crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
plenty (English, noun)
Forms: form: plenty
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈplɛnti/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈplɛnti/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Plenty of something is a lot of it; more than enough of it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Don't give up straight away darling. You've still got plenty of time to go yet.
The new ideas give me plenty to think about.
I lost one, but I've still got plenty more teeth in my mouth.
Here! Take some more; there's plenty here.
sleep (English, verb)
Forms: form: sleep
tags: canonical
form: sleeps
tags: third-person
singular
form: slept
tags: past
form: slept
tags: past
participle
form: sleeping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sliːp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you sleep, you rest quietly with eyes shut, usually in bed for many hours at night.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I need to sleep now because I'm tired.
glosses: If you sleep with someone, you have sex with them.
raw_tags: informal
examples: I haven't slept with my husband in like eight months.
sleep (English, noun)
Forms: form: sleep
raw_tags: Singular
form: sleeps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sliːp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Sleep is the activity or time of resting quietly with eyes shut, usually in bed for many hours at night.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
school (English, noun)
Forms: form: school
raw_tags: Singular
form: schools
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sku:l/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A school is a place where you go to learn.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: What grade are you in at school?
glosses: A school is a group of fish.
raw_tags: countable
school (English, verb)
Forms: form: school
tags: canonical
form: schools
tags: third-person
singular
form: schooled
tags: past
form: schooled
tags: past
participle
form: schooling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sku:l/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you school someone, you teach them something.
raw_tags: transitive
informal
glosses: If you school someone, you prove that you're better than them.
raw_tags: transitive
informal
synonyms: best
beat
upstage
one-up
own
pwn
swallow (English, verb)
Forms: form: swallow
tags: canonical
form: swallows
tags: third-person
singular
form: swallowed
tags: past
form: swallowed
tags: past
participle
form: swallowing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswɒləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈswɑ.loʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you swallow something you make it go through your mouth into your body (down your esophagus to your stomach). We swallow food and drinks.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Young children put small toys in their mouths and sometimes swallow them.
swallow (English, noun)
Forms: form: swallow
raw_tags: Singular
form: swallows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswɒləʊ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈswɑ.loʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A swallow is a kind of small bird.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A swallow is the amount of food or liquid that goes down the throat at one time.
glosses: A swallow is the act of swallowing.
examples: He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.
accident (English, noun)
Forms: form: accident
raw_tags: Singular
form: accidents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæk.sə.dənt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An accident is something that happens without a plan, usually something bad.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I dropped the glass by accident and it broke.
antonyms: on purpose
glosses: An accident is a vehicle crash.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Two people were hurt in a road traffic accident between a car and a motorcycle last night.
instruct (English, verb)
Forms: form: instruct
tags: canonical
form: instructs
tags: third-person
singular
form: instructed
tags: past
form: instructed
tags: past
participle
form: instructing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪnˈstrʌkt/
tags: US
glosses: If you instruct someone, you tell or teach them what to do or how to do something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We were stopped on the road and instructed by the police to turn around and go back.
manage (English, verb)
Forms: form: manage
tags: canonical
form: manages
tags: third-person
singular
form: managed
tags: past
form: managed
tags: past
participle
form: managing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmænəʤ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you manage something, you organise and control it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Other European countries manage their health services better than we do.
The other two teams were managed by their local area directors.
glosses: If you manage something, you are able to do it or deal with it successfully.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Even with the pain, somehow she managed a smile.
I don't know how they manage with so little money.
situation (English, noun)
Forms: form: situation
raw_tags: Singular
form: situations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A situation is the conditions at a time and place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: If you can stay calm, it will help you to handle difficult situations.
Can you describe the situation in Iraq during the war?
Under the new government, the political situation is changing rapidly.
synonyms: context
environment
manager (English, noun)
Forms: form: manager
raw_tags: Singular
form: managers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /"mæn.ə.dʒə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmænədʒɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A manager is someone who manages or organizes people or things together.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Ask the manager of this project. He knows what to do next.
glosses: A manager is a program that allows the user to control a part of the computer/software.
raw_tags: computing
examples: If a program is not responding, please use the task manager to end the program forcefully.
worry (English, verb)
Forms: form: worry
tags: canonical
form: worries
tags: third-person
singular
form: worried
tags: past
form: worried
tags: past
participle
form: worrying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʌri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɜːri/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To have many thoughts, with some fear, but not good thoughts. To use much time with thoughts about something but no decisions about it and no actions about it.
