crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
objective (English, noun)
Forms: form: objective
raw_tags: Singular
form: objectives
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: əb'dʒɛk.tɪv
tags: US
glosses: An objective is something that you are trying to do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The main objective of our visit was to climb Mount Kenya.
I share the objective of everyone in Britain who want our soldiers home.
Sometimes a team is more successful than an individual in achieving challenging objectives.
We plan to extend the network with the objective of connecting up 3 million more homes by 1990.
glosses: An objective is a place you want to get to.
raw_tags: countable
objective (English, adj)
Forms: form: objective
tags: positive
form: more objective
tags: comparative
form: most objective
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: əb'dʒɛk.tɪv
tags: US
glosses: If something is objective, it is based on facts and things we can see and touch without using people's feelings.
examples: It is hard to find objective measures of artistic ability.
Newspapers try hard to publish objective stories.
glosses: If someone is objective, they are thinking about things logically based on facts.
examples: Watching the play on TV can help an actor to be more objective about his performance.
sustainable (English, adj)
Forms: form: sustainable
tags: positive
form: more sustainable
tags: comparative
form: most sustainable
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is sustainable, it can be continued for a long time, especially without using up resources.
examples: The oil-based lifestyle of today is not sustainable.
The government is trying to balance sustainable development with economic growth.
equivalent (English, adj)
Forms: form: equivalent
tags: positive
form: more equivalent
tags: comparative
form: most equivalent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: If two things are equivalent, they are of equal value or acceptability.
examples: Dolphins have very large brains, roughly equivalent to the size of a human brain.
equivalent (English, noun)
Forms: form: equivalent
raw_tags: Singular
form: equivalents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: An equivalent is something of equal value of acceptability.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Living in Thailand costs the equivalent of just £10 per day.
liberal (English, adj)
Forms: form: liberal
tags: positive
form: more liberal
tags: comparative
form: most liberal
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlɪbrəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlɪbərəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is liberal, it allows for change, flexibility, and free thought.
examples: The Church should take a more liberal view of sex.
Japanese schools are quite different from what you see in our more liberal education system.
Any attempt to put a liberal democracy in Iraq will fail.
synonyms: left wing
antonyms: conservative
glosses: If something is liberal, it has few limits.
examples: He was quite liberal with his kindness.
antonyms: restrained
limited
liberal (English, noun)
Forms: form: liberal
raw_tags: Singular
form: liberals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈlɪbrəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈlɪbərəl/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A liberal is a person who believes in liberal ideas.
raw_tags: countable
antonyms: conservative
notion (English, noun)
Forms: form: notion
raw_tags: Singular
form: notions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnəʊʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnoʊʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A notion is an idea about something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The film questions the standard notions of right and wrong.
We have to reject this strange notion that some languages are better than others.
I made my way home each night with at least some notion of hope.
substitution (English, noun)
Forms: form: substitution
raw_tags: Singular
form: substitutions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsʌbstəˈtuʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A substitution is the act of replacing one person or thing with another.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The accidental substitution of one medicine for another can be deadly.
They had no extra players, so were unable to make any substitutions.
generate (English, verb)
Forms: form: generate
tags: canonical
form: generates
tags: third-person
singular
form: generated
tags: past
form: generated
tags: past
participle
form: generating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒɛn.ər.eɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪt/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you generate something, you create it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: On the hottest summer days, we are unable to generate enough electricity.
Apple is great at generating interest in their computers and other products.
They gave away 100 percent of the income generated by their songs.
revenue (English, noun)
Forms: form: revenue
raw_tags: Singular
form: revenues
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛvənjuː/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈrɛvəˌn(j)u/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Revenue is the money that a business receives for doing business, and government receives from taxes.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Higher oil prices should raise government revenue by 13%.
Individual taxpayers today provide a bigger share of our tax revenues than they did before.
The company earned 20% of its revenues from services such as consulting, software and management.
The City is happy because a new source of revenue has been located.
compound (English, noun)
Forms: form: compound
raw_tags: Singular
form: compounds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A compound is a material made of a number of other materials.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The new chemical compound has far less smell than the original substance.
