count‧ing

verb

count


counting

forms: counting

text: Counting the dog, we are a family of five.


favour

forms:
favour
favours (plural)

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

text: May I ask you a favour?

ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/

ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/

hyphenation: fa‧vour


favour

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

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


favours

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

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

noun

favour


favours

glosses: The third-person singular form of favour.

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


bedpan

forms:
bedpan
bedpans (plural)

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


bill

forms:
bill
bills (plural)

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

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

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

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

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

text: The toucan is known for its colorful bill.

text: The bill passed the Senate.

ipa: /bɪl/

audio: en-uk-the bill.ogg


bill

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

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

text: The shop billed me $100 for tickets.

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

text: He was billed as "The Great Houdini".


bills

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

ipa: /bɪlz/

bill


billed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bill.

ipa: /bɪld/


billing

ipa: /ˈbɪlɪŋ/


billing

forms:
billing
billings (plural)

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


fortune

forms:
fortune
fortunes (plural)

glosses: A fortune is a very large amount of money.

text: A million dollars is a fortune.

text: He made a fortune selling cars.

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

text: Jack went off into the world to seek his fortune.

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

text: Fortune smiled at me, and I won the lottery.

ipa: /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

ipa: /ˈfɔrtʃən/

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


fortunes

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

fortune


feed

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

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

text: I feed my dog chicken bones every day.

text: Farm-raised chickens feed on grain.

text: To start printing, feed the paper into the printer.

text: Don't forget to feed the parking meter.

ipa: /'fid/

sampa: /'fid/

feed

feeds

fed

fed

feeding


feed

forms:
feed
feeds (plural)

text: Bird feed consists mainly of seeds.


feeds

text: She feeds the baby every two hours.

text: He feeds the dog twice a day.


feeds

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

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


fed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of feed.

text: I fed fish to my cat this morning.

ipa: /fεd/


feeding

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


welcome

forms: welcome

glosses: You say welcome as a greeting when someone arrives.


welcome

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

glosses: To greet or affirm the arrival of someone.

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

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

verb

welcom


welcome

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

glosses: When someone is welcome, their arrival makes people happy.

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


welcome

forms:
welcome
welcomes (plural)

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


welcomes

glosses: The third-person singular form of welcome.


welcomes

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

noun

welcome


welcomed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of welcome.


welcoming

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

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


carry

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

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

text: Let me carry those bags in for you.

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

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

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

text: A plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

text: The river carried the leaves under the bridge.

text: Her voice was carried off by the wind.

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

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

text: Sorry, I don't carry a watch.

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

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

glosses: If something carries a quality, it has it.

text: Those ideas now carry almost no value.

text: Certain foods carry with them the danger of heart disease.

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

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

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

text: The website carried a video showing policemen beating up children.

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

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

text: TV stations are not allowed to carry beer advertisements.

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

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

text: The sign carried the words: Toronto, 150 km.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

text: Most people who carry the virus never get sick.

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

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

text: Teens sometimes get carried away with buying stuff.

text: Everyone seemed to be carried away with talk of freedom.

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

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

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

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

text: The sound of the bells carried for miles.

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

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

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

text: The highest voice carries the melody.

glosses: If someone or something carries the day, they win.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

glosses: If you carry something off, you do it successfully.

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

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

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

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

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

text: Come on, lets carry on with the game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

glosses: If you carry something through, you complete it.

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

enpr: kărʹē

verb

carr

y


carry

forms:
carry
carries (plural)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

noun

carry

carries


carries

glosses: The third-person singular form of carry.


carries

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


carried

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carry.


having

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

ipa: /ˈhæviŋ/

sampa: /"h{viN/

have

has

had

had

having


won't

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

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

enpr: wōnt

ipa: /wəʊnt/

ipa: /woʊnt/

sampa: /woUnt/

will

would

won't


couldn't

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

etymology_text: could + -n't

word parts

could

-n't

expansion: could + -n't

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

text: I couldn't believe how rude she was.

can

could

couldn't


don't

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

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

ipa: /dəʊnt/

ipa: /doʊnt/

sampa: /doUnt/

do

does

did

done

doing


kill

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

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

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

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

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

text: Kill the jokes. Let's get serious.

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

text: The rough road killed the tires on my car.

text: The small writing is killing my eyes.

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

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

text: My headache is killing me.

text: My head is killing me.