examples: While she cooked the food, she worried about her son who was writing an important test at school.
whisper (English, verb)
Forms: form: whisper
tags: canonical
form: whispers
tags: third-person
singular
form: whispered
tags: past
form: whispered
tags: past
participle
form: whispering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪspə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When you whisper to someone, you talk very quietly; to talk with breath but no voice, with a quiet sound like the wind, so only people very near can hear what you say.
examples: Some people at the back of the room were whispering secrets.
whisper (English, noun)
Forms: form: whisper
raw_tags: Singular
form: whispers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪspə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A whisper is an act of talking to someone very quietly.
raw_tags: countable
warning (English, verb)
Forms: form: warn
tags: canonical
form: warns
tags: third-person
singular
form: warned
tags: past
form: warned
tags: past
participle
form: warning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔrnɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of warn.
warning (English, noun)
Forms: form: warning
raw_tags: Singular
form: warnings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔrnɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Something that tells someone that there is danger.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Someone cried a warning that a train was coming, so everybody moved.
synonyms: omen
visual (English, adj)
Forms: form: visual
tags: positive
form: more visual
tags: comparative
form: most visual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪʒʊəl/
ipa: /ˈvɪʒuəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Visual things are those related to sight and seeing.
examples: The visual part of the play was beautiful, but the voices were too quiet.
upset (English, noun)
Forms: form: upset
raw_tags: Singular
form: upsets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈʌpsεt/
poses: noun
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A disturbance or disruption.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.
glosses: An unexpected win.
raw_tags: countable
sports
examples: The Nimrods defeated the Blue Devils yesterday in a stunning upset.
upset (English, adj)
Forms: form: upset
tags: positive
form: more upset
tags: comparative
form: most upset
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
verb
ipa: /ʌpˈsεt/
poses: adjective
verb
poses: adjective
verb
tags: US
poses: adjective
verb
glosses: Upset means to be very angry or sad; to be unhappy.
examples: He was upset after someone said bad things to him very loudly.
glosses: Something is upset if it is in turned in the wrong direction like something that was dropped; turned in a direction with the bottom part up and the top part down.
examples: When they played with a ball in the room, a cup was upset and all the milk went onto the floor.
upset (English, verb)
Forms: form: upset
tags: canonical
form: upsets
tags: third-person
singular
form: upset
tags: past
form: upset
tags: past
participle
form: upsetting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
verb
ipa: /ʌpˈsεt/
poses: adjective
verb
poses: adjective
verb
tags: US
poses: adjective
verb
glosses: If you upset someone, you make them angry, anxious, stressed, or unhappy.
glosses: If you upset something, you disturb it, disrupt it, or change it to make it worse.
glosses: If you upset something, you tip it or turn it upside down.
worries (English, verb)
Forms: form: worry
tags: canonical
form: worries
tags: third-person
singular
form: worried
tags: past
form: worried
tags: past
participle
form: worrying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʌriz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of worry.
examples: He worries too much.
worries (English, noun)
Forms: form: worry
raw_tags: Singular
form: worries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʌriz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of worry; more than one (kind of) worry.
examples: No worries.
thank (English, verb)
Forms: form: thank
tags: canonical
form: thanks
tags: third-person
singular
form: thanked
tags: past
form: thanked
tags: past
participle
form: thanking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θæŋk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To say a good word after someone gives something to you or after someone does something good for you.
examples: She thanked him very much for the beautiful food he cooked for her.
"I would like a drink, please." "Here is your drink." "Thank you."
thanks (English, intj)
Forms: form: thanks
raw_tags: Interjection
Pronunciation: ipa: /θæŋks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You say thanks when somebody has helped you or done something nice for you.
examples: "Can I get the door for you?" "Thanks!"
thanks (English, noun)
Forms: form: thanks
raw_tags: Singular
form: thanks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θæŋks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Thanks are kind words and thoughts for people who did nice things for you.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: A special thanks goes to my family.
Many thanks to everyone who helped me.
He is not going to get much thanks from them.
thanks (English, prep)
Forms: form: thanks
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /θæŋks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: because
examples: Thanks to your help, we were able to finish quickly.
We'll be late thanks to the snow.
thanks (English, verb)
Forms: form: thank
tags: canonical
form: thanks
tags: third-person
singular
form: thanked
tags: past
form: thanked
tags: past
participle
form: thanking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /θæŋks/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of thank.
tension (English, noun)
Forms: form: tension
raw_tags: Singular
form: tensions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛnʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Hidden anger or fear.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: No one said anything, but I could feel the tension in the room.
