crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
pig (English, noun)
Forms: form: pig
raw_tags: Singular
form: pigs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɪg/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A pig is a mammal.
examples: On this farm, we have over 200 pigs, but no cows or horses.
glosses: If you call someone a pig you mean that they eat too much, are not clean, or are not a nice person.
examples: My sister is such a pig. We bought a bag of sweets and she ate them all in one day.
snake (English, noun)
Forms: form: snake
raw_tags: Singular
form: snakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /sneɪk/
tags: US
glosses: A snake is a long, thin reptile with no legs.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Some snakes will attack people, but most will try to hide or run away.
glosses: A snake is a dishonest, treacherous person.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Chuck is a snake to do a low thing like that.
glosses: A snake is a tool used to unclog plumbing.
raw_tags: countable
snake (English, verb)
Forms: form: snake
tags: canonical
form: snakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: snaked
tags: past
form: snaked
tags: past
participle
form: snaking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /sneɪk/
tags: US
glosses: If you snake, you move in a winding path.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The river snakes through the valley.
glosses: If you snake, you clean or unclog a clog using a plumbing snake.
raw_tags: transitive
soup (English, noun)
Forms: form: soup
raw_tags: Singular
form: soups
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /suːp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Soup is a food usually made by boiling meat and vegetables in water to give the water flavour.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Would you like soup or a salad before your meal?
You can try our wide variety of soups.
tea (English, noun)
Forms: form: tea
raw_tags: Singular
form: teas
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: T
tee
glosses: Tea is a light brown or green drink that is very popular around the world.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Would you like coffee or tea?
breakfast (English, noun)
Forms: form: breakfast
raw_tags: Singular
form: breakfasts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbrɛkfəst/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Breakfast is the first meal that we eat in the morning.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: I'm late for school. I don't have time for breakfast today.
"What time do you usually eat breakfast?" "Oh, I don't know, usually about 6:30."
item (English, noun)
Forms: form: item
raw_tags: Singular
form: items
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪtəm/
ipa: [ˈaɪ̯ɾəm]
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An item is a particular thing that is separate from other things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The first item to discuss at today's meeting is the noise from the new road.
There are a number of items here that belonged to your father.
for instance (English, phrase)
Forms: form: for instance
raw_tags: Expression
Pronunciation: tags: US
glosses: You say, for instance when you plan to give an example of something.
examples: When the United States doesn't like what a country is doing, it sends in its army. For instance, Vietnam was a problem, America started a war.
synonyms: for example
element (English, noun)
Forms: form: element
raw_tags: Singular
form: elements
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛlɪmənt/
tags: US
glosses: An element is one part of something bigger, such as a plan, an engine, or a business.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He's the best salesman on our team, but he's only one element in our success.
glosses: An element is one basic kind of substance, such as iron (Fe), oxygen (O), or sodium (Na).
raw_tags: countable
chemistry
examples: Water is made up of two elements: Hydrogen and Oxygen.
antonyms: compound
identical (English, adj)
Forms: form: identical
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
tags: UK
glosses: If two ore more things are identical, they are exactly the same.
examples: The teachers teach from identical textbooks, but the ways they teach are quite different.
category (English, noun)
Forms: form: category
raw_tags: Singular
form: categories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkætəˌgori/
tags: US
glosses: A category is a group of people or things that are the same in some way.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The music business tries to put music into various categories, such as rock, pop, jazz, etc.
chemical (English, noun)
Forms: form: chemical
raw_tags: Singular
form: chemicals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkemɪkəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A chemical is a basic substance that is used in or produced by mixing elements or other chemicals.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: When you burn plastics, you put dangerous chemicals into the air.
The chemical industry in China is producing more and more useful paints, glues, and other products.
chemical (English, adj)
Forms: form: chemical
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkemɪkəl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Of or about chemicals.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: This test can detect small changes in the chemical composition of water.
topic (English, noun)
Forms: form: topic
raw_tags: Singular
form: topics
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒpɪk/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtɑpɪk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A topic is a general idea that someone is speaking (reading, thinking, etc.) about at a specific time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We were talking about my problems. Don't change the topic.