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

text: Your jokes just kill me.

ipa: /kɪl/


kill

forms:
kill
kills (plural)

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

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

text: The fox dragged its kill back to its den.


penis

forms:
penis
penises or penes (plural)

glosses: A penis is the male organ for sex and urination.

enpr: pē'nis

ipa: /ˈpiːnɪs/

ipa: /ˈpinɪs/

noun

penis

penises

penes


knock

forms:
knock
knocks (plural)

glosses: A sound from something hard hitting wood.

ipa: /nɒk/

sampa: /nAk/


knock

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

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

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

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


tools

forms:
tool
tools (plural)

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

tool


tools

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


kittens

forms:
kitten
kittens (plural)

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

text: My cat had 4 kittens last week.

kitten


kittens

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of kitten.


memorable

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

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

ipa: /ˈmɛm(ə)rəbl̩/

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

hyphenation: mem‧or‧able


memorably

forms:
memorably (positive)
more memorably (comparative)
Superlativemost memorably


mercury

forms: mercury

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

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

enpr: mûr'kūrē

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-mercury.wav

hyphenation: mer‧cu‧ry

mercury


nonsense

forms: nonsense

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈnɑnsɛns/

ipa: /ˈnɒnsəns/

hyphenation: non‧sense


nonsensical

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

etymology_text:
non- + sense + -ical
nonsense + sensical

ety-affix

non

sense

ical

2compound: sensical

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

ipa: /nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)l/

hyphenation: non‧sen‧si‧cal


wish

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

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

enpr: wĭsh

ipa: /wɪʃ/

sampa: /wIS/

verb

wish

es


wish

forms:
wish
wishes (plural)

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

noun

wishes


travel

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

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

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

ipa: /trævəl/

verb

travel

l


travel

forms:
travel
travels (plural)

text: Astronauts do space travel.


dermatologist

forms:
dermatologist
dermatologists (plural)

etymology_text: dermatology + -ist

ety-suffix

dermatology

ist

expansion: dermatology + -ist

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

ipa: /ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst/


mislead

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

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

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

ipa: /mɪsˈliːd/

mislead

misleads

misled

misled

misleading


dentist

forms:
dentist
dentists (plural)

glosses: A dentist is a doctor who specializes in dentistry.

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

ipa: /ˈdɛntɪst/


visit

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

glosses: When you visit someone, you meet the person.

text: I visit my friend Bethsy at her house every Tuesday.

glosses: When you visit a place, you see the place.

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

ipa: /ˈvɪzɪt/

hyphenation: vis‧it


visit

forms:
visit
visits (plural)

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


deceive

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

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

text: John was angry that Jane had deceived him.

ipa: /dɪˈsiːv/

hyphenation: de‧ceive

verb

deceiv

e


deceptive

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

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

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


indoors

forms: indoors

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

text: It's getting dark. Time to go indoors!

ipa: /ˈɪndɔːz/

ipa: /ˈɪndɔrz/


zoo

forms:
zoo
zoos (plural)

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

text: There are lions at our local zoo.

ipa: /zuː/


zoos

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

noun

zoo


Eric

forms: Eric

pos: name

ipa: /ˈɛrɪk/

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


instead

forms: instead

text: I'll have water instead of coffee, thanks.

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

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

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


owing

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

verb

ow


owing

forms: owing

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

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


provided

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

ipa: /prəˈvaɪdɪd/

provid


provided

forms: provided

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

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


providing

ipa: /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/


providing

forms: providing

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

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


shoot

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

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

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

glosses: When you shoot something, you photograph or film something.

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

text: The film was mostly shot in France.

enpr: sho͞ot

ipa: /ʃuːt/

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

shoot

shoots

shot

shot

shooting


shoot

forms:
shoot
shoots (plural)

glosses: The shoot is the stem or bud of a plant.

text: The seed I planted yesterday got a tiny shoot.

text: Oh shoot!


shoot

forms: shoot

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

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


shot

forms:
shot
shots (plural)

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

ipa: /'ʃɒt/

sampa: /'SOt/

ipa: /'ʃat/

sampa: /'Sat/


shot

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shoot.


shooting

ipa: /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

hyphenation: shoot‧ing

shooting


shooting

forms:
shooting
shootings (plural)

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

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


shoots

glosses: The third-person singular form of shoot.


shoots

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


seeing

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

ipa: /ˈsiːɪŋ/

see

sees

saw

seen

seeing


seeing

forms: seeing

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

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

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


supposing

forms: supposing

glosses: You use supposing to talk about an imaginary situation.

