crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
garden (English, verb)
Forms: form: garden
tags: canonical
form: gardens
tags: third-person
singular
form: gardened
tags: past
form: gardened
tags: past
participle
form: gardening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɑːdən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɡɑːrdən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you garden, you work in a garden, especially your own garden around your house.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: He joined his mother when she gardened and talked to her flowers.
from (English, prep)
Forms: form: from
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /frɒm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /frʌm/
tags: US
tags: unstressed
ipa: /frəm/
tags: unstressed
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
glosses: When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it.
examples: I got a gift from my grandmother today.
glosses: When someone is from a place, that's where they started.
examples: I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province.
Sorry I'm late. I just came from school.
glosses: You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time.
examples: Saturn is far from earth.
School is 5km from my home.
The year 2515 is a long time from now.
existence (English, noun)
Forms: form: existence
raw_tags: Singular
form: existences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛɡˈzɪstɛnts/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The existence of a thing is the quality of being real, of being in the world, of just being.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Do you believe in the existence of God?
The existence of a mark on my shirt is the reason I didn't go to the party.
general (English, adj)
Forms: form: general
tags: positive
form: more general
tags: comparative
form: most general
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛnrəl/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛnərəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Usual; about most things. An idea is a general idea if it's about many things or about most things, not just about one specific thing.
examples: First I will talk about general problems of farming, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.
In general, I enjoy pizza.
glosses: General is approximate, not exact; maybe a little different; close but maybe not the same.
general (English, noun)
Forms: form: general
raw_tags: Singular
form: generals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛnrəl/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛnərəl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A general is the leader of an army.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The president told the general to bring the army home.
give (English, verb)
Forms: form: give
tags: canonical
form: gives
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave
tags: past
form: given
tags: past
participle
form: giving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /gɪv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you give something to someone else, you had the thing and you let the other person have it. Maybe you use your hands to put the thing in the other person's hands. Usually after that, the thing is the other person's thing.
examples: Give me that book, please; I want to read it.
My mother gave me this stone when I was young.
glosses: If you give a speech, you talk to a group of people.
come (English, verb)
Forms: form: come
tags: canonical
form: comes
tags: third-person
singular
form: came
tags: past
form: come
tags: past
participle
form: coming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: cum
glosses: To move towards a place or into a place; to move to the place where the person who is talking is.
examples: Come to my house and I will give you something to eat.
Come here to me.
Twenty people came to the party.
He came here, but he went away again before you came here.
antonyms: go
glosses: The past participle of come.
come (English, prep)
Forms: form: come
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: cum
glosses: When something happens or arrives.
examples: We'll talk again come January.
come (English, noun)
Forms: form: come
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /kʌm/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: cum
glosses: Semen.
raw_tags: slang
examples: (also spelled cum)
go (English, verb)
Forms: form: go
tags: canonical
form: goes
tags: third-person
singular
form: went
tags: past
form: gone
tags: past
participle
form: going
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /gəʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /goʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you go, you move in space, especially to or through a place.
examples: I go to the seashore every summer.
Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too.
I went to the seashore last year.
She's gone to the seashore.
I'm going to the seashore next year.
synonyms: leave
move
antonyms: come
glosses: If you go, you move in time, often in your mind.
examples: You have to go back to 1911 to find a wetter day.
Marty McFly jumped in the time machine and went to 1965.
glosses: If you go, you move on the computer, the internet, or in the memory.
examples: Then go to the C: drive.
His mind went to the last time he saw her.
glosses: If you go, you move a certain distance or a certain way.
examples: We've gone 10 kilometers today.
Sandra is going in circles.
glosses: If you go, you leave or move away.
examples: Please don't go.
People have been coming and going all day.
glosses: If you go bad, wild, blind, etc., you become like that.
examples: Jim went blind.
clear (English, adj)
Forms: form: clear
tags: positive
form: clearer
tags: comparative
form: clearest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɪə/
tags: UK
ipa: /klɪɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A clear idea is an idea that is easy to understand.
examples: OK, so you need the key. I see. That's clear now.
Now it's clear as a bell to me why you want to stay here.
synonyms: understandable
obvious
antonyms: confusing
glosses: If it is clear that something is a certain way, there can be no mistake about it.
examples: The women made it clear that they were doing this only because they wanted to.
It soon became perfectly clear that he was not going to get better.
It's clear from looking at you that you couldn't lift it; you're too small.