Tensions between the two countries have been rising.
glosses: The state of being tight.
examples: There is too much tension in the rope. It might break.
theatre (English, noun)
Forms: form: theatre
raw_tags: Singular
form: theatres
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈθiːə.tə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈθiətə/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A theatre is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The Nutcracker is playing at the theatre tonight.
play (English, verb)
Forms: form: play
tags: canonical
form: plays
tags: third-person
singular
form: played
tags: past
form: played
tags: past
participle
form: playing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pleɪ/
tags: US
glosses: To do things for amusement.
examples: Children like to play all day.
glosses: If you play a musical instrument, you make music using it.
examples: He plays guitar in a rock and roll band.
play (English, noun)
Forms: form: play
raw_tags: Singular
form: plays
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pleɪ/
tags: US
glosses: Something a group of actors does, in a theatre, for people to watch.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The actors on the stage had clothes with bright colors.
theater (English, noun)
Forms: form: theater
raw_tags: Singular
form: theaters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈθiːə.tə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈθiətə/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A theater is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: We went to the theater to watch a play by Shakespeare.
glosses: A theater is a place where movies are shown.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
examples: We'll make it to the theater on time, there's twenty-nine minutes left before the movie starts.
synonyms: cinema
movie theater
telephone (English, noun)
Forms: form: telephone
raw_tags: Singular
form: telephones
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.
synonyms: phone
mobile
telephone (English, verb)
Forms: form: telephone
tags: canonical
form: telephones
tags: third-person
singular
form: telephoned
tags: past
form: telephoned
tags: past
participle
form: telephoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.
examples: I telephoned my friend yesterday.
synonyms: call
woods (English, noun)
Forms: form: wood
raw_tags: Singular
form: woods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wʊdz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of wood; more than one (kind of) wood.
glosses: A woods is a forest.
raw_tags: uncountable
envelope (English, noun)
Forms: form: envelope
raw_tags: Singular
form: envelopes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛnvələʊp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɒnvələʊp/
raw_tags: nonstandard
tags: UK
raw_tags: nonstandard
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɛnvəlop/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: nonstandard
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɒnvəlop/
raw_tags: nonstandard
tags: US
raw_tags: nonstandard
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An envelope is a paper cover that you put a letter in to send it.
examples: She put the letter into the envelope, addressed it to Charles, and put a stamp on it.
glosses: An envelope is a covering that goes all the way around something.
examples: Each virus has a special envelope of protein surrounding it.
recommended (English, verb)
Forms: form: recommend
tags: canonical
form: recommends
tags: third-person
singular
form: recommended
tags: past
form: recommended
tags: past
participle
form: recommending
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of recommend.
recommended (English, adj)
Forms: form: recommended
tags: positive
form: more recommended
tags: comparative
form: most recommended
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is recommended, somebody says it's good or you should try it.
examples: Her new book is highly recommended.
recommend (English, verb)
Forms: form: recommend
tags: canonical
form: recommends
tags: third-person
singular
form: recommended
tags: past
form: recommended
tags: past
participle
form: recommending
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛkəˈmɛnd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If you recommend something, you tell somebody that it is good or that they should try it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The committee strongly recommended that the head teacher take the lead in defining the aims of the school.
teeth (English, noun)
Forms: form: tooth
raw_tags: Singular
form: teeth
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiːθ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of tooth; more than one (kind of) tooth.
symbol (English, noun)
Forms: form: symbol
raw_tags: Singular
form: symbols
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪmbəɫ/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: cymbal
glosses: A symbol is a letter or simple picture with a particular meaning.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Most language now use the same set of symbols to represent numbers.
These symbols represent the phone's various functions.
glosses: A symbol is a person or object that represents a group or idea.
examples: These dead trees have become a symbol of pollution.
After a long, cold winter flowers are a symbol of hope for the new season.
equip (English, verb)
Forms: form: equip
tags: canonical
form: equips
tags: third-person
singular
form: equipped
tags: past
form: equipped
tags: past
participle
form: equipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɪp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you equip a person or a place, you give them equipment.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We equipped the buses with blankets and pillows and high-tech stereo headphones and telephones.
glosses: If you equip someone with skills or knowledge, you teach it to them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: This program equips students with the skills they need to succeed in college.
mystery (English, noun)
Forms: form: mystery
raw_tags: Singular
form: mysteries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪst(ə)ri/
tags: US
glosses: A mystery is a secret or hidden matter which can't be explained.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She never told me where the money was, and it remains a mystery to me even now.