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

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

ipa: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/

ipa: /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/

hyphenation: sup‧pos‧ing


supposing

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

suppos


regarding

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

regard


regarding

forms: regarding

glosses: You use regarding to introduce your subject or topic.

text: Regarding the changes, the rules are very clear.

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


respecting

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

ipa: /rɪˈspɛktɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-respecting.wav

hyphenation: re‧spect‧ing

respect


respecting

forms: respecting

glosses: You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic.

text: He began to have serious worries respecting his car.

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


touching

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

ipa: /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

hyphenation: touch‧ing

touch


touching

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

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

text: What a touching story!


touching

forms: touching

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


vandalism

forms:
vandalism
vandalisms (plural)

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

text: Graffiti is a form of vandalism rampant in urban areas.

ipa: /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/

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


toward

forms: toward

etymology_text: to + -ward

ety-suffix

to

ward

expansion: to + -ward

glosses: facing or moving in the direction of something

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

text: Looking toward the east, we could see the city.

text: I was walking toward my car when I fell.

text: I've always had strong feelings toward her.

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

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

text: Toward the end, we were getting very tired.

ipa: /təˈwɔːd/

ipa: /ˈtwɔrd/

ipa: /tɘˈwoːd/

hyphenation: to‧ward


towards

forms: towards

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

text: Looking towards the east, we could see the city.

text: She's moving towards quiting.

text: I've always had strong feelings towards her.

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

text: Towards the end, we were getting very tired.

ipa: /təˈwɔːdz/

ipa: /tʊˈwɔːrdz/ or /tɔːrdz/

sampa: /tU"wO:r\dz/ or /tO:r\dz/


underground

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

etymology_text: under- + ground

ety-prefix

under

ground

expansion: under- + ground

text: Underground water is drying up.

text: The underground music scene is really interesting.

text: Underground drug sales have increased over the last year.

ipa: /ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd/

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈɡraʊnd/

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

hyphenation: un‧der‧ground


underground

forms: underground

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

text: The new trains will run underground.

glosses: If you go underground, you keep your activities secret.


underground

forms:
underground
undergrounds (plural)

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

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


dermatologists

forms:
dermatologist
dermatologists (plural)

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

text: Many dermatologists recommend washing your face daily to prevent acne.

noun

dermatologist


weigh

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

glosses: When you weigh something, you find out its weight.

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

text: My dog weighs 30 pounds.

enpr: wā

ipa: /weɪ/

homophones: way wey whey


aerial

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

glosses: When something is aerial, it is in the air.

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


aerial

forms:
aerial
aerials (plural)

glosses: An aerial is something used to transmit and receive signals.


aerials

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

aerial


peanut

forms:
peanut
peanuts (plural)

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

enpr: pē'nŭt"

ipa: /ˈpiːnʌt/

ipa: /ˈpiˌnʌt/

hyphenation: pea‧nut


peanut butter

forms:
peanut butter
peanut butters (plural)


unlike

forms: unlike

text: This is unlike anything I have ever done before.

text: Unlike mine, my mother's eyes are green.

ipa: /ʌnˈlaɪk/


unlike

forms: unlike (positive)

text: They were dressed in an unlike manner.


inconsistent

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

etymology_text: in- + consistent

ety-prefix

in

consistent

expansion: in- + consistent

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

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

ipa: /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-inconsistent.wav


tickle

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈtɪkl̩/

hyphenation: tick‧le

verb

tickl


tickle

forms:
tickle
tickles (plural)


upstairs

forms: upstairs

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

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

ipa: /ˌʌpˈstɛrz/

ipa: /ˌʌpˈstɛəz/

hyphenation: up‧stairs


upward

forms: upward

etymology_text: up + -ward

ety-suffix

up

expansion: up + -ward

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

text: Push the button beside the upward arrow.

ipa: /ˈʌpwɜːrd/

ipa: /ˈʌpwə(r)d/


upwards

forms: upwards

etymology_text: up + -wards

wards

expansion: up + -wards

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

text: Push the button beside the upwards arrow.