This is a clear example of an idea that works.
synonyms: sure
certain
obvious
antonyms: unclear
unlikely
glosses: If you are clear about something, you understand it well.
examples: Mike, I want to be clear about what you said, so can you tell me again.
I'm sorry, but I'm not clear about what I'm supposed to do.
glosses: If you are clear about something, you make it easy for people to understand you.
examples: The coach had been very clear about what he wanted them to do.
They haven't been so clear about how much water is in there.
glosses: If your head or your thinking is clear, then you can think well.
examples: After his coffee and a quick walk, his head felt clear.
On Monday, he looked confused and didn't say much, but the next day, his thinking seemed more clear.
glosses: If something is clear, people can see through it.
examples: The window is made of clear glass.
The water wasn't clear enough to see the bottom.
synonyms: transparent
antonyms: cloudy
opaque
glosses: If something is clear, it has nothing that gets in your way.
examples: I try to drive to work only when the roads are clear.
It's supposed to be clear and sunny today.
That table's not clear yet. Can you get the stuff off it?
The skies were clear of clouds.
glosses: If something is clear, it is easy to see or hear.
examples: The picture wasn't clear enough to see whose face it was.
At first, the radio was noisy, but we moved and then we got clear, rich sound.
glosses: If your skin is clear, it has no spots on it.
examples: Her deep honey skin was clear except for the small mark on her left cheek.
glosses: If your eyes are clear, they are healthy, bright, and lively.
examples: His eyes were sharp and clear, and full of fun.
glosses: Clear profit is profit after tax.
examples: These are priced so high that the manufacturers pocket $8,000 clear profit per $30,000 unit.
glosses: If you have a clear conscience or your conscience is clear, you do not feel guilty.
examples: I sleep perfectly at night. I have a clear conscience. I don't have blood on my hands.
antonyms: guilty
clear (English, prep)
Forms: form: clear
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɪə/
tags: UK
ipa: /klɪɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Out of, away from, especially too far away to be noticed or caught.
examples: After a short walk, we were clear of the town.
The fish was so heavy that he couldn't get it clear of the water.
After their fight, he steered clear of her for a week.
It was so crowded that they had to fight their way out and clear of the people.
So far, the company has stayed clear of trouble.
Two more wins would put them clear of the Giants.
Just clear of the school yard, students were smoking.
clear (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɪə/
tags: UK
ipa: /klɪɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Completely, without limit.
raw_tags: before a preposition
examples: You could see clear across the water, all the way to the church 60 km away on the other side.
cover (English, verb)
Forms: form: cover
tags: canonical
form: covers
tags: third-person
singular
form: covered
tags: past
form: covered
tags: past
participle
form: covering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌvɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌvə/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Something that is covering another thing is on top of (or over) the other thing in a way that stops people from seeing it.
examples: I cover myself in two blankets at night to stay warm.
Remember to cover the pot with a lid while you're cooking something.
cover (English, noun)
Forms: form: cover
raw_tags: Singular
form: covers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌvɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkʌvə/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A cover is something that usually covers something else.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The cover of the book has a picture on it under the name of the book.
crack (English, verb)
Forms: form: crack
tags: canonical
form: cracks
tags: third-person
singular
form: cracked
tags: past
form: cracked
tags: past
participle
form: cracking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kræk/
tags: US
glosses: When something cracks it breaks along a line, maybe not a straight line. It might break into two pieces, or it might break but the two pieces are still attached.
examples: She cracked an egg and put the inside of the egg into a bowl.
crack (English, noun)
Forms: form: crack
raw_tags: Singular
form: cracks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kræk/
tags: US
glosses: A crack is the line where something is breaking.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There is a crack from the edge of this plate to the middle. It will break soon.
glosses: A loud sound like the sound of something breaking.
examples: It was raining, and she saw a flash of lightning and heard the crack of thunder.
glosses: A strong, fairly cheap form of cocaine; crack often comes in the form of a rock and it is usually smoked in a crack-pipe.
examples: "I wouldn't use it, if I was going to use it I can afford real cocaine. Crack is wack." - Whitney Houston
grip (English, verb)
Forms: form: grip
tags: canonical
form: grips
tags: third-person
singular
form: gripped
tags: past
form: gripped
tags: past
participle
form: gripping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡrɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Someone grips a thing by holding it tightly in their hand.
examples: He gripped the rope and pulled.
grip (English, noun)
Forms: form: grip
raw_tags: Singular
form: grips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡrɪp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A hold or a way of holding something
examples: It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
glosses: A handle or a place to grip.
examples: There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
bassist (English, noun)
Forms: form: bassist
raw_tags: Singular
form: bassists
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/
tags: US
glosses: A bassist is someone who plays a bass instrument or sings bass.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: The bassist sat his guitar down.
nobody (English, det)
Forms: form: nobody
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: no person
raw_tags: definite
examples: Nobody would do something like that.