She and her mystery man were seen outside her parents' home.
glosses: A mystery is a story about a puzzling event: short for mystery story.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The police investigation has failed to solve the murder mystery.
ethnic (English, adj)
Forms: form: ethnic
tags: positive
form: more ethnic
tags: comparative
form: most ethnic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛθ.nɪk/
tags: US
glosses: An ethnic group is a group related by race, culture, and/or nationality.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: The Irish are the largest, but least visible, ethnic minority in Britain.
The school has students from over 20 different ethnic backgrounds.
glosses: Characteristic of or belonging to a non-Western cultural tradition, as in ethnic food, costumes and jewelry.
ethnic (English, noun)
Forms: form: ethnic
raw_tags: Singular
form: ethnics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛθ.nɪk/
tags: US
glosses: a member of an ethnic minority.
tags: US
raw_tags: countable
compute (English, verb)
Forms: form: compute
tags: canonical
form: computes
tags: third-person
singular
form: computed
tags: past
form: computed
tags: past
participle
form: computing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɒmpjuːt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you compute an answer, you calculate it or find it, usually using mathematics.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: They computed the exact time of death using the blood.
The network is built on a distributed computing environment.
self (English, noun)
Forms: form: self
raw_tags: Singular
form: selves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛlf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Your self is the type of person you are, particularly the way you usually act, look or feel.
examples: He looked so happy compared to his usual down self that Walter wondered if something was wrong.
glosses: Someone's self is their personality or character that makes them individual.
examples: As the baby grows older, it begins to develop a sense of self.
glosses: Self is used to refer to a person.
examples: Please bring your wife and your good self.
self- (English, prefix)
Forms: form: self-
raw_tags: Prefix
Pronunciation: /sɛlf/
glosses: by or related to the individual person or animal
examples: I didn't like working for somebody, so now I'm self-employed.
If she played more sports, it would improve her self-esteem.
devil (English, noun)
Forms: form: devil
raw_tags: Singular
form: devils
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛvəl/
tags: US
glosses: A devil is an evil monster, god, or mythological being.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: If you say someone is a poor devil, you mean a poor person.
devil (English, name)
Forms: form: the Devil
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛvəl/
tags: US
glosses: The Devil is the enemy or God and all people. The devil is the leader or source of evil.
glosses: If someone is called the Devil it means they are a bad person. Usually this is used playfully and not seriously.
relax (English, verb)
Forms: form: relax
tags: canonical
form: relaxes
tags: third-person
singular
form: relaxed
tags: past
form: relaxed
tags: past
participle
form: relaxing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈlæks/
tags: US
glosses: If you relax, you stop working, worrying, etc., and you take a rest or have fun.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: People come here to relax, have a beer, and talk with friends.
If you don't relax your shoulders, you'll have a sore neck.
glosses: If you relax a rule, you make it less strict.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The king relaxed the laws that the people protested against.
collect (English, verb)
Forms: form: collect
tags: canonical
form: collects
tags: third-person
singular
form: collected
tags: past
form: collected
tags: past
participle
form: collecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈlɛkt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you collect some things, you bring them together as a group.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The study collected data from 562 mothers in the hospital.
The rain collected in a pool.
motive (English, noun)
Forms: form: motive
raw_tags: Singular
form: motives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊtɪv/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmoʊtɪv/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A motive is a reason to do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The man says he has no motive for killing his wife.
What are the motives behind this change?
synonyms: motivation
motivation (English, noun)
Forms: form: motivation
raw_tags: Singular
form: motivations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: /məʊtɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
glosses: Someone's motivation is their feeling that they want to do something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Students' motivation is falling because the lessons are not interesting.
There isn't a simple link between pay and employee motivation.
glosses: Your motivation is the reason you do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The main motivation behind the deal was money.
What was your motivation for leaving home?
screen (English, noun)
Forms: form: screen
raw_tags: Singular
form: screens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skriːn/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A screen is a flat surface for showing pictures, text or video.
raw_tags: countable
technology
examples: The information appears on the computer screen almost right away.
I couldn't see the movie because the person in front of me was blocking the screen.
glosses: A screen is a flat surface between two areas, often letting something in but keeping something out.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The hole in the window screen let the bugs in.