ipa: /ˈʌpwədz/

ipa: /ˈʌpwɚdz/

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


converse

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

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

ipa: /kənˈvɜːs/

enpr: kənvûrs'

ipa: /kənˈvɝs/

verb

convers


converse

forms:
converse
converses (plural)

ipa: /ˈkɒnvɜːs/

enpr: kŏn'vûrs

ipa: /ˈkɑnvɝs/


converses

glosses: The third-person singular form of converse.


converses

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

noun

converse


conversed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of converse.

text: We conversed for hours about politics.


conversing

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


consider

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

glosses: When you consider something you think carefully about it.

text: I will take time to consider what you said.

ipa: /kənˈsɪdə/


grandparent

forms:
grandparent
grandparents (plural)

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)pɛərənt/

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


grandmother

forms:
grandmother
grandmothers (plural)

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/

hyphenation: grand‧mo‧ther


granddaughter

forms:
granddaughter
granddaughters (plural)

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

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

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


activity

forms:
activity
activities (plural)

etymology_text: active + -ity

ety-suffix

active

ity

expansion: active + -ity

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

text: The sleeping dog did not show much activity.

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

text: The child has many after-school activities.

text: She participates in women's rights activities.

activities


adjectives

forms:
adjective
adjectives (plural)

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

hyphenation: ad‧jec‧tives

noun

adjective


yum

forms: yum

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

text: Yum! That apple pie was so tasty!

ipa: /jʌm/


yuck

forms: yuck

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

text: Yuck! That fish tastes disgusting!

ipa: /jʌk/


diocese

forms:
diocese
dioceses (plural)

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


parish

forms:
parish
parishes (plural)

glosses: An area looked after by one local church and its ministers

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

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

ipa: /ˈpærɪʃ/

hyphenation: par‧ish

parishes


bishop

forms:
bishop
bishops (plural)

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

glosses: A bishop is a piece in a game called chess.

ipa: /ˈbɪʃəp/

hyphenation: bish‧op


freer

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

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

text: A wild bear is freer than a caged bear.

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

adjective

free

freer

freest


freest

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


strongly

etymology_text: strong + -ly

ety-suffix

strong

ly

expansion: strong + -ly

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

ipa: /strɔŋli/

ipa: /strɒŋli/

ipa: /strɑŋli/

hyphenation: strong‧ly


effort

forms:
effort
efforts (plural)

glosses: The amount of work that is done on something.

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

text: You should put more effort into your work.

ipa: /ˈɛfət/

ipa: /ˈɛfɚt/

hyphenation: ef‧fort

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


effortless

forms: effortless (positive)

etymology_text: effort + -less

ety-suffix

effort

less

expansion: effort + -less

glosses: When something is effortless, it does not need effort.

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

ipa: /ˈɛfətlɪs/


effortlessly

etymology_text: effortless + -ly

effortless

expansion: effortless + -ly

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

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


cream cheese

forms:
cream cheese
cream cheeses (plural)

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

text: Would you like cream cheese on your bagel?


treatments

forms:
treatment
treatments (plural)

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

text: She goes into town for treatments every week.

noun

treatment

treatments


pronouns

forms:
pronoun
pronouns (plural)

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

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

pronoun


cross

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

text: Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.

ipa: /krɒs/

sampa: /krQs/

ipa: /krɔːs/

enpr: kräs

ipa: /krɑs/

sampa: /krAs/

verb

cross

es


cross

forms:
cross
crosses (plural)

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

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

noun

crosses


cross

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

glosses: Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.

text: Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.

adj

crosser

crossest


stuff

forms: stuff

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

text: What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?

ipa: /stʌf/

noun

stuff


stuff

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

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

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

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

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


dentists

forms:
dentist
dentists (plural)

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

text: Three out of five dentists suggest using this toothpaste.

dentist

dentists


unite

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

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

text: We united to form a common cause against our enemy.

ipa: /yuˈnaɪt

verb

unit

e


kidney bean

forms:
kidney bean
kidney beans (plural)

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


member

forms:
member
members (plural)

glosses: A member is someone belonging to a group or organization.

text: I am a member of Simple English Wikipedia.

ipa: /ˈmɛmbə/

ipa: /ˈmɛmbɚ/

hyphenation: mem‧ber


party

forms:
party
parties (plural)

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

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

text: The Liberal Party will form the government.