Almost nobody lives on Greenland.
nobody (English, noun)
Forms: form: nobody
raw_tags: Singular
form: nobodies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A nobody is a person who is not important.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Bob called Alice a nobody.
Don't worry. People won't listen to him. He's a nobody.
humour (English, noun)
Forms: form: humour
raw_tags: Singular
form: humours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Humour is ideas that make people laugh: jokes, funny things.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I like the stories she tells because they're full of humour.
humour (English, verb)
Forms: form: humour
tags: canonical
form: humours
tags: third-person
singular
form: humoured
tags: past
form: humoured
tags: past
participle
form: humouring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To humour someone is to agree with them only to make the them happy.
raw_tags: transitive
harbour (English, noun)
Forms: form: harbour
raw_tags: Singular
form: harbours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑ:bə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑrbər/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A harbour is some water in a curve of land where it's safe for boats because there are no big waves.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A ship in the harbour is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
harbour (English, verb)
Forms: form: harbour
tags: canonical
form: harbours
tags: third-person
singular
form: harboured
tags: past
form: harboured
tags: past
participle
form: harbouring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑ:bə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑrbər/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To provide a harbour or safe place for something or someone.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The old docks once harboured all kinds of ships, but they have been closed for years now.
glosses: To take refuge or shelter somewhere.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The ships harbour in the bay during the winter months.
glosses: To hold onto an idea.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Sam has harboured resentment against Joe since Joe got the job they both applied for.
incorporate (English, verb)
Forms: form: incorporate
tags: canonical
form: incorporates
tags: third-person
singular
form: incorporated
tags: past
form: incorporated
tags: past
participle
form: incorporating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪŋˈkɔː(r).pər.eɪt/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ɪŋˈkɔrpɚeɪt/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪŋˈkɔrpɚe(ɪ)t/
tags: Canada
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Canada
glosses: If x incorporates y, y is part of x.
examples: All the Wilsons ladies' clubs incorporate features designed to help women players improve and enjoy their game.
The systems would try to incorporate some of the ideas of Hayes and others.
glosses: If you incorporate x into y, you make x part of y.
examples: Please incorporate these changes into the final book.
glosses: An incorporated company is a corporation. Often written Inc. as part of a company name.
examples: We were a partnership for many years, but we incorporated last year.
Mona Doyle was hired as president of Consumer Network Inc.
given (English, verb)
Forms: form: give
tags: canonical
form: gives
tags: third-person
singular
form: gave
tags: past
form: given
tags: past
participle
form: giving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'gɪvən/
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of give.
examples: On any given day, you're likely to see her there.
given (English, prep)
Forms: form: given
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /'gɪvən/
tags: US
glosses: Given x means if x is true, happened, exists, etc.
examples: Given our current problems, I don't think we can spend any more.
Given a number, we can find another number that is bigger.
glosses: Given that-clause means in consideration of the fact that-clause.
examples: Given that they are inexperienced, they've done a good job.
given (English, adj)
Forms: form: given
tags: positive
form: more given
tags: comparative
form: most given
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /'gɪvən/
tags: US
glosses: If someone is given to doing something, they do it regularly.
examples: My father's given to making long speeches about when he was a boy.
glosses: If someone is given to something, they wear, use, or do it often.
examples: When she got older, she was given to elegant clothes and long speeches.
given (English, noun)
Forms: form: given
raw_tags: Singular
form: givens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'gɪvən/
tags: US
glosses: A given is something that you accept as true.
examples: We need to make a decision about where we will live after this, but selling this house is a given.
subsidiary (English, noun)
Forms: form: subsidiary
raw_tags: Singular
form: subsidiaries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌbˈsɪ.di.ər.i/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A subsidiary is a company that is owned by a larger company. {[ant|parent}}
examples: This company owns three subsidiaries that make different kinds of machines.
synonyms: subordinate
subsidiary (English, adj)
Forms: form: subsidiary
tags: positive
form: more subsidiary
tags: comparative
form: most subsidiary
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sʌbˈsɪ.di.ər.i/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If something is subsidiary, it is connected, but lower in importance, rank, or level, etc.
examples: Surprisingly, the subsidiary company became more successful than the parent company.