There was a screen around my hospital bed.
screen (English, verb)
Forms: form: screen
tags: canonical
form: screens
tags: third-person
singular
form: screened
tags: past
form: screened
tags: past
participle
form: screening
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skriːn/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you screen blood, people, information, etc., you find or block unwanted things.
examples: They carefully screen the blood for viruses before giving it to hospitals.
He put on a hat to screen his eyes from the sun.
glosses: If you screen a movie, a TV show, etc., you put it on a screen.
examples: They screened the new movie for the press last week.
honest (English, adj)
Forms: form: honest
tags: positive
form: more honest
tags: comparative
form: most honest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒnɛst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɑnɛst/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you are honest, you do not hide the truth; you don't lie, cheat, or steal.
examples: My parents were quite honest with me about things to do with sex.
My father is a very straight, very honest man; everyone trusts him.
synonyms: true
antonyms: dishonest
false
adapted (English, verb)
Forms: form: adapt
tags: canonical
form: adapts
tags: third-person
singular
form: adapted
tags: past
form: adapted
tags: past
participle
form: adapting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdæptɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of adapt.
adapt (English, verb)
Forms: form: adapt
tags: canonical
form: adapts
tags: third-person
singular
form: adapted
tags: past
form: adapted
tags: past
participle
form: adapting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌˈdæpt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you adapt to changes, conditions, needs, etc., you change to fit them.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: It was difficult to adapt to the changes, but I work much better now.
It's a special military vehicle adapted for use in the snow.
glosses: You can adapt book or other work to a movie, musical, or other form of entertainment.
examples: Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher", was adapted to a movie in 1960.
stats (English, noun)
Forms: form: –
raw_tags: Singular
form: stats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəˈts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: Stats are numbers about information.
raw_tags: countable
informal
examples: New crime stats that show the number of crimes is decreasing.
The government published new unemployment stats for the month of June.
glosses: Stats is the science of using and understanding those numbers.
raw_tags: uncountable
informal
examples: To do research, it's important to understand simple stats such as averages and standard deviations.
Stats is a kind of mathematics.
patient (English, adj)
Forms: form: patient
tags: positive
form: more patient
tags: comparative
form: most patient
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpeɪʃənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If someone is patient, they can wait without getting upset.
examples: It's hard to be patient with people who don't listen to you.
I'm a patient man with a long memory; I can wait.
antonyms: impatient
patient (English, noun)
Forms: form: patient
raw_tags: Singular
form: patients
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpeɪʃənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A patient is a person or animal under medical care.
raw_tags: countable
medicine
examples: Emergency room doctors treated over 200 patients today.
Patients with various illnesses were put on the diet.
lazy (English, adj)
Forms: form: lazy
tags: positive
form: lazier
tags: comparative
form: laziest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈleɪzi/
tags: US
glosses: If someone is lazy, they do not want to work or do anything difficult.
examples: He went to a restaurant because he was too lazy to cook.
I had a lazy dog who just slept on the sofa all day.
synonyms: idle
antonyms: active
busy
glosses: A lazy day or time is a time for relaxing.
examples: We finished school and looked forward to the lazy days of summer.
synonyms: idle
antonyms: active
busy
dramatic (English, adj)
Forms: form: dramatic
tags: positive
form: more dramatic
tags: comparative
form: most dramatic
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /drəˈmætɪk/
tags: US
glosses: If something is dramatic, it is large and sudden.
examples: The increase in foreign students has meant a dramatic change in the number of schools.
After the new teacher came, there was a dramatic increase in the test results.
glosses: If something is dramatic, it is connected with acting and theatre.
examples: In a highly dramatic speech, he brought everyone to his side.
He studied dramatic arts in university.
desk (English, noun)
Forms: form: desk
raw_tags: Singular
form: desks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɛsk/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A desk is a table for studying and writing, usually with drawers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The students sat at their desks quietly while the teacher walked around the room.
The phone on her desk buzzed; Gillian picked it up.
jumped (English, verb)
Forms: form: jump
tags: canonical
form: jumps
tags: third-person
singular
form: jumped
tags: past
form: jumped
tags: past
participle
form: jumping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of jump.
examples: I screamed when I jumped out of the airplane.
rub (English, verb)
Forms: form: rub
tags: canonical
form: rubs
tags: third-person
singular
form: rubbed
tags: past
form: rubbed
tags: past
participle
form: rubbing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /rʌb/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /rʌb/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you rub something, you move against it, often backward and forward.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The doctor was rubbing her hands to warm them.
The dog came and rubbed against his leg.