There is a group of gases that do not easily form chemical compounds.
glosses: A compound is a mixture.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The new CD is a compound of North American rock music and Middle Eastern religious songs.
glosses: A compound is a group of buildings surrounded by a fence or wall.
raw_tags: countable
compound (English, verb)
Forms: form: compound
tags: canonical
form: compounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: compounded
tags: past
form: compounded
tags: past
participle
form: compounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is compounded, it is added to.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Her troubles were now compounded by the rain.
glosses: If interest is compounded, it is paid on earlier interest payments.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Interest is compounded monthly.
evolution (English, noun)
Forms: form: evolution
raw_tags: Singular
form: evolutions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌɛvəˈluʃ(ə)n/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Evolution is the process of slow change. It is most used in biology to refer to the way living things change over long periods of time in order to adapt to their surroundings.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The theory of evolution is the basis of modern biology.
For the first time, the evolution of some bacteria has been observed.
Evolution is the reason animals and plants of today are different from those of long ago.
He believed that the evolution of society followed certain laws.
Creationists are people who deny that evolution is real, because it contradicts their religious beliefs, which are that God made everything.
glosses: An evolution is a change that happens over time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Over the last ten years, there has been an evolution in the way we think about this disease.
eighteen (English, det)
Forms: form: eighteen
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪ(t).tin/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: US
ipa: /ˈeɪ.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌeɪ(t)ˈtin/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: US
ipa: /ˌeɪˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
glosses: ordinal eighteenth) Eighteen is the number that is after seventeen and before nineteen. It can also be written as 18.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Eighteen chickens sat on the roof.
eighteen (English, noun)
Forms: form: eighteen
raw_tags: Singular
form: eighteens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪ(t).tin/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: US
ipa: /ˈeɪ.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˌeɪ(t)ˈtin/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: US
ipa: /ˌeɪˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
glosses: The number 18.
examples: Two nines is eighteen.
glosses: A set of eighteen things or persons.
examples: The eighteen were leaving the city.
glosses: The age 18.
examples: You have to be eighteen to vote in some countries.
eleven (English, det)
Forms: form: eleven
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɛv.ən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪˈlɛv.ən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: ordinal eleventh) Eleven is the number that is after ten and before twelve. It can also be written as 11.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Eleven trees stood on the hill.
eleven (English, noun)
Forms: form: eleven
raw_tags: Singular
form: elevens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɛv.ən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪˈlɛv.ən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: The number 11.
examples: Eleven is a prime number.
synonyms: enteen
glosses: A set of eleven things or persons.
examples: Ocean's eleven are a group of thieves.
The girl looked young, no older than eleven.
fifteen (English, det)
Forms: form: fifteen
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪf.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /fɪfˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: ordinal fifteenth) Fifteen is the number that is after fourteen and before sixteen. It can also be written as 15.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Fifteen ducks swim on the lake.
fifteen (English, noun)
Forms: form: fifteen
raw_tags: Singular
form: fifteens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪf.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /fɪfˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: The number 15.
examples: Five and ten makes fifteen.
synonyms: fim
glosses: A set of fifteen things or persons.
examples: The fifteen were leaving the city.
glosses: To be fifteen years old.
examples: Paul is fifteen, but he looks older
ninety-nine (English, det)
Forms: form: ninety-nine
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: ordinal ninety-ninth) Ninety-nine (99) is the odd number that comes before one hundred.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Ninety-nine apples lay on the table.
ninety (English, det)
Forms: form: ninety
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪn.ti/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnaɪn.di/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: ordinal ninetieth) Ninety is an even number. In numerals, it is 90.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Ninety years ago, things were different.
ninety (English, noun)
Forms: form: ninety
raw_tags: Singular
form: nineties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪn.ti/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnaɪn.di/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The number 90.
examples: Ninety is ten less than hundred and forty more than fifty.
glosses: To be 90 years old.
examples: My grandfather is ninety.
nineteen (English, det)
Forms: form: nineteen
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪn.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /naɪnˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: ordinal nineteenth) Nineteen is the number that is after eighteen and before twenty. It can also be written as 19.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Nineteen ducks swim on the lake.
nineteen (English, noun)
Forms: form: nineteen
raw_tags: Singular
form: nineteens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪn.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /naɪnˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: The number 19.
examples: Nine and ten makes nineteen.
glosses: A set of nineteen things or persons.
examples: The nineteen are the fastest runners in their school.
glosses: To be nineteen years old.
examples: Paul is nineteen, but he looks older
twelve (English, det)
Forms: form: twelve
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɛlv/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: ordinal twelfth) Twelve is the number that is after eleven and before thirteen. In numerals, it is 12.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Twelve eggs make a big omelette.