At some point work became subsidiary to music for her.
synonyms: subordinate
minor
antonyms: superior
major
input (English, noun)
Forms: form: input
raw_tags: Singular
form: inputs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ɪnpʊt/
tags: UK
glosses: The input is the information that is put into something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Everyone who is affected should have a chance to provide input.
You can put a mask over your eyes and plugs in your ears, but it's impossible to block out all sensory input.
The input to the amplifier should be digital.
Teachers should welcome input from their students.
It is important to avoid errors during data input.
antonyms: output
input (English, verb)
Forms: form: inputted
tags: past
form: inputted
tags: past
participle
form: input
tags: canonical
form: inputs
tags: third-person
singular
form: input
tags: past
form: input
tags: past
participle
form: inputting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'ɪnpʊt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you input something (often into a computer) you put it in.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: If the text has been correctly input to the computer, there should be no problems.
synonyms: enter
antonyms: output
glosses: The past tense and past participle of input.
abstract (English, adj)
Forms: form: abstract
tags: positive
form: more abstract
tags: comparative
form: most abstract
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˌæbˈstrækt/
tags: US
poses: adjective
ipa: /ˈæbˌstrækt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If something is abstract, you cannot touch it, and it is difficult to imagine or think about.
examples: A lot of abstract painting uses harsh shapes and most people do not like it.
More abstract ideas like "democracy" are not possible for animals.
Houses and books are things you can touch. Honesty, patience and courage are abstract.
synonyms: abstruse
glosses: If something is abstract, it is general.
raw_tags: logic
synonyms: general
antonyms: particular
glosses: If something is abstract, it is thought of as apart from any other use with an object; it is removed from it; it is separate or abstracted.
synonyms: removed
separate
glosses: If something is abstract, it is not practical or realistic; it is not concrete; it is theoretical; it is vague.
synonyms: vague
theoretical
antonyms: applied
practical
realistic
concrete
glosses: If something is abstract, it does not have all of the facts; it is not factual.
synonyms: formal
antonyms: factual
abstract (English, noun)
Forms: form: abstract
raw_tags: Singular
form: abstracts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæbˌstrækt/
poses: noun
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæbˌstrækt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: An abstract is a short text that tells you the main ideas of a longer text, especially of scientific papers; it is a summary of something longer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The abstract of Isaac Newton's laws of gravity may be no more than 150 words.
synonyms: summary
synopsis
epitome
glosses: An abstract is an abstraction; it is an abstract word.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: An abstract is a piece of art that is made in the abstract fashion of art.
raw_tags: countable
art
glosses: An abstract is a powdered solid extract of a vegetable that is then mixed with the sugar of milk.
raw_tags: countable
medicine
abstract (English, verb)
Forms: form: abstract
tags: canonical
form: abstracts
tags: third-person
singular
form: abstracted
tags: past
form: abstracted
tags: past
participle
form: abstracting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈæbˌstrækt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌæbˈstrækt/
poses: verb
tags: UK
glosses: If you abstract something, you summarize it; you abridge it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abstract something, you separate it; you remove it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abstract something, you withdraw it.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abstract something, you make abstractions of it in art.
raw_tags: transitive
art
glosses: If you abstract something, you take it away from someone without permission; you steal it.
raw_tags: transitive
euphemistic
synonyms: filch
purloin
steal
glosses: If you abstract something, you think about it separate from everything else; you consider it abstractly.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you abstract something, you go through the process or abstraction.
raw_tags: intransitive
rare
capable (English, adj)
Forms: form: capable
tags: positive
form: more capable
tags: comparative
form: most capable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪpəbl̩/
tags: US
glosses: If someone or something is capable of something, they can do it.
examples: This system is capable of providing food for about 400 people.
I'm quite capable of looking after myself and I don't need you to tell me how.
glosses: If someone is capable, they can do a particular thing well.
examples: I'm confident I can leave everything in your capable hands.
I may be young but I can assure you I'm quite capable.
learning (English, verb)
Forms: form: learn
tags: canonical
form: learns
tags: third-person
singular
form: learned
tags: past
form: learned
tags: past
participle
form: learning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɝnɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Someone is learning ideas if they didn't know the ideas before and they are starting to know them.
examples: I'm learning to speak French by reading lots of French books.
learning (English, noun)
Forms: form: learning
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɝnɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Learning is the action of someone learning something.
examples: Lots of learning happens at school. That's what school is for.
have (English, verb)
Forms: form: have
tags: canonical
form: has
tags: third-person
singular
form: had
tags: past
form: had
tags: past
participle
form: having
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hæv/
tags: stressed
ipa: /həv/
tags: unstressed
ipa: /hæf/
raw_tags: have to
tags: UK
US
ipa: /hæv/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Someone has something if the thing is in their hands. The person is holding or gripping it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Do you have a spoon, or do you need me to give you one so you can eat the soup?
glosses: If you have to do something, you must do it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I have to go.