Our library has books on a wide range of topics.
When you're writing for school, it's important to stay on topic, and not start talking about other things.
synonyms: theme
subject
smoke (English, noun)
Forms: form: smoke
raw_tags: Singular
form: smokes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /sməʊk/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /smoʊk/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Smoke is the gray or black substance that goes up into the air when something burns.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The smoke from that factory is making me sick.
glosses: A cigarette.
raw_tags: countable
slang
glosses: A light grey colour tinted with blue.
raw_tags: uncountable
smoke (English, verb)
Forms: form: smoke
tags: canonical
form: smokes
tags: third-person
singular
form: smoked
tags: past
form: smoked
tags: past
participle
form: smoking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /sməʊk/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /smoʊk/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If somebody is smoking, they are breathing in smoke, usually from a cigarette.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Excuse me, you can't smoke in the restaurant.
glosses: If something is smoking, it is making smoke.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The fire's still smoking. You'd better put some more water on it.
tour (English, noun)
Forms: form: tour
raw_tags: Singular
form: tours
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɔː(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: A tour is a planned walk, bus trip, or flight, to look at a particular place.
examples: Last year we took a wonderful tour to Rome.
tour (English, verb)
Forms: form: tour
tags: canonical
form: tours
tags: third-person
singular
form: toured
tags: past
form: toured
tags: past
participle
form: touring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɔː(r)/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
glosses: If you tour a place, you go around it to look at it, often with a guide.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The president gave a short tour around the new factory.
glosses: Moving from place to place to perform.
examples: The opera company was touring Europe and Africa.
The Grammy winner toured several cities on the East Coast last year.
Many country western singers tour during the summer months.
complain (English, verb)
Forms: form: complain
tags: canonical
form: complains
tags: third-person
singular
form: complained
tags: past
form: complained
tags: past
participle
form: complaining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəmˈpleɪn/
tags: US
glosses: If you complain about someone or something, you say or write that you are not happy about it.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: We complained to the manager about the service after waiting one hour for our food.
will (English, verb)
Forms: form: will
tags: present
form: would
tags: past
form: won't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪl/
tags: US
glosses: You use will to say that you strongly expect something to happen in the future.
raw_tags: modal
intransitive
examples: Don't worry. The sun will come up again tomorrow.
glosses: If you will do something, you make a plan to do it.
raw_tags: modal
intransitive
examples: I will go to the store.
will (English, verb)
Forms: form: will
tags: canonical
form: wills
tags: third-person
singular
form: willed
tags: past
form: willed
tags: past
participle
form: willing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪl/
tags: US
glosses: If you will something to happen, you wish for it to happen.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you will something to someone, you write down your plan to give it to them after your death.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He willed his coin collection to his son.
will (English, noun)
Forms: form: will
raw_tags: Singular
form: wills
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪl/
tags: US
glosses: A will is a statement about what you want to happen after you die.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: Will is the ability to push through difficulties.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: His will states that the house will be inherited by his oldest son after his death.
synonyms: willpower
perseverance
determination
must (English, verb)
Forms: form: must
tags: present
form: –
tags: past
form: mustn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /mʌst/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
ipa: /məs(t)/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
tags: US
glosses: Must is usually used to tell someone they have no choice about doing something because it is important or because of a rule or law.
raw_tags: modal
examples: She must get her medicine soon or she will die.
glosses: If you say something must be true, you say you have come to believe that it is true.
raw_tags: modal
examples: I must have left my phone at the restaurant.
She must not have the note if you've got it.
shall (English, verb)
Forms: form: shall
tags: present
form: should
tags: past
form: shan't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃæl/
tags: stressed
tags: stressed
ipa: /ʃəl/
tags: unstressed
tags: unstressed
tags: US
glosses: Shall is usually used to make a suggestion about your own actions.
raw_tags: modal
examples: Shall I get that for you?