He rubbed the silver with a cloth until it shone.
rub (English, noun)
Forms: form: rub
raw_tags: Singular
form: rubs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /rʌb/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /rʌb/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you give somebody or something a rub, you rub them or massage them.
examples: After the game, he gave me a great shoulder rub.
It'll come clean with a good rub.
recovery (English, noun)
Forms: form: recovery
raw_tags: Singular
form: recoveries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈkʌvəri/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A recovery is the process of getting better after an illness or a problem.
examples: She made a good recovery from a knee injury and may play this game.
The budget is critical to Hungary's hopes for economic recovery.
glosses: A recovery is the process of getting something back after it was lost or taken.
examples: They hired a lawyer to help with the recovery of the money.
hole (English, noun)
Forms: form: hole
raw_tags: Singular
form: holes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /həʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hoʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: whole
glosses: A hole is an empty space in an object or material.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He fell into the water through a hole in the ice.
They dug a hole in the ground for the tree.
pretend (English, verb)
Forms: form: pretend
tags: canonical
form: pretends
tags: third-person
singular
form: pretended
tags: past
form: pretended
tags: past
participle
form: pretending
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪˈtɛnd/
tags: US
glosses: If you pretend that something is true, you play that it is true but you know that it is not.
examples: Cameron pretended not to see young Donald till he was close beside him.
I'll be quiet. Just pretend I'm not here.
pretend (English, adj)
Forms: form: pretend
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /prɪˈtɛnd/
tags: US
glosses: If something is pretend, it's not real but is used for play.
examples: It's not a real monster. It's just pretend.
Let's have a pretend picnic.
convenience (English, noun)
Forms: form: convenience
raw_tags: Singular
form: conveniences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈviːnɪəns/
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈvinjəns/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Convenience is the quality of being easy to get and use.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The shop has a free car park for the convenience of its guests.
We'll pick up some milk at the convenience store on the corner.
glosses: A convenience is something that saves time or work.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Out cottages have all the modern conveniences, including internet, A/C and a pool.
stolen (English, verb)
Forms: form: steal
tags: canonical
form: steals
tags: third-person
singular
form: stole
tags: past
form: stolen
tags: past
participle
form: stealing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'stəʊlən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past participle of steal.
examples: I've never stolen anything in my life.
feeling (English, noun)
Forms: form: feeling
raw_tags: Singular
form: feelings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: Your feelings are your emotions, thoughts, and opinions.
examples: Many people have strong feelings about the war.
Charles had some difficulty in understanding her feelings.
glosses: A feeling is a signal that your body gives you, such as pain, heat, softness, etc.
examples: The feeling of the sun on his face was relaxing.
Since the accident, he has no feeling in his fingers.
synonyms: sensation
sentient
feeling (English, verb)
Forms: form: feel
tags: canonical
form: feels
tags: third-person
singular
form: felt
tags: past
form: felt
tags: past
participle
form: feeling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: To experience something by touch.
examples: He felt the soft cloth with his hand.
glosses: To experience something the body.
examples: She felt a pain in her hand.
glosses: To have an emotion. When you are happy, sad, or angry you are feeling.
examples: I'm feeling very happy today.
They feel sad because their friend left.
purpose (English, noun)
Forms: form: purpose
raw_tags: Singular
form: purposes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝpəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɜːpəs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A purpose is reason for doing something or for existing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Coal is used for only three purposes: heating houses, generating electricity and making steel.
The main purpose of the visit was to see the new building.
synonyms: goal
objective
plan
purpose (English, verb)
Forms: form: purpose
tags: canonical
form: purposes
tags: third-person
singular
form: purposed
tags: past
form: purposed
tags: past
participle
form: purposing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝpəs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈpɜːpəs/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you purpose to do something, you plan on doing it.
raw_tags: transitive
synonyms: aim
purport
direction (English, noun)
Forms: form: direction
raw_tags: Singular
form: directions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /d(a)ɪˈrɛk.ʃən/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A direction is a way to move or point.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Where is the post office?" "I think it's that direction."
Which direction is north?
We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction.
glosses: Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something.
raw_tags: always plural
examples: Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating.
glosses: Direction is control or management.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The company is now under the direction of new owners.
reason (English, noun)
Forms: form: reason
raw_tags: Singular
form: reasons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈriːzn/
tags: US
glosses: A reason to do something is why you do it, or the cause of something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The low price was the main reason for buying it.
I asked them about the reason why we should go.