John had to pay a fine.
glosses: Someone has something if the thing is that person's thing: the person owns it; it belongs to the person.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The rich family has a big house.
glosses: If you have you hold something in the mind.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I have a doubt about him.
glosses: If you have you join something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We have lunch at 13:00.
glosses: You use have to say that you suffer from something or to tell the experience.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I have a defective vision. (I don't see well.)
He had a wonderful time with his friends.
have (English, verb)
Forms: form: have
tags: canonical
form: have
tags: present
form: has
tags: third-person
singular
form: had
tags: past
form: having
tags: present
participle
form: haven't
tags: present
negative
form: hasn't
tags: third-person
singular
negative
form: hadn't
tags: past
negative
form: None
tags: present
participle
negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /hæv/
tags: stressed
ipa: /həv/
tags: unstressed
ipa: /hæf/
raw_tags: have to
tags: UK
US
ipa: /hæv/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: You use have to form the perfect.
raw_tags: auxiliary
examples: I have closed the window. (Also: I've closed the window.)
I had already eaten before. (Also: I'd already eaten before.)
gal (English, noun)
Forms: form: gal
raw_tags: Singular
form: gals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡæl/
tags: UK
glosses: A gal is a girl or woman.
raw_tags: countable
informal
gal (English, abbrev)
Forms: form: gal
raw_tags: Abbreviation
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡæl/
tags: UK
glosses: Gal is an abbreviation for gallon, which is a unit of measurement for volume.
save (English, verb)
Forms: form: save
tags: canonical
form: saves
tags: third-person
singular
form: saved
tags: past
form: saved
tags: past
participle
form: saving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /seɪv/
tags: US
glosses: If you save something, you keep it; you do not give it or toss it away.
examples: Please save that book for me.
glosses: If you save someone, you keep them safe or help them survive.
examples: You saved my life.
glosses: If you save information, you put it on a disk or into some kind of long-term memory.
raw_tags: computer science
examples: He saved the resumé on the floppy disk.
save (English, noun)
Forms: form: save
raw_tags: Singular
form: saves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /seɪv/
tags: US
glosses: A save is when something was saved. This term is used in sports.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Due to a great save at the end, the game ended 0:0.
save (English, prep)
Forms: form: save
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /seɪv/
tags: US
glosses: All of x save y describes only that part of x that is not y.
examples: The night air was still and silent save for the voice of a female dispatcher over his police radio.
All my cats are white, save one.
We know little of her background, save that she was born in Mississauga.
synonyms: except
but
sell (English, verb)
Forms: form: sell
tags: canonical
form: sells
tags: third-person
singular
form: sold
tags: past
form: sold
tags: past
participle
form: selling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛl/
tags: US
homophones: cel
cell
glosses: When you sell something to someone, you give something to someone and the person will give you money for it.
examples: I sell good shoes for a small amount money.
synonyms: trade
someone (English, det)
Forms: form: someone
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌmwʌn/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: some person
examples: text: I heard someone at the door.
text: You should ask someone who knows more about it.
text: I'm hoping to meet someone special at the dance.
understand (English, verb)
Forms: form: understand
tags: canonical
form: understands
tags: third-person
singular
form: understood
tags: past
form: understood
tags: past
participle
form: understanding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To hear and then fully know what was said, know enough to do it. To know the meaning of something.
examples: He understood what I said to him.
She didn't understand. She thought I meant the meeting was today.
synonyms: comprehend
comb (English, noun)
Forms: form: comb
raw_tags: Singular
form: combs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /kəʊm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /koʊm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A person moves a comb through their hair many times to make their hair look nice.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Joe always had a comb in his pocket.
comb (English, verb)
Forms: form: comb
tags: canonical
form: combs
tags: third-person
singular
form: combed
tags: past
form: combed
tags: past
participle
form: combing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /kəʊm/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /koʊm/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To move a comb through hair.
examples: I washed and combed my hair.
glosses: To look carefully for something.
examples: The police combed the forest for the person but didn't find him.
full (English, adj)
Forms: form: full
tags: positive
form: fuller
tags: comparative
form: fullest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /fʊl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A container is full of things if there are many of the things in the container and no more can go in.
examples: The cup is full of water. If you try to put more water in, the water will fall onto the table.