Shall we go?
glosses: Shall is also used to ask for advice.
raw_tags: modal
examples: Where shall I put the plates?
glosses: Shall is used like will to make a promise.
raw_tags: modal
examples: We shall send your order immediately.
should (English, verb)
Forms: form: shall
tags: present
form: should
tags: past
form: shouldn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃʊd/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: You use should to say that it is a good idea to do something.
raw_tags: modal
intransitive
examples: If you have a test, you should be studying.
Who should we call to fix this?
seldom (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /'seldəm/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you seldom do something, you almost never do it.
examples: "How often did you meet?" "Well, we saw her quite often, but we seldom saw her husband. In fact, I'm not even sure what he looks like."
motion (English, noun)
Forms: form: motion
raw_tags: Singular
form: motions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmoʊʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A motion is a movement, often not a big movement.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: She made a small motion with her hand to get his attention.
The light turned green and he put the car into motion.
motion (English, verb)
Forms: form: motion
tags: canonical
form: motions
tags: third-person
singular
form: motioned
tags: past
form: motioned
tags: past
participle
form: motioning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊʃən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmoʊʃən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you motion a person, you direct or command them with a movement.
tall (English, adj)
Forms: form: tall
tags: positive
form: taller
tags: comparative
form: tallest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɔːl/
tags: UK
ipa: /tɔl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is tall, there is a long distance from the bottom to the top.
examples: The man was so tall that he hit his head coming in the door.
There are too many tall buildings in Toronto.
synonyms: high
wine (English, noun)
Forms: form: wine
raw_tags: Singular
form: wines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: whine
glosses: Wine is an alcoholic drink made from grapes or other fruit.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I don't drink wine very often. Usually I prefer beer.
wine (English, verb)
Forms: form: wine
tags: canonical
form: wines
tags: third-person
singular
form: wined
tags: past
form: wined
tags: past
participle
form: wining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /waɪn/
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: whine
glosses: If you wine and dine someone, you entertain them with dinner and wine.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
corner (English, noun)
Forms: form: corner
raw_tags: Singular
form: corners
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɔrnɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɔːnə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A corner is the place where two lines or edges meet.
raw_tags: countable
examples: They live on the corner of Main Street and Dundas.
Just put it on the table in the corner of the room.
glosses: In business, a corner is a monopoly.
corner (English, verb)
Forms: form: corner
tags: canonical
form: corners
tags: third-person
singular
form: cornered
tags: past
form: cornered
tags: past
participle
form: cornering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɔrnɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈkɔːnə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To corner someone is to get someone into a place where he or she cannot leave.
examples: Jessy cornered him in the supply room and wouldn't let him leave.
synonyms: trap
glosses: To go around corners.
examples: The car really corners well. Turns are easy for it.
synonyms: turn
hotel (English, noun)
Forms: form: hotel
raw_tags: Singular
form: hotels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /həʊˈtɛl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A hotel is a place where people pay to stay in a room overnight, usually for only a few days.
examples: We fly to Taipei and stay at the Hilton hotel for three days and two nights.
map (English, noun)
Forms: form: map
raw_tags: Singular
form: maps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A map is an image of a place, usually with place names written in.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I think we're lost. Do you have a map?
I've got a good street map of London.
map (English, verb)
Forms: form: map
tags: canonical
form: maps
tags: third-person
singular
form: mapped
tags: past
form: mapped
tags: past
participle
form: mapping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæp/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you map something, you create a visual representation of it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: John mapped out his idea so that his friends could understand it.
straight (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /streɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
homophones: strait
glosses: If something goes straight, it continues to move in one direction without turning.
examples: No not that road. Just keep driving straight.
straight (English, adj)
Forms: form: straight
tags: positive
form: straighter
tags: comparative
form: straightest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /streɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
homophones: strait
glosses: If something is straight, it does not bend, or turn. It continues in one direction.
examples: He had had too much to drink and couldn't walk in a straight line.
glosses: Someone who is straight is heterosexual; being attracted to those of the opposite sex.
straight (English, noun)
Forms: form: straight
raw_tags: Singular
form: straights
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /streɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: Australia
raw_tags: Audio
homophones: strait
glosses: In the card game of poker, a straight hand has five sequential cards.