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

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

glosses: A party is one person or group in a disagreement.

irrnoun

parties


party

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

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

text: We partied until the early hours.

verb

part

y


parties

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

ipa: /ˈpɑrtiz/

ipa: /ˈpɑːtiz/

noun

party

parties


parties

glosses: The third-person singular form of party.


partied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of party.


partying

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


title: goverment

redirect: government


sure

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

glosses: When you are sure about something, you are certain.

text: The student was sure that his answer was correct.

ipa: /ʃʊə(r)/

ipa: /ʃʊr/

sampa: /SUr/

adj

sure

surer

surest


share

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

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

text: We can both sit down if you share the chair.

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

text: I will share this big piece of cake with you.

ipa: /ʃɛə/

ipa: /ʃɛər/

verb

shar


share

forms:
share
shares (plural)

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

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

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


expect

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

glosses: When you expect something you anticipate it.

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

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

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

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛkt/

hyphenation: ex‧pect


shape

forms:
shape
shapes (plural)

glosses: The shape of a thing is its external form.

text: The cake was made into the shape of a car.

enpr: shāp

ipa: /ʃeɪp/

sampa: /SeIp/


shape

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

glosses: When you shape something, you change its shape.

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

shap


staff

forms:
staff
staffs or staves (plural)

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

glosses: A staff is five lines that music is written on.

enpr: stäf

ipa: /stɑːf/

noun

staff

staves


staff

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

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


strike

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

text: If you strike a person, it will hurt.

text: He struck the boy with his hand.

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

text: To play with fire strikes me as a bad idea.

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

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

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

text: The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

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

text: The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

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

ipa: /straɪk/

strike

strikes

struck

struck

striking


strike

forms:
strike
strikes (plural)

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

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


stricken

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

ipa: /'strɪkən/

verb

stricken


struck

glosses: The past tense and past participle of strike. past indefinite

ipa: /'stɻʌk/


hang

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

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

text: Now, I hang this picture on the wall.

text: I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.

text: The picture was still hanging on the wall this morning.

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

enpr: hăng

ipa: /hæŋ/

hang

hangs

hung

hung

hanging


hang

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

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

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


hung

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hang.

sampa: /"hVN/

ipa: /'hʌŋ/


forget

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

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

text: I forget every thing that you tell me.

text: When you asked me, I forgot.

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

enpr: fə-gĕtʹ

ipa: /fəˈɡɛt/

enpr: fər-gĕtʹ

ipa: /fərˈɡɛt/

audio: en-uk-to forget.ogg

hyphenation: for‧get

forget

forgets

forgot

forgotten

forgetting


forgot

text: I forgot where you told me to go.

ipa: /fəˈɡɒt/

ipa: /fɚˈɡɑt/


forgotten

etymology_text: forgot + -en

ety-suffix

forgot

en

expansion: forgot + -en

text: I have forgotten everything that you told me.

hyphenation: for‧got‧ten


spend

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

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

text: I spend too much at the book store each month.

text: I spent a lot at that store last month.

text: I spend my free time reading and relaxing.

text: She spends her morning hours house-cleaning.

text: I spent my afternoon hours in meditation.

text: He is spending his holiday in Aruba.

ipa: /spεnd/

sampa: /spEnd/

spend

spends

spent

spent

spending


spent

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spend.

text: I spent all my money buying that house.

ipa: /ˈspɛnt/

sampa: /"spEnt/


spent

forms: spent (positive)

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

text: After running 10 miles, I'm completely spent.


staves

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

enpr: stāv

ipa: /steɪv/

sampa: /steIv/

noun

staffs


staves

forms:
stave
staves (plural)

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

stave

staves


pizza

forms:
pizza
pizzas (plural)

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

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

ipa: /piːtsə/


cavity

forms:
cavity
cavities (plural)

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

text: You have a cavity in your back teeth.

ipa: /ˈkævɪti/

ipa: [ˈkʰævɪɾi]

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

cavity

cavities


São Paulo

forms: São Paulo

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

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


avoid

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

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

text: Are you avoiding me?

text: You can't avoid doing your homework.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪd/

hyphenation: a‧void


inevitable

forms: inevitable (positive)

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

glosses: Something that is predictable or always happens.