My life is full of problems.
glosses: A full moon is when the moon is a round circle because the sun is shining on the side we can see.
examples: I can see the road, because there's a full moon tonight.
glosses: A person is full when they are satisfied, usually with food.
examples: The meal was so large that I was full all day.
glosses: Something is full when it is total and completed, does not need any additions
destruction (English, noun)
Forms: form: destruction
raw_tags: Singular
form: destructions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdɪsˈtrʌkʃən/
tags: US
glosses: The destruction of a thing is the act of breaking the thing; the end of existence of the thing. Before the destruction, the thing is there. After the destruction, there is no thing any more.
examples: The destruction of the house was necessary because the walls were not strong and people were not safe from falling bricks.
The earthquake caused a lot of destruction.
precede (English, verb)
Forms: form: precede
tags: canonical
form: precedes
tags: third-person
singular
form: preceded
tags: past
form: preceded
tags: past
participle
form: preceding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prəˈsɪid/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: to come before.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: A precedes B in the alphabet.
More change has happened in the last 20 years than in the preceding 100.
Each of the above exercises should be immediately preceded by taking a deep breath.
antonyms: follow
display (English, noun)
Forms: form: display
raw_tags: Singular
form: displays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈpleɪ/
tags: US
glosses: A display is an exhibition, an arrangement, or a show.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Mom thought the department store's display of lingerie was indecent.
Little Jimmie toppled the display of model airplanes.
The ceramic, wood, and fabric art displays are very attractive.
Too many displays will confuse our customers.
glosses: A display is a computer screen.
raw_tags: countable
computing
examples: The output is visible on the display.
display (English, verb)
Forms: form: display
tags: canonical
form: displays
tags: third-person
singular
form: displayed
tags: past
form: displayed
tags: past
participle
form: displaying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈpleɪ/
tags: US
glosses: If you display something, you arrange it so that people can see it. Display means to exhibit, or to show.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The players will display their best skills at tonight's game.
friend (English, noun)
Forms: form: friend
raw_tags: Singular
form: friends
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /frɛnd/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Two people are friends of each other if they like being together and they like helping each other, but are not related.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I only have three close friends.
She's been a friend of mine for many years.
Some friends are coming to our house for dinner tonight.
I stayed awake until the middle of the night talking with some friends.
Our house burned down, but some friends helped us build a new one.
antonyms: enemy
cushion (English, noun)
Forms: form: cushion
raw_tags: Singular
form: cushions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʊʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A cushion is a pillow; a soft item that people can sit on or put their head on when they lie down.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Here's a bed with sheets, a cushion and a blanket.
Here's a soft chair with two cushions to make it even softer.
cushion (English, verb)
Forms: form: cushion
tags: canonical
form: cushions
tags: third-person
singular
form: cushioned
tags: past
form: cushioned
tags: past
participle
form: cushioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʊʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To stop one item from making hard contact with another item.
examples: Mats were laid down to cushion the gymnast's fall.
favourite (English, adj)
Forms: form: favourite
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪv.rɪt/
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: My favourite brand is the brand I like most.
examples: Ford is my favourite brand of truck.
synonyms: preferred
favourite (English, noun)
Forms: form: favourite
raw_tags: Singular
form: favourites
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfeɪv.rɪt/
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: A favourite is a thing or person that someone likes the most. It is a thing that someone prefers, or likes more than any other.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Chocolate ice cream is my favourite.
synonyms: preferred
glosses: When kings and other royalty have favourites, these are people they trust.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He was a favourite of the king.
express (English, verb)
Forms: form: express
tags: canonical
form: expresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: expressed
tags: past
form: expressed
tags: past
participle
form: expressing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈsprɛs/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you express yourself, you say something about how you feel.
examples: Sam expressed his feelings.
synonyms: say
tell
express (English, adj)
Forms: form: express
tags: positive
form: more express
tags: comparative
form: most express
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈsprɛs/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Very fast.
examples: To mail the letter, Anna used the express service.
synonyms: fast
quick
expedient
incentive (English, noun)
Forms: form: incentive
raw_tags: Singular
form: incentives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
tags: UK
glosses: An incentive is something that makes you feel like you want to do something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Companies should give their workers financial incentives to take the bus to work.
The government is cutting taxes to provide incentives for investment.