raw_tags: poker
examples: A 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is considered a straight hand.
empty (English, adj)
Forms: form: empty
tags: positive
form: emptier
tags: comparative
form: emptiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛmptiː/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is empty, it has nothing inside it.
examples: Hey! You finished my beer. It's empty.
empty (English, verb)
Forms: form: empty
tags: canonical
form: empties
tags: third-person
singular
form: emptied
tags: past
form: emptied
tags: past
participle
form: emptying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛmptiː/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you empty something, you remove everything in that item.
examples: I will empty the bins.
rare (English, adj)
Forms: form: rare
tags: positive
form: rarer
tags: comparative
form: rarest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛə/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something is rare, you seldom see it or there are only a few.
examples: It's rare to have snow in June.
The vory-billed woodpecker is a very rare bird, and has only been seen by a few people.
glosses: If a meat is cooked rare, it is cooked very lightly so that the meat is still red when it is done.
raw_tags: cooking
confusion (English, noun)
Forms: form: confusion
raw_tags: Singular
form: confusions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈfjuːʒən/
tags: US
glosses: Confusion is a feeling you get when things are unclear or you don't understand.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The snow storm caused great confusion at the airport where many planes were unable to take off or land.
The confusion in the last act of "The Marriage of Figaro" usually makes the audience laugh.
violence (English, noun)
Forms: form: violence
raw_tags: Singular
form: violences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns/
tags: US
glosses: Violence is an action done to hurt somebody or something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I don't watch boxing, because I don't like all the fighting and violence.
murder (English, noun)
Forms: form: murder
raw_tags: Singular
form: murders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɜːdə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɝdɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Murder is when one person plans to hurt or kill somebody and they kill somebody.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: Police are looking into two murders at a club in Brazzaville last night.
A woman who lived in 1982 was walking into the woods, and was murdered by a man, who was into the woods, also, and her body was never found, so her family just had a memorial.
murder (English, verb)
Forms: form: murder
tags: canonical
form: murders
tags: third-person
singular
form: murdered
tags: past
form: murdered
tags: past
participle
form: murdering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɜːdə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɝdɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To kill someone on purpose.
examples: He murdered two people in the bar.
guess (English, verb)
Forms: form: guess
tags: canonical
form: guesses
tags: third-person
singular
form: guessed
tags: past
form: guessed
tags: past
participle
form: guessing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɛs/
tags: US
glosses: If you guess at something, you try to imagine what it might be, but you don't know the answer.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: "What happened? Why has play stopped?" "I don't know. I guess a player's hurt, maybe."
guess (English, noun)
Forms: form: guess
raw_tags: Singular
form: guesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɛs/
tags: US
glosses: A guess is an answer that you give when you don't know the real answer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: "Wow, what a great car! How much do you think it costs?" "My guess is around $80,000."
plane (English, noun)
Forms: form: plane
raw_tags: Singular
form: planes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pleɪn/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: plain
glosses: A plane is a vehicle with wings that flies.
raw_tags: vehicle
countable
examples: Can we hurry? I have to catch a plane to Miami.
synonyms: airplane
aeroplane
aircraft
glosses: A plane is a surface that goes out in all directions indefinitely.
raw_tags: countable
geometry
glosses: A plane is a level of existence.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A plane is a tool for smoothing wood.
raw_tags: countable
plane (English, verb)
Forms: form: plane
tags: canonical
form: planes
tags: third-person
singular
form: planed
tags: past
form: planed
tags: past
participle
form: planing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pleɪn/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: plain
glosses: If you plane, you glide or soar.
glosses: If you plane a piece of wood, you smooth it with a plane.
raw_tags: transitive
airplane (English, noun)
Forms: form: airplane
raw_tags: Singular
form: airplanes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛəpleɪn/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɛərˌpleɪ̯n/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: An airplane is a vehicle with wings that can fly.
raw_tags: countable
vehicle
examples: Can we hurry? I have to catch an airplane to Miami.