The police are looking for the reason for the accident.
glosses: Reason is the ability to think clearly.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: It's important to use reason to decide, not emotion.
reason (English, verb)
Forms: form: reason
tags: canonical
form: reasons
tags: third-person
singular
form: reasoned
tags: past
form: reasoned
tags: past
participle
form: reasoning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈriːzn/
tags: US
glosses: If you reason, you think carefully about something.
glosses: (uncommon) If you reason someone, you persuade using reasoning.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I reasoned my friend into my religion.
swallowed (English, verb)
Forms: form: swallow
tags: canonical
form: swallows
tags: third-person
singular
form: swallowed
tags: past
form: swallowed
tags: past
participle
form: swallowing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of swallow.
examples: The boy did not always bite his food before he swallowed.
disease (English, noun)
Forms: form: disease
raw_tags: Singular
form: diseases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /disiːz/
tags: US
glosses: If a person, animal, or plant is ill, it has a disease.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: 1.4 million children suffer from heart disease in Pakistan.
There are many different germs which cause diseases.
synonyms: illness
sickness
disease (English, verb)
Forms: form: disease
tags: canonical
form: diseases
tags: third-person
singular
form: diseased
tags: past
form: diseased
tags: past
participle
form: diseasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /disiːz/
tags: US
glosses: To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
raw_tags: old, no longer used
glosses: To infect with a disease.
sour (English, adj)
Forms: form: sour
tags: positive
form: sourer
tags: comparative
form: sourest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsaʊ(ə)r/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsaʊə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A sour taste is like the taste of an acid.
examples: The old milk is bad: it tastes sour.
glosses: A sour person is mean to other people because they are unhappy.
examples: He was a sour old man who wouldn't even say "hello" to anyone.
signal (English, noun)
Forms: form: signal
raw_tags: Singular
form: signals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪɡnəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or other thing that tells people to do something.
examples: When I make this signal with my hand, everybody walk to the front of the room.
glosses: A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or something else that lets someone recognize another person, a ship, an airplane or something else.
examples: The sailor saw the signal on the other ship and so recognized it was the enemy.
signal (English, verb)
Forms: form: signaled
tags: past
form: signaled
tags: past
participle
form: signaling
tags: present
participle
form: signal
tags: canonical
form: signals
tags: third-person
singular
form: signalled
tags: past
form: signalled
tags: past
participle
form: signalling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪɡnəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone or something signals to someone, they use a signal to tell the person something.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The red light signals to the cars to stop.
attractive (English, adj)
Forms: form: attractive
tags: positive
form: more attractive
tags: comparative
form: most attractive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈtræktɪv/
tags: US
glosses: If people or things are attractive, you like them because you think they are good, beautiful, etc.
examples: People buy the make-up and stuff they see on television to make them appear more attractive.
I think that howard is a very attractive-looking man.
The offer was very attractive, but he couldn't agree.
worth (English, adj)
Forms: form: worth
tags: positive
form: more worth
tags: comparative
form: most worth
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɜːθ/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɜːrθ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If x is worth y, x has the value of y, usually in money.
examples: The painting is worth over $1 million.
The house is worth $20000.
Excuse me, how much is this ring worth?
The car is fifteen years old and isn't worth much anymore.
glosses: If something is worth doing, or is worth it, there is value in doing it. It's not a waste of time.
examples: It's not worth washing now 'cause it'll just get dirty again later.
This is important, so it's worth taking your time to get it right.
worth (English, noun)
Forms: form: worth
raw_tags: Singular
form: worths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɜːθ/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɜːrθ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The worth of something is its value.
examples: I just bought $8,000 worth of gold.
Its worth is dropping every day.
hair (English, noun)
Forms: form: hair
raw_tags: Singular
form: hairs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /heə/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: hare
glosses: Hair is long, very thin, soft material that grows on people and animals.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She had never seen him with his hair cut short.
severe (English, adj)
Forms: form: severe
tags: positive
form: severer
tags: comparative
form: severest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈvɪə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that is severe is very bad.
examples: He has a severe wound from dropping a big knife on his foot.
glosses: Someone who is severe gets angry easily or frequently punishes people; they are harsh or strict.
examples: The teacher had a severe way of making the learners sit still.
search (English, verb)
Forms: form: search
tags: canonical
form: searches
tags: third-person
singular
form: searched
tags: past
form: searched
tags: past
participle
form: searching
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɜːt͡ʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɝt͡ʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: When someone searches for something, they don't know where it is and they look in many places to try to discover where it is.