twelve (English, noun)
Forms: form: twelve
raw_tags: Singular
form: twelves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɛlv/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: The number 12.
examples: Two and ten makes twelve.
synonyms: twenteen
glosses: A set of twelve things or persons.
examples: The twelve are never alone.
glosses: To be twelve years old.
examples: This girl is twelve.
sixty (English, det)
Forms: form: sixty
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪkstɪ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪksti/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: ordinal sixtieth) Sixty is the number that is after 59 and before 61.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: There are sixty seconds in a minute and sixty minutes in an hour.
sixty (English, noun)
Forms: form: sixty
raw_tags: Singular
form: sixties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪkstɪ/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪksti/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: The number 60.
examples: Sixty is ten less than seventy and ten more than fifty.
glosses: To be 60 years old.
examples: My father is sixty.
sixteen (English, det)
Forms: form: sixteen
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪks.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: ordinal sixteenth) Sixteen is the number that is after fifteen and before seventeen. It can also be written as 16.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Sixteen persons fit in this small bus.
sixteen (English, noun)
Forms: form: sixteen
raw_tags: Singular
form: sixteens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪks.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: The number 16.
examples: Six and ten makes sixteen.
glosses: A set of sixteen things or persons.
examples: These sixteen are very beautiful stones.
glosses: To be sixteen years old.
examples: In some countries, you may vote when you are sixteen
seventeen (English, det)
Forms: form: seventeen
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: ordinal seventeenth) Seventeen is the number that is after sixteen and before eighteen. It can also be written as 17.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Seventeen birds sit on the roof.
seventeen (English, noun)
Forms: form: seventeen
raw_tags: Singular
form: seventeens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
US
tags: US
ipa: /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
US
glosses: The number 17.
examples: Seven and ten makes seventeen.
glosses: A set of seventeen things or persons.
examples: The seventeen were leaving the city.
glosses: To be seventeen years old.
examples: In some countries, you may vote when you are seventeen
fourteen (English, det)
Forms: form: fourteen
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɔrt.tin/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌfɔrtˈtin/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: US
glosses: ordinal fourteenth) Fourteen is the even number that is after thirteen and before fifteen. In numerals, it is 14.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: Fourteen apples lie on the table.
fourteen (English, noun)
Forms: form: fourteen
raw_tags: Singular
form: fourteens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔː.tiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈfɔrt.tin/
raw_tags: next word stressed near the first syllable
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌfɔrtˈtin/
raw_tags: next word stressed after the first syllable
tags: US
glosses: The number 14.
examples: Four and ten makes fourteen.
synonyms: eptwin
glosses: A set of fourteen things or persons.
examples: The fourteen are never alone.
glosses: To be fourteen years old.
examples: This boy is fourteen.
discretion (English, noun)
Forms: form: discretion
raw_tags: Singular
form: discretions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈskrɛʃən/
tags: US
glosses: Discretion is the ability and power to decide.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The judge made a mistake in exercising his discretion to end the trial early.
The money will be offered at the discretion of the Environmental Health Department.
glosses: Discretion is the ability to do something in a way that does not upset people.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Discretion is the ability to keep a secret.
raw_tags: uncountable
servant (English, noun)
Forms: form: servant
raw_tags: Singular
form: servants
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɜːvənt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɝvənt/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A servant is someone who works for a person or for a family, doing things like cooking and washing. Often the servant lives in the house where they work. A servant works for the same family all day.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This rich family has three servants working for them in their big house.
serious (English, adj)
Forms: form: serious
tags: positive
form: more serious
tags: comparative
form: most serious
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪr.i.əs/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A problem or situation is serious if it is not funny or comical, but important.
examples: This is a serious problem. We must do something.
glosses: A person is serious if the person is not laughing or joking, but saying what they mean.
examples: I see. When you said the room was empty, you were serious!
The woman's face looked serious, so I knew she was saying something important.
sense (English, noun)
Forms: form: sense
raw_tags: Singular
form: senses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛns/
tags: US
homophones: cents
scents
glosses: Sense is any basic ability or understanding.
examples: She has a great sense of fashion.
She uses good sense when choosing her friends.