block (English, noun)
Forms: form: block
raw_tags: Singular
form: blocks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /blɒk/
tags: US
homophones: bloc
glosses: A block is a hard piece of material, usually with six smooth sides.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When I was young, I liked building things with wooden blocks.
glosses: A city block is the distance from one road to the next.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We have to walk about three blocks to the restaurant.
glosses: In computers, a block is a restriction that prevents access to something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I could not start a page on Wikipedia because of a block.
block (English, verb)
Forms: form: block
tags: canonical
form: blocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: blocked
tags: past
form: blocked
tags: past
participle
form: blocking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /blɒk/
tags: US
homophones: bloc
glosses: If X is blocking Y, then Y can't go past X.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The water in the bath won't go down. There's something blocking the drain.
The road was blocked by police.
Excuse me! You're blocking my view. I can't see.
hit (English, verb)
Forms: form: hit
tags: canonical
form: hits
tags: third-person
singular
form: hit
tags: past
form: hit
tags: past
participle
form: hitting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you hit someone or something, then you touch them hard and fast.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The bully got suspended for hitting the boy in the face.
The red car was turning when the blue car hit it.
glosses: The past tense and past participle of hit.
glosses: If you hit on someone, you flirt with them.
examples: I'm just gonna be hitting on chicks tonight
hit (English, noun)
Forms: form: hit
raw_tags: Singular
form: hits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A punch.
examples: The hit almost knocked me out.
glosses: A great success, especially in the entertainment industry.
examples: His new musical comedy was a hit with audiences and critics.
He had so many hits last year that he was elected to the Musical Comedy Hall of Fame.
offender (English, noun)
Forms: form: offender
raw_tags: Singular
form: offenders
tags: plural
glosses: An offender is someone or something that does something wrong, usually someone who breaks the law.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The boy who took the car is a young offender, so we can't use his real name.
offense (English, noun)
Forms: form: offense
raw_tags: Singular
form: offenses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛns/
tags: US
glosses: An offense is an action that breaks the law.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Murder is a serious criminal offense.
glosses: When you give offense to someone, you do something that they don't like.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I didn't mean to give offense, but I didn't know that you don't do that in China.
glosses: The offense is the person or team who is attacking.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: For the first time in the game, Arsenal goes on the offense.
sorry (English, adj)
Forms: form: sorry
tags: positive
form: sorrier
tags: comparative
form: sorriest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɔːri/
tags: Canada
ipa: /ˈsɒri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɑːri/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Canada
glosses: You say "I'm sorry" when you have done something wrong and you feel bad.
examples: I'm sorry that I lost your jacket last night.
my (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪ̯/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: My things are things that belong to me.
examples: Is this my book, or is it yours?
your (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /jɔː(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /joʊr/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: yore
you're
glosses: Your things are things which belong to you.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: Can I eat some of your ice-cream please?
its (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: it's
glosses: Its thing is the thing that belongs to it.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: We bought the old car and fixed up its engine.
The moon doesn't make its own light.
"Where's the coffee?" "It's on its way.
our (English, pron)
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
ipa: /æɔ(ə)/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
tags: UK
ipa: /aʊə(r)/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /aʊr/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
tags: US
ipa: /ɑr/
tags: US
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Our things are things that belong to us.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: We've come in our new car.
Our daughter got a new job.
their (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðɛɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ðɛə(r)/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: there
they're
glosses: If something belongs to them it is their thing.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: That's not their car, it's ours.
mine (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪn/
tags: US
glosses: If something is mine, it belongs to me.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: Give that back to me! It's mine!
mine (English, noun)
Forms: form: mine
raw_tags: Singular
form: mines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪn/
tags: US
glosses: A mine is a large hole in the ground from which rocks and minerals are taken.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A mine is a device that explodes when it is touched, or when a ship, vehicle, or person comes close to it.
raw_tags: countable
military
mine (English, verb)
Forms: form: mine
tags: canonical
form: mines
tags: third-person
singular
form: mined
tags: past
form: mined
tags: past
participle
form: mining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪn/
tags: US
glosses: If you mine rocks or minerals, you dig them out of the ground.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you mine an area, you dig a mine there.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you mine an area, you put exploding mines there.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The soldiers mined the field to help kill their enemies.
yours (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /jɔː(r)z/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /jɔːrz/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is yours, it belongs to you.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: Excuse me, is this yours? I found it on the desk.
hers (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɜːz/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɝz/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is hers, it belongs to her.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: Please give this to Susan. It's hers.
ours (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊɚz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈaʊəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: hours
glosses: If something is ours it belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: This land has been ours for years.