Doctors have a lot of incentive to see many patients and little incentive to spend much time with each one.
comparison (English, noun)
Forms: form: comparison
raw_tags: Singular
form: comparisons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpɛrɪsən/
tags: US
ipa: /kəmˈpærɪsən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone makes a comparison between two things, the person thinks about how the two things are the same and how they are different, which one is bigger etc.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I need to make some comparisons between different houses before I make a decision about which house to buy.
A careful comparison will show that this cup has a little more water than the other cup.
inhibition (English, noun)
Forms: form: inhibition
raw_tags: Singular
form: inhibitions
tags: plural
glosses: An inhibition is a feeling that makes you want to avoid (stay away from) something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He threw off his inhibitions and went dancing.
Alcohol can take away inhibition.
When the cat was absent, the mouse showed no such inhibition.
She stays home all day—she has a lot of inhibitions.
I feel an inhibition about going onto an airplane.
glosses: Inhibition is the act of stopping or reducing a process, especially a natural or chemical process.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: When there is no sugar, there is inhibition of cell growth.
curve (English, noun)
Forms: form: curve
raw_tags: Singular
form: curves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɜːv/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /kɝv/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A curve is a line that is not straight. It is like part of a circle. It starts in one direction and turns.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The edge of the flower petal is a beautiful curve.
curve (English, verb)
Forms: form: curve
tags: canonical
form: curves
tags: third-person
singular
form: curved
tags: past
form: curved
tags: past
participle
form: curving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɜːv/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /kɝv/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To move in a curve.
examples: The car curved around the corner.
This piece of wood is not good. It is curved.
copper (English, noun)
Forms: form: copper
raw_tags: Singular
form: coppers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈkʃɔp.ə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɒp.ə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑ.pɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: Copper is a metal that is a red-brown colour. Sometimes coins of small value are made from copper. The symbol for copper is Cu with an atomic number of 29.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Water comes into our house through copper pipes.
synonyms: Cu
♀
glosses: A copper is a penny, a coin of small value made of copper.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Could you give me a copper? I have almost enough money to buy that thing.
glosses: A copper is a police officer.
raw_tags: countable
slang
used only in the United Kingdom
examples: The copper arrested him for stealing.
copper (English, adj)
Forms: form: copper
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈkʃɔp.ə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɒp.ə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑ.pɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: Made of copper.
examples: The copper statue has turned green.
glosses: Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper
examples: text: The copper couch will look really nice with that wallpaper.
floor (English, noun)
Forms: form: floor
raw_tags: Singular
form: floors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /flɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The floor is the flat part at the bottom of a room. People stand on the floor.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Don't drop your milk on the floor.
The children are sitting on the floor to play.
glosses: A floor is a level of a building.
raw_tags: countable
examples: To get to room 302 you have to go up three floors.
synonyms: level
story
storey
floor (English, verb)
Forms: form: floor
tags: canonical
form: floors
tags: third-person
singular
form: floored
tags: past
form: floored
tags: past
participle
form: flooring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /flɔː/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
trace (English, noun)
Forms: form: trace
raw_tags: Singular
form: traces
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪs/
tags: US
glosses: A trace of something is a very small amount, almost too small to find.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We've found traces of an earlier painting underneath this one.
No trace of the original material remains.
The last trace of cloud had disappeared from the sky.
He said it without a trace of sadness.
The fact that each coin has different trace elements provides clear evidence that they were made at different places.
glosses: A trace is a line on a paper drawn by a machine that shows the ups and downs of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The trace shows a very irregular heartbeat.
glosses: A trace is a path that tells you where something came from.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We've got a trace on the call.
The fox was able to follow the trace the rabbit left on the ground.
trace (English, verb)
Forms: form: trace
tags: canonical
form: traces
tags: third-person
singular
form: traced
tags: past
form: traced
tags: past
participle
form: tracing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /treɪs/
tags: US
glosses: If you trace something, you follow information to find where it came from or where it went.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Also, both the church and the farm can trace their origins back to the 1500s.
The police soon traced the couple's movements and found they had made a number of telephone calls to Paris.