Why did you do that?! Where's your common sense?!
sense (English, verb)
Forms: form: sense
tags: canonical
form: senses
tags: third-person
singular
form: sensed
tags: past
form: sensed
tags: past
participle
form: sensing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛns/
tags: US
homophones: cents
scents
glosses: Sense is the ability to understand a situation or emotions.
examples: I sensed you were upset before you said anything.
I sense you don't want to be with me.
Do I sense a chance for success in your game plan?
seem (English, verb)
Forms: form: seem
tags: canonical
form: seems
tags: third-person
singular
form: seemed
tags: past
form: seemed
tags: past
participle
form: seeming
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /siːm/
tags: US
homophones: seam
glosses: The way something seems to be is the way you think it is when you look at it, hear about it, think about it, etc.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: It seems unlikely that they will remember your name after meeting you once.
As odd as it may seem, the girl's best friend is an eighty year old man.
It was a terrible night, but somehow it doesn't seem so bad this morning.
It is still raining on him, but he doesn't seem to notice.
The bad smells did not seem to bother them.
The young man seemed to have forgotten all his promises.
They really seemed to be enjoying what they were doing.
The changes seem to suggest that the police have new information.
It seems to me that we ought to try again.
It seemed like forever, but I think it got there in about 12 to 15 minutes.
It seemed like a crazy idea; it had never been done before.
You seem like a very nice guy.
The very air he was breathing seemed as if it were on fire.
send (English, verb)
Forms: form: send
tags: canonical
form: sends
tags: third-person
singular
form: sent
tags: past
form: sent
tags: past
participle
form: sending
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsend/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To send something is to make the thing go somewhere without the person. A person sends a letter by putting it in a mailbox. A person can send another person somewhere by telling the person to go there.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She needed to send a letter to her mother to say she had arrived safely.
Could you send Roger into see me please?
selection (English, noun)
Forms: form: selection
raw_tags: Singular
form: selections
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈlɛkʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A person makes a selection when a person chooses a smaller number of things from a larger group of things.
glosses: A selection of things is different things that have been chosen or that you can choose from.
examples: The window of the store shows a selection of the things you can buy in the store.
glosses: Selection is a process where the best adapted life forms survive and the others die out.
raw_tags: biology
examples: Charles Darwin was a scientist who wrote about natural selection.
glosses: In Australia, a selection was an area of land which a farmer could choose to buy.
tags: Australia
examples: The first thing he had to do was clear the trees of his selection.
seed (English, noun)
Forms: form: seed
raw_tags: Singular
form: seeds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /siːd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
homophones: cede
glosses: A seed is a small round thing that can grow to be a plant, a flower or a tree.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She put the seeds into the ground in the garden so that food and flowers would grow.
glosses: The seed of a man is his semen.
raw_tags: uncountable
sex
seed (English, verb)
Forms: form: seed
tags: canonical
form: seeds
tags: third-person
singular
form: seeded
tags: past
form: seeded
tags: past
participle
form: seeding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /siːd/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
homophones: cede
glosses: To plant seeds in an area.
examples: I'm going to seed the garden so vegetables grow there.
glosses: If a man seeds in a woman, he ejaculates inside her during sexual intercourse.
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
sex
see (English, verb)
Forms: form: see
tags: canonical
form: sees
tags: third-person
singular
form: saw
tags: past
form: seen
tags: past
participle
form: seeing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /si/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: sea
c
glosses: You see something when you look at it with your eyes.
examples: She turned her head up and saw clouds in the sky.
I can't see the words in this book because the writing is too small and I don't have my glasses.
glosses: If you are seeing someone, you are dating them.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Me and Katie have been seeing each other for a few months.
synonyms: dating
see (English, noun)
Forms: form: see
raw_tags: Singular
form: sees
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /si/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: sea
c
glosses: A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, an archbishop or a cardinal
glosses: The office of a bishop or archbishop or cardinal.
examples: Venice is the see of a cardinal.