ipa: /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/


avoidable

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

etymology_text: avoid + -able

ety-suffix

avoid

able

expansion: avoid + -able

glosses: When something is avoidable, you can avoid it.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/

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


avoidably

forms:
avoidably (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: avoidable + -ly.

avoidable

ly

expansion: avoidable + -ly

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


evitable

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

glosses: When something is evitable, it can be avoided.

text: The tragic consequences were evitable.

ipa: /ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/

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

hyphenation: evi‧ta‧ble


avoided

glosses: The past tense and past participle of avoid.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪdɪd/


avoids

glosses: The third-person singular form of avoid.


avoiding

ipa: /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/


goodbye

forms: goodbye

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

text: Goodbye! See you next year.

enpr: go͝odbīʹ

ipa: /gʊdˈbaɪ/

sampa: /gUd"baI/


goodbye

forms:
goodbye
goodbyes (plural)


actually

forms:
actually (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: actual + -ly

actual

expansion: actual + -ly

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

text: Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.


speed

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

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

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

text: The plane sped through the air.

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

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

ipa: /spiːd/

speed

speeds

sped

sped

speeding


speed

forms:
speed
speeds (plural)

glosses: The speed of something is how fast it moves.

text: sound moves at a very high speed.


sped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of speed.

text: The car sped down the road.

ipa: /spɛd/


rid

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

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

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

text: Yesterday, I rid the town of the bad men.

ipa: /'rɪd/

rid

rids

rid

rid

ridding


hide

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

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

text: I hide candy to keep it from my brother.

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

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

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

enpr: hīd

ipa: /haɪd/

hide

hides

hid

hidden

hiding


hide

forms:
hide
hides (plural)

text: Many cloths are made from the hide of a cow.


hid

text: He hid under the table.

text: She hid her phone in the box.

text: My mother hid me the truth.

enpr: /hĭd/

ipa: /hɪd/

sampa: /hId/


dive

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

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

text: She dived under the water and came up blowing air.

text: He dove into the pool and started swimming.

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

text: They dove into the work when they liked it.

ipa: /ˈdaɪv/

sampa: /"daIv/

dive

dives

dove

dived

diving

verb

div

e


dove

forms:
dove
doves (plural)

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

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

ipa: /dʌv/

sampa: /dVv/


dove

text: He dove into the water.

enpr: dōv

ipa: /dəʊv/

ipa: /doʊv/

sampa: /doUv/


children

forms:
child
children (plural)

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

text: Children love to play.

text: Her sons and daughters are children.

ipa: /ˈʧɪldrən/

noun

child

children


clothe

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

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

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

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

glosses: If you clothe somebody, you provide clothes for them.

text: She was struggling to feed and clothe five kids.

ipa: /ˈkləʊð/

ipa: /ˈkloʊð/

sampa: /"kloUz/

verb

cloth

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


clad

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clothe.


fix

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

text: The mechanic fixes my car.

text: The mother fixed the broken toy.

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

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

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

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

text: The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.

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

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

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

text: Someone has fixed the game so that none can win.

glosses: When you attack or punish someone, you fix them.

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

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

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

ipa: /fɪks/

fix

es


receive

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

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

text: I receive letters in the mail every day.

text: It is better to give than to receive.

ipa: /rɪsiːv/

hyphenation: re‧ceive

receiv


characteristic

forms:
characteristic
characteristics (plural)

glosses: A characteristic of something is a typical feature.

text: Good hearing is one characteristic of dogs.

ipa: /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

ipa: /ˌkɛrəktəˈrɪstɪk/

hyphenation: char‧ac‧te‧ris‧tic


characteristic

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

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

text: Red is a characteristic color of a rose.


soccer

forms: soccer

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

text: Let's play soccer.

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


sport

forms:
sport
sports (plural)

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

text: What sport shall we play?

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

text: Be a good sport and open the door for me.

text: It was good sport to surprise him like that.

text: Hunters have been killing sharks for sport.

ipa: /spɔrt/

ipa: /spɔːt/


sport

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


sports

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

text: He is making sports to keep fit.

ipa: /spɔrts/

ipa: /spɔːts/

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

noun

sport


sports

glosses: The third-person singular form of sport.


also

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

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈɔːlsəʊ/

ipa: /ˈɔːlsoʊ/


social

forms:
social
socials (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəl/


social

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

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

text: Dogs are social animals.