examples: I searched the whole room but I don't know where the book is.
synonyms: examine
scan
investigate
antonyms: find
search (English, noun)
Forms: form: search
raw_tags: Singular
form: searches
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɜːt͡ʃ/
tags: UK
ipa: /sɝt͡ʃ/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An attempt to find something.
examples: The search for the stolen jewelry was unsuccessful.
glosses: The act of searching, as in computers etc..
examples: Search engines have made using the internet easier.
message (English, noun)
Forms: form: message
raw_tags: Singular
form: messages
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/
tags: US
glosses: A message is information that is sent between living things and is sent from one person to the other. There are some types of message, like phone message and subliminal message.
raw_tags: countable
examples: On his desk there was a message from Jack to call home.
Can you give Joan the message that I called?
message (English, verb)
Forms: form: message
tags: canonical
form: messages
tags: third-person
singular
form: messaged
tags: past
form: messaged
tags: past
participle
form: messaging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/
tags: US
glosses: If you message someone, you send them a note or letter or e-mail; you message them.
examples: Can you please message me the directions?
concentration (English, noun)
Forms: form: concentration
raw_tags: Singular
form: concentrations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A concentration is a large amount of something in one place or group.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The oil-sands in Alberta, Canada, contain high concentrations of oil.
The growing concentration of people in cities is causing new problems.
glosses: Concentration is the ability to focus your attention on something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Runners mustn't worry or do anything else to break their concentration.
A clean desk in a quiet place will help students improve concentration.
The government's concentration should be on helping those in the greatest need.
glosses: The amount of solute in a solution; the concentration of a solution is measured in parts per million (ppm)
raw_tags: chemistry
intelligence (English, noun)
Forms: form: intelligence
raw_tags: Singular
form: intelligences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪˌdʒ͡əns/
tags: US
glosses: Intelligence is the ability to think clearly and understand easily.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The school has special classes for student of low intelligence.
glosses: Intelligence is information that a government gets from its spies.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: US intelligence indicates changes in North Korea's military.
link (English, verb)
Forms: form: link
tags: canonical
form: links
tags: third-person
singular
form: linked
tags: past
form: linked
tags: past
participle
form: linking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /liŋk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you link two or more things, you make a connection between them.
raw_tags: transitive
usually passive
examples: The Northern Ireland economy is closely linked to that of the rest of the United Kingdom.
A number of computers can be linked together to make a network.
link (English, noun)
Forms: form: link
raw_tags: Singular
form: links
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /liŋk/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A link is a connection between two or more things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It's easy to see a close link between studying and good grades.
The link between England and Europe is an old one.
glosses: A link is a word or picture on the Internet that you click to go to another page.
raw_tags: countable
neck (English, noun)
Forms: form: neck
raw_tags: Singular
form: necks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɛk/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The part of the body between the head and the torso.
raw_tags: countable
competitive (English, adj)
Forms: form: competitive
tags: positive
form: more competitive
tags: comparative
form: most competitive
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
tags: UK
glosses: If someone is competitive, they want very much to be the best at everything.
examples: I don't enjoy working with her because she's so competitive.
glosses: If something is competitive, there is competition about it.
examples: There is now a competitive market for telephone services because there are more choices of companies.
glosses: If someone or something is competitive, they have a good chance of winning or being chosen.
examples: The shoe comes in sizes 6-11 and retails for the very competitive price of £34.99.
The right product and marketing mix can give the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.
respond (English, verb)
Forms: form: respond
tags: canonical
form: responds
tags: third-person
singular
form: responded
tags: past
form: responded
tags: past
participle
form: responding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəˈspɒnd/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If you respond to something or someone, you do something in reaction to it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I try to respond to emails as soon as I get them.
We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but nobody has responded so far.
The police responded forcefully to the problems.
opposition (English, noun)
Forms: form: opposition
raw_tags: Singular
form: oppositions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɒpəˈzɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Opposition to something, is an action or hope to stop it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There was strong opposition to the change from parents.
glosses: The opposition is the person or group that you are competing against.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There was a series of meetings between the leaders of the Government and the opposition parties.
label (English, noun)
Forms: form: label
raw_tags: Singular
form: labels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈleɪbəl/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A label is a small sign, usually on something, to tell you about it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Please read the label before using the product.
There are washing instructions on the label.
glosses: A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies).
raw_tags: countable
examples: Her favorite label is Gucci.