The Pope is the bishop of the see of Rome.
screw (English, noun)
Forms: form: screw
raw_tags: Singular
form: screws
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skruː/
tags: US
glosses: A screw is a small metal thing for holding pieces of wood together. You turn it to move it in or out of the wood.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I need some screws to hold the shelf to the wall.
screw (English, verb)
Forms: form: screw
tags: canonical
form: screws
tags: third-person
singular
form: screwed
tags: past
form: screwed
tags: past
participle
form: screwing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skruː/
tags: US
glosses: If you screw in a screw, you put it into a piece of wood by turning it.
examples: I screwed the hinge into the door.
antonyms: unscrew
glosses: If you say, "screw this", you decide not to do it because you are frustrated.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Screw this, I will just sit here and do nothing all day.
glosses: If you screw someone, you have sex with them.
raw_tags: slang
vulgar
scissors (English, noun)
Forms: form: scissor
raw_tags: Singular
form: scissors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪzəz/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈsɪzɚz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A pair of scissors is a tool for cutting, with two parts like two knives that move. Scissors are usually used for cutting paper.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
scale (English, noun)
Forms: form: scale
raw_tags: Singular
form: scales
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /skeɪl/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /skæɪl/
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: The scale of something is its size or level.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: It's hard to understand the scale of the change.
glosses: A scale is a small machine for measuring (finding out) how much something weighs (how heavy the thing is.)
raw_tags: countable
examples: She stood on the scale and found out she weighed 150 pounds.
glosses: A series of eight notes.
raw_tags: countable
music
scale (English, verb)
Forms: form: scale
tags: canonical
form: scales
tags: third-person
singular
form: scaled
tags: past
form: scaled
tags: past
participle
form: scaling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /skeɪl/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /skæɪl/
tags: Australia
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you scale something, then you climb up it.
round (English, prep)
Forms: form: round
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈraʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: If x is round y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides.
examples: Everyone stood round the fire to keep warm.
glosses: If you turn or look round, you are now facing the opposite direction.
examples: She turned round to see what had made the noise.
round (English, adj)
Forms: form: round
tags: positive
form: rounder
tags: comparative
form: roundest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈraʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: Something is round if it's like a circle or like part of a circle. It is curved, not straight.
round (English, verb)
Forms: form: round
tags: canonical
form: rounds
tags: third-person
singular
form: rounded
tags: past
form: rounded
tags: past
participle
form: rounding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈraʊnd/
tags: US
glosses: If you round something, you make it round, like a circle or a sphere.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you round a number, you approximate it with a less precise number.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: You round 47.3 to 47. You round 47.6 to 48.
conflict (English, noun)
Forms: form: conflict
raw_tags: Singular
form: conflicts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒnflɪkt/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A conflict is when two or more people or ideas don't agree.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: People have tried to end the conflict, which has caused more than 100 deaths since February, but it hasn't worked.
Conflicts may occur in families when the parents have different values.
The two stories examine the conflict between good and evil.
There may be a conflict between wanting to give students a broad education and needing to teach the basics.
Sometimes a girl is in conflict with her culture or religion in how she wants to dress.
glosses: A conflict is when two things are trying to use the same resources at the same time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I'm sorry I can't meet then. I've got a conflict with another meeting.
conflict (English, verb)
Forms: form: conflict
tags: canonical
form: conflicts
tags: third-person
singular
form: conflicted
tags: past
form: conflicted
tags: past
participle
form: conflicting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /kənˈflɪkt/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: If two goals, plans, meetings, etc. conflict, they both cannot be achieved, work or be true.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The goal of hiring more workers conflicts with the plan to cut costs.
Sorry, the meeting conflicts with my prior plans.
entity (English, noun)
Forms: form: entity
raw_tags: Singular
form: entities
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈen.tɪ.ti/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: An entity is a whole thing, independent from other things, often an institution or something alive.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The idea of church and state as separate entities is quite new.
When you start a company, you create a new legal entity.
synonyms: being
unit
item
orientation (English, noun)
Forms: form: orientation
raw_tags: Singular
form: orientations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Someone's or something's orientation is the way they face, physically or psychologically.
raw_tags: countable
examples: As homosexuality becomes more accepted, sexual orientation becomes a more common topic.
An arrow is usually used to indicate the orientation of the map.
The program gives you complete control over the size and orientation of the letters on the page.
glosses: An orientation to something is when somebody is first introduced to a place or a machine.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Library orientation and instruction should be available when the user feels an interest or need.
A quick orientation to the software is available for new users.
rough (English, noun)
Forms: form: rough
raw_tags: Singular
form: roughs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rʌf/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: ruff
glosses: A rough is a person who is rude.
raw_tags: countable
rough (English, adj)
Forms: form: rough
tags: positive
form: rougher
tags: comparative
form: roughest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rʌf/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: ruff
glosses: Having small bumps on it. Not smooth.
examples: The wooden table felt rough until he rubbed it with sandpaper to make it smooth.