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

text: Our country is going through a period of social change.


bagel

forms:
bagel
bagels (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbeɪɡəl/


Alabama

forms: Alabama

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

ipa: /ˌæləˈbæmə/

hyphenation: Al‧a‧bama


kami

forms: kami

glosses: A god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

kami


including

forms: including

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

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

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

ipa: /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/


including

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

verb

includ


including

glosses: You use including to add more information.

text: We provide legal, including political, support as well.

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


without

forms: without

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

text: I went all the way to school without my books.

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

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

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

text: She walked past without looking at me.

text: Without stopping, he ran all the way home.

ipa: /wɪθˈaʊt/

ipa: [wɪθˈɐʊt]

hyphenation: with‧out


whenever

forms: whenever

text: I practice whenever I have some free time.

text: Water comes in whenever there is a rain storm.

text: You should call her whenever you can.

text: Whenever possible, you should do your homework right away.

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

ipa: /wəˈnɛvɚ/

ipa: /wəˈnɛvə/


marks

forms:
mark
marks (plural)

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

noun

mark


marks

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


marked

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

glosses: Something that is marked is significant or notable.

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


marked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mark.

ipa: /mɑːkt/

ipa: /mɑrkt/


marking

forms:
marking
markings (plural)

glosses: An animal's marking is its coloring and patterns.

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

ipa: /ˈmɑrkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/

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


in case

forms: in case

glosses: By reason of the possibility of something happening.

text: Let's check again in case we missed something.

text: You should bring a coat in case of snow.

text: You should be ready just in case.

text: What will happen in case she doesn't come?


markings

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

glosses: An animal's markings are its coloring and patterns.

marking


sorrier

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

glosses: The comparative form of sorry; more sorry.

adjective

sorry

sorrier

sorriest


sorriest

glosses: The superlative form of sorry; most sorry.

text: This is the sorriest I've ever been.

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


structures

forms:
structure
structures (plural)

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

noun

structure


structures

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of structure.

verb

structur


structured

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

glosses: Something that is structured is organized and has structure.


structured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of structure.


sponges

forms:
sponge
sponges (plural)

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

noun

sponge


sponges

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of sponge.

verb

spong


sponged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sponge.


drawers

forms:
drawer
drawers (plural)

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

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

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

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

ipa: /drɔrz/

ipa: /drɔːz/

noun

drawer


albinism

forms:
albinism
albinisms (plural)

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


advisor

forms:
advisor
advisors (plural)

glosses: An advisor is a person who gives advice.

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


adviser

forms:
adviser
advisers (plural)

glosses: An adviser is a person who gives advice.


until

forms: until

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

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

text: He worked until he was 72 years old.

text: Until now, there was nothing we could do.

enpr: /ŭntĭl'/

ipa: /ənˈtɪl/


up to

forms: up to

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

text: Read up to page 27.

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

text: Are you up to a run on the weekend?

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

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


upon

forms: upon

text: The police were called upon to save him.

text: The snow fell gently upon the lake.

text: Christmas is almost upon us.

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

ipa: / ə' pɒn /


pepperoni

forms:
pepperoni
pepperonis (plural)

ipa: /pɛpəˈroʊni/

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


wanting

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

ipa: /ˈwɑntɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈwɒntɪŋ/

verb

want


wanting

forms: wanting (positive)

text: After we hired him, we found his abilities wanting.


wanting

forms: wanting

text: I've got a right shoe wanting a left.


in charge

forms: in charge

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

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

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


in favour

forms: in favour

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

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

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


in favor

forms: in favor

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

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

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


in front

forms: in front

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

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

text: The runners in front seem to be getting tired.

text: Japan is in front of Iran 1 to 0.

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

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

text: He washed his face in front of the mirror.

text: There's a tree in front of the house.


container

forms:
container
containers (plural)

etymology_text: contain + -er

ety-suffix

contain

er

expansion: contain + -er

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

text: They put their cards in containers.

ipa: /kənˈteɪnə/

ipa: /kənˈteɪnɚ/

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


in order

forms: in order

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

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

enpr: /in ôr'd?r/

audio: en-au-in order.ogg


in order

glosses: allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.

text: Is it in order to speak now?


on account

forms: on account

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

text: She was late on account of having missed the bus.