The disease has been traced back to some bad eggs.
glosses: If you trace a line, you draw it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He traced a line in the sand.
glosses: If you trace a picture or a shape, you draw it by putting a piece of paper over it and drawing what you see underneath.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She traced the Chinese characters carefully, the way you do before you learn to read.
exchange (English, verb)
Forms: form: exchange
tags: canonical
form: exchanges
tags: third-person
singular
form: exchanged
tags: past
form: exchanged
tags: past
participle
form: exchanging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛksʧeɪndʒ/
tags: US
glosses: An exchange is when a person or a group of people trade an item or service with another person or group of people.
examples: The children can exchange toys so that each child has a new toy to play with.
exchange (English, noun)
Forms: form: exchange
raw_tags: Singular
form: exchanges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛksʧeɪndʒ/
tags: US
glosses: An exchange is the act of exchanging.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I did well in that exchange. Now I have three good new books, and I only paid a little money.
distance (English, noun)
Forms: form: distance
raw_tags: Singular
form: distances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪstəns/
tags: US
glosses: The distance between two things is how far apart they are. A short distance means they're close to each other, and a long distance means they're far apart.
examples: The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles.
The distance from my house to the store is 2 kilometres.
The two girls were sitting a short distance apart, so they could hear each other whisper.
distance (English, verb)
Forms: form: distance
tags: canonical
form: distances
tags: third-person
singular
form: distanced
tags: past
form: distanced
tags: past
participle
form: distancing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪstəns/
tags: US
glosses: If you distance yourself from someone, you move away from something or someone.
flight (English, noun)
Forms: form: flight
raw_tags: Singular
form: flights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flaɪt/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Flight is the act of flying: moving through the air using wings.
examples: Birds have had flight for millions of years.
The flight of the bird was beautiful.
glosses: A flight is a trip on an airplane.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The flight to Boston leaves soon.
This flight is going to New York.
glosses: Flight is the act of running away and hiding.
examples: The flight of the man just after the crime made the police think he was guilty.
glosses: A flight is an air force unit.
raw_tags: countable
flame (English, noun)
Forms: form: flame
raw_tags: Singular
form: flames
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fleɪm/
tags: US
glosses: The part you can see in fire.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We saw the flames burning the house.
The firefighter's hat is as bright as a flame.
glosses: A flame is a lover that only lasts for a short time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He brought his flame to yesterday's party.
glosses: A flame is a strong comment on the internet to insult (hurt) someone else, making them angry.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Today, someone in our forum started posting very mean flames.
I posted that someone's idea was a bad idea, and I got a lot of flames for that.
flame (English, verb)
Forms: form: flame
tags: canonical
form: flames
tags: third-person
singular
form: flamed
tags: past
form: flamed
tags: past
participle
form: flaming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fleɪm/
tags: US
glosses: To make flames.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The pot in the kitchen started to flame when it was left to cook for too long.
glosses: To write an insulting (hurtful) message on the internet to make people angry.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: My school peer started flaming in my email.
Everybody in the newsgroup flamed me for saying that.
fear (English, noun)
Forms: form: fear
raw_tags: Singular
form: fears
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fiə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /fɪə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Fear is a bad feeling usually caused by a danger or a worry that something bad might happen.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: He was struck with fear when he thought he saw a ghost.
She has a fear of spiders.
glosses: Fear is the chance that something might happen.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There's no fear of her being on time. She's always late.
glosses: Fear is a feeling of very high respect, usually towards a god.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: Christians who worship in churches have a fear of God.
fear (English, verb)
Forms: form: fear
tags: canonical
form: fears
tags: third-person
singular
form: feared
tags: past
form: feared
tags: past
participle
form: fearing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fiə/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /fɪə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /fɪr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you fear something, you are afraid of it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I fear the worst will happen.
She feared for his safety.
glosses: You say you fear something when you're giving someone bad news.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I fear that I am last on Earth.
glosses: If you fear something, usually a god, you show great respect towards it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Christians in churches fear God.
foolish (English, adj)
Forms: form: foolish
tags: positive
form: more foolish
tags: comparative
form: most foolish
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Unwise. A person who is foolish does not have good sense or judgement. They do things without thinking carefully; they do things that are bad ideas.
examples: The person who saw and copied my homework today is being foolish.
glosses: Foolish means someone who is usually foolish. They have the characteristic (quality) of being foolish.
examples: Being foolish once in a while does not make a person a foolish one.
fall (English, verb)
Forms: form: fall
tags: canonical
form: falls
tags: third-person
singular
form: fell
tags: past
form: fallen
tags: past
participle
form: falling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /fɔːl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /fɔl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: When something or someone falls, it moves down quickly down through the air because nothing is holding it. It moves to a lower position because of gravity.
examples: The apple fell from the tree.
The bridge is falling down.
He tripped on a banana peel and fell down, hurting his leg.
glosses: When someone falls, they can mean coming down to the ground on purpose, lying with the face down.
examples: He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
glosses: Falling is when someone or something has been defeated.
examples: The Romans fell to the Goths in 410 AD.