Stone roads are rough and make my bicycle go up and down.
glosses: Not perfect.
examples: I quickly drew a rough map to help him find the place.
glosses: If something is rough, it is difficult.
examples: Life can be rough sometimes.
rough (English, verb)
Forms: form: rough
tags: canonical
form: roughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: roughed
tags: past
form: roughed
tags: past
participle
form: roughing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rʌf/
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: ruff
glosses: If you rough something, you create it in an approximate form.
examples: Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
root (English, noun)
Forms: form: root
raw_tags: Singular
form: roots
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ruːt/
tags: US
glosses: A root is a part of a tree or plant that is under the ground.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The tree was supported by strong roots.
glosses: A root is the important part or the beginning part of something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Hatred is the root of all evil.
I've lived here so long that I have roots here.
The root of the word "being" is "be".
root (English, verb)
Forms: form: root
tags: canonical
form: roots
tags: third-person
singular
form: rooted
tags: past
form: rooted
tags: past
participle
form: rooting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ruːt/
tags: US
glosses: To root is to give or enable to something to develop roots; to fix or implant by or as if by roots
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: To root is to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots – usually used with out
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The school authorities will root out the troublemakers.
glosses: To root is to grow roots or take root.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Dandelions took root in my flowerbeds.
glosses: To root is to have an origin or base.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The love of money has its roots in greed.
roll (English, verb)
Forms: form: roll
tags: canonical
form: rolls
tags: third-person
singular
form: rolled
tags: past
form: rolled
tags: past
participle
form: rolling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /roʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: role
glosses: To roll is to move by turning over many times. Round things like balls can roll.
examples: The snowball rolled down the hill faster and faster.
glosses: To roll something is to make it round by bending it around many times.
examples: She rolled the newspaper into a long, thin rod.
roll (English, noun)
Forms: form: roll
raw_tags: Singular
form: rolls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rəʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /roʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: role
glosses: A roll is something round that was made by rolling.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The cloth in the store is in big rolls.
glosses: A roll is a bun: a small, round piece of bread.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I like jelly rolls!
rod (English, noun)
Forms: form: rod
raw_tags: Singular
form: rods
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɒd/
tags: UK
ipa: /rɑd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A rod is a long, thin round thing, usually made of metal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They put rods on the window to keep people out.
pump (English, verb)
Forms: form: pump
tags: canonical
form: pumps
tags: third-person
singular
form: pumped
tags: past
form: pumped
tags: past
participle
form: pumping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pʌmp/
tags: US
glosses: To make water or any other liquid move using a machine.
examples: We pumped water from the river onto the field to help the plants grow.
The heart pumps blood through the body.
pump (English, noun)
Forms: form: pump
raw_tags: Singular
form: pumps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pʌmp/
tags: US
glosses: A pump is a machine for making water move.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was water on the floor of the house, so we had to buy a pump.
synonyms: pumper
glosses: A pump is a machine that gives a liquid, often fuel.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Before a car journey, go to the gas station and fill up your tank at the pump.
synonyms: pumper
consultation (English, noun)
Forms: form: consultation
raw_tags: Singular
form: consultations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɒnsl̩ˈteɪʃən/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˌkɑnsl̩ˈteɪʃən/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Consultation is the process of getting advice or opinions from other people.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The city went through the planning process with very little public consultation.
The group announced the price per kilo of grapes after consultation with the growers.
Many consultations took place between the doctors before the decision was made.
synonyms: discussion
meeting
transparent (English, adj)
Forms: form: transparent
tags: positive
form: more transparent
tags: comparative
form: most transparent
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /trænsˈpærənt/
ipa: /træn(t)sˈpærənt/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Something that can be seen through is transparent.
examples: The transparent window let much sun in.
synonyms: see-through
clear
glassy
glosses: Something that is easy to understand is transparent.
examples: It was such a transparent lie that nobody believed him.