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


in spite of

forms: in spite of

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

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

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


in view

forms: in view

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

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

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


dianthus

forms:
dianthus
dianthuses (plural)

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

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

noun

dianthuses


unless

forms: unless

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

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

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

ipa: /ənˈlɛs/


on behalf of

forms: on behalf of

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

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


in behalf

forms: in behalf

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

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


on top

forms: on top

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

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

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

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

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

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


just

forms:
just (positive)
Superlative–

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

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

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

text: I just left the house.

ipa: /dʒʌst/

sampa: /dZVst/


just

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

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


Sweet William

forms:
Sweet William
Sweet Williams (plural)

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


real

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

text: Strange as the story sounded, the story was real.

glosses: Something that is not artificial is real.

text: The nice shoes were of real leather.

enpr: rēəl, riəl, rēl

ipa: /ˈriːəl/

adj

real

realer

realest


evening

forms:
evening
evenings (plural)

text: We eat a big meal in the evening.

enpr: ēv'nĭng

ipa: /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

audio: en-us-evening (noun).ogg


evening

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

verb

even


standard

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

glosses: If something is standard, it is typical or usual.

text: The store sells standard American food.

ipa: /ˈstændɚd/


standard

forms:
standard
standards (plural)

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

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

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


charge

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

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

text: We charge ten cents a page for copying.

text: The shop charged me $5 to deliver the pizza.

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

text: The price the hotel charges is just too expensive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

text: The bull charged the man walking in the field.

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈʧɑrʤ/

ipa: /ˈʧɑːʤ/

charg


charge

forms:
charge
charges (plural)

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

text: He says charges against his son are false.

text: The police have filed criminal charges against the company.

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

text: Jowdy denied the charges of lying.

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

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

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

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

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

text: Do you want to put that on your charge card?

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

text: Josh is in charge of buying drinks for the party.

text: He took good care of the children in his charge.

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

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

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

text: Teachers have led the charge against the new tests.

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

text: The teacher smiled at his young charges.

glosses: A charge is a movement towards somebody to attack them.

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

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

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

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

text: The batteries will slowly lose their charge.

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

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


suit

forms:
suit
suits (plural)

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

text: Everyone wears a suit where I work.

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

text: The law suit was for one million dollars.

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

ipa: /s(j)uːt/

ipa: /s(j)ut/


suit

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

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

text: I love my new job, it suits me fine.


electricity

forms: electricity

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

text: You need electricity to turn on the light bulbs.

hyphenation: e‧lec‧tric‧i‧ty


local

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈləʊkl/

ipa: /ˈloʊkl/

sampa: /"loUkl/


local

forms:
local
locals (plural)

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

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


exist

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

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

text: Dinosaurs used to exist.

text: She thinks that aliens do not exist.

text: Your ideas only exist in your mind.

text: There exists a possibility that we will win.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɪst/


include

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

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

text: The store always includes the tax in their price.

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

text: The price of the hotel room includes a free breakfast.

ipa: /ɪnˈkluːd/


never

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

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

ipa: /ˈnɛvə/

ipa: /ˈnɛvɚ/


always

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

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

glosses: If something will always happen, it will happen forever.

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


course

forms:
course
courses (plural)

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

text: The science course was very difficult.

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

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

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

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

text: One teacher can completely change the course of your life.

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

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

text: The wind kept blowing the boat off course.

text: The course of the river has changed over time.

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

text: We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.

text: The game of golf is played on a golf course.

ipa: /kɔː(r)s/

enpr: kô(r)s


course

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

glosses: If something courses, it runs or flows through something.

text: Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.

text: The oil coursed through the engine.

cours


follow

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

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

text: Every year summer always follows spring.

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

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

ipa: /ˈfɒləʊ/

ipa: /ˈfɑloʊ/


develop

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

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

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

glosses: When plants and animals grow, they develop.

text: As children grow their minds and bodies develop.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-develop.wav

hyphenation: de‧ve‧lop


compliance

forms: compliance

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

ipa: /kəmˈplaɪəns/


so as

forms: so as

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

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

text: They took the bus so as not to waste money.

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


such as

forms: such as

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

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

audio: en-us-such as.ogg


underneath

forms: underneath

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

text: The cat was hiding underneath the car.

text: My bag was underneath my jacket.

ipa: /ʌndəˈniθ/

ipa: /ʌndɚˈniθ/


underneath

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

noun

underneath