More transparent idioms are easier to learn than others.
synonyms: apparent
clear
obvious
monitor (English, noun)
Forms: form: monitor
raw_tags: Singular
form: monitors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔn.ɪˌtɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɒnɨtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: A monitor is part of a computer or other similar machine, and it looks like a TV.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The engineers stood around the monitor making suggesting about how the drawing could be improved.
synonyms: screen
glosses: A monitor is a person or group whose job is to watch for problems, changes, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: During the test, a monitor caught me copying off the guy sitting next to me.
glosses: A monitor is a speaker that helps musicians hear what they are playing or helps people listen to an area that they are interested in.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We put the baby to sleep, closed the door, and turned on the monitor in the kitchen.
monitor (English, verb)
Forms: form: monitor
tags: canonical
form: monitors
tags: third-person
singular
form: monitored
tags: past
form: monitored
tags: past
participle
form: monitoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔn.ɪˌtɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈmɒnɨtə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: If you monitor something, you watch or listen to it for problems, changes, etc.
examples: The army was sent in to monitor the police.
Parents should monitor their children's computer use.
synonyms: watch
antonyms: ignore
challenge (English, noun)
Forms: form: challenge
raw_tags: Singular
form: challenges
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/
tags: US
glosses: A challenge is something difficult that you want or have to do.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Many churches overseas are struggling to meet the AIDS challenge.
After 25 years in the same job, this move will allow me to take on new challenges.
glosses: A challenge is an offer to compete or fight.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The president issued a challenge to his critics to appear in a public debate.
challenge (English, verb)
Forms: form: challenge
tags: canonical
form: challenges
tags: third-person
singular
form: challenged
tags: past
form: challenged
tags: past
participle
form: challenging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/
tags: US
glosses: If you challenge somebody, you give them something very difficult to do.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The job challenges his computer skills.
glosses: If you challenge somebody, you offer to compete or fight.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He challenged me to a game of chess.
fish (English, noun)
Forms: form: fish
raw_tags: Singular
form: fish or fishes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A fish is an animal that lives in the water and has scales and gills.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When I went fishing, I only caught two fish.
glosses: Fish is the meat of a fish.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: White wine goes well with fish.
fish (English, verb)
Forms: form: fish
tags: canonical
form: fishes
tags: third-person
singular
form: fished
tags: past
form: fished
tags: past
participle
form: fishing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪʃ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To fish means to catch fish, or to get other things that are in the water.
examples: He fished the ball out of the river.
rhythm (English, noun)
Forms: form: rhythm
raw_tags: Singular
form: rhythms
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɪ.ð(ə)m/
tags: US
glosses: A rhythm is the part of music that drums do. It's the way music goes in time, without thinking about higher or lower notes.
raw_tags: music
examples: A healthy heart beats with a steady rhythm.
She followed the rhythm of the music by tapping the floor with her foot.
reward (English, noun)
Forms: form: reward
raw_tags: Singular
form: rewards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈwɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /rɪˈwɔrd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A reward is something good that is given after an act.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He gave the dog a small thing to eat to reward it for sitting still.
I got extra money as a reward for working hard.
synonyms: payment
glosses: A reward is a prize that is given for doing certain things.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: bounty
glosses: A reward is the result of an action, no matter if it is good or bad.
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: consequence
reward (English, verb)
Forms: form: reward
tags: canonical
form: rewards
tags: third-person
singular
form: rewarded
tags: past
form: rewarded
tags: past
participle
form: rewarding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈwɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /rɪˈwɔrd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you reward someone, you give something to them as a reward.
raw_tags: transitive
old, no longer used
glosses: If you reward someone, you give a reward to or for.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Why did you reward the kid for not behaving?
glosses: If you reward, you recompense them.
raw_tags: transitive
responsible (English, adj)
Forms: form: responsible
tags: positive
form: more responsible
tags: comparative
form: most responsible
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
tags: US
glosses: If you are responsible for something, you did it or it happened because of something that you did.
examples: Are you saying that he was responsible for the death of your wife?
The company was partly responsible for the success of the original product.
This diet is largely responsible for our fatter population.
it is unfair to hold one football coach responsible for the school's partying problems.
glosses: If you are responsible, you make good decisions and make sure that important things get done.
examples: She will be a good leader for this organization because she is very responsible.
We need to come up with environmentally responsible energy sources.
Many products claim to be socially responsible, such as "fair trade" coffee.
glosses: If you are responsible for something, you are the person who must fix things that go wrong.
examples: I'm responsible for looking after these three buildings.
Parents are responsible for their children.
He understands the need to be personally responsible for the changes.
respect (English, verb)
Forms: form: respect
tags: canonical
form: respects
tags: third-person
singular
form: respected
tags: past
form: respected
tags: past
participle
form: respecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈspɛkt/
tags: UK
glosses: When someone respects another person that means they think the other person is worthy, responsible, strong or other good qualities.
examples: I have great respect for him and I'm sure he'll do well in life.
synonyms: disrespect
glosses: Respect is to treat someone in a considerate, genuine and nice manner or to treat one thing or one person with highest regard.
examples: He always respects my feelings.
synonyms: disrespect
glosses: When someone respects a thing or a person it means they follow rules and don't touch things they shouldn't touch.
examples: Please respect things that belong to other people when you're in their house.
synonyms: disrespect
respect (English, noun)
Forms: form: respect
raw_tags: Singular
form: respects
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈspɛkt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you have respect for someone, that means you have high regard for them; you are considerate towards them.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I have great respect for all of my classmates.
synonyms: disrespect
relation (English, noun)
Forms: form: relation
raw_tags: Singular
form: relations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈleɪʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A relation is the way two things are towards each other or in comparison with each other.
raw_tags: countable
examples: This building looks too big in relation to the size of the houses on the street.
The children sitting in the boat were moving in relation to their parents who were sitting on the shore because the boat was going away from shore.
There is a relation between eating good food and being healthy.
synonyms: link
connection
relationship
glosses: A relation is a member of ones' family.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have an uncle, two aunts and three cousins but no other relations.
synonyms: relation
glosses: A relation is a statement of equality between two products of generators that are used when showing a group.
raw_tags: countable
mathematics
regret (English, verb)
Forms: form: regret
tags: canonical
form: regrets
tags: third-person
singular
form: regretted
tags: past
form: regretted
tags: past
participle
form: regretting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈɡrɛt/
tags: US
glosses: If you regret something that you have done, you feel sorry about it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I really regret forgetting to buy him a birthday present.
He said he regretted the delay in delivery.
regret (English, noun)
Forms: form: regret
raw_tags: Singular
form: regrets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪˈɡrɛt/
tags: US
glosses: Regret is the feeling of wishing something hadn't happened, especially something you did.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She left her job without any regrets.
The regret she felt about not helping would not go away.
establishment (English, noun)
Forms: form: establishment
raw_tags: Singular
form: establishments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
tags: US
glosses: The establishment of a country, an organization or a building is its creation, or coming to be.
examples: The establishment of the United States of America took place in 1776.
The senator was proud of his establishment of animal rights in 1967.
glosses: Establishment is the state of being established.
examples: 1987 was the fifth year of the company's establishment.
glosses: Something that is established. This can be a government, an organization, business or force.
examples: Pedro's is a fine establishment that serves Spanish food.
glosses: The establishment is the ruling class in a society. A person using this word often thinks that the establishment does not want to change the way things are.
examples: Janet does not like the establishment, she wants to change things.
record (English, noun)
Forms: form: record
raw_tags: Singular
form: records
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛkɔːd/
tags: UK
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
ipa: /ˈrɛkɚd/
tags: US
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: A record is something in writing to tell what happened.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Keep a record of the date and what you said every time you talk to that person.
glosses: A record is a big round black plastic thing with music or other sounds on it.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: Now people don't use records any more -- they use cassettes or CDs.
record (English, verb)
Forms: form: record
tags: canonical
form: records
tags: third-person
singular
form: recorded
tags: past
form: recorded
tags: past
participle
form: recording
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɨˈkɔːd/
tags: UK
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
ipa: /rɪˈkɔrd/
tags: US
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: To make a written record about something.
examples: She recorded everything she did in a little book.
glosses: To put music or other sounds onto a machine.
examples: The singer recorded some songs on CDs to sell them.
receipt (English, noun)
Forms: form: receipt
raw_tags: Singular
form: receipts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɪsiːt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A receipt is a little piece of paper that records how much money someone paid.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Keep the receipt when you buy something at that store.
glosses: The receipt of something is the act or situation of receiving something.
raw_tags: uncountable
reading (English, verb)
Forms: form: read
tags: canonical
form: reads
tags: third-person
singular
form: read
tags: past
form: read
tags: past
participle
form: reading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈriːdɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of read.
reading (English, noun)
Forms: form: reading
raw_tags: Singular
form: readings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈriːdɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A reading is a spoken performance of something written.
examples: The author was giving a reading of his new book.