Is this bag yours or ours?
theirs (English, pron)
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is theirs, it belongs to them.
raw_tags: possessive
examples: This book isn't mine, it's theirs.
"Whose laptop is this?" "It's theirs."
myself (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪˈsɛɫf/
tags: US
glosses: You use myself when you are the doer and the receiver of an action.
examples: I taught myself.
glosses: If you do something by yourself, you do it without any help or alone.
examples: I taught him myself.
glosses: You use myself to emphasize that it is you and not somebody else.
examples: I know a lot of people love coffee, but I myself don't really like it.
yourself (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /jɔːˈself/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: You use yourself when the person doing an action and receiving an action are both you.
examples: Be careful. You'll hurt yourself.
Are you happy with yourself.
I heard you got yourself a new pet.
glosses: Use for emphasis.
examples: Don't pretend you don't know. You yourself have seen these kinds of problems.
glosses: If you do something by yourself, you do it alone.
examples: That's beautiful, son. Did you make it by yourself?
glosses: If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.
himself (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪmˈsɛlf/
tags: US
glosses: Third person masculine singular reflexive pronoun.
examples: He went by himself to the store.
herself (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɜːˈsɛlf/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /hɝˈsɛlf/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Third person singular feminine reflexive pronoun
raw_tags: reflexive
examples: She went by herself to the store.
itself (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪtˈsɛlf/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: Third person neutral singular reflexive pronoun.
raw_tags: reflexive
examples: No person did a thing, but the car started all by itself.
ourselves (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /aʊəˈsɛlvz/
tags: UK
ipa: /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The reflexive case of we, the first-person plural personal pronoun.
glosses: us (referring to us, when we have already been mentioned)
examples: We should keep this for ourselves.
glosses: we (used as an intensifier)
examples: We did it ourselves.
themselves (English, pron)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: You use themselves when the people doing an action and the people receiving an action are the same people, but they are not you or the person you're talking to.
raw_tags: reflexive
examples: They've hurt themselves.
They're very happy with themselves.
They've got themselves a new pet.
glosses: Use for emphasis, when talking about more than one person or about one person when you don't know who that person is.
examples: The classes are as different as the students themselves.
glosses: If somebody or some people do something by themselves, they do it alone.
examples: The children earned $500 by themselves. I didn't help.
glosses: If somebody or some people don't feel themselves, they are different from usual, because they are sick, scared, stressed, etc.
part (English, noun)
Forms: form: part
raw_tags: Singular
form: parts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑːt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /pɑrt/
tags: US
ipa: /pɐːt/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: A part of something is one piece of it or a small amount of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: As a part of this team, you need to come to practice regularly.
Part of the page was gone, so I couldn't read it.
I don't have the right part to fix your computer, but we've ordered it.
part (English, verb)
Forms: form: part
tags: canonical
form: parts
tags: third-person
singular
form: parted
tags: past
form: parted
tags: past
participle
form: parting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑːt/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /pɑrt/
tags: US
ipa: /pɐːt/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: Australia
tags: US
glosses: If A and B part, they were together and now they are not.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: My wife and I parted after our son died.
We didn't want to part with the house, but we had to sell it.
He parted the leaves and looked up at the bird.
body (English, noun)
Forms: form: body
raw_tags: Singular
form: bodies
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒdi/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈbɑdi/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A body is the main part of a person, animal, physical object, or organisation.
raw_tags: countable
examples: After falling out of the tree, his arm was broken and his body hurt all over.
The governing body of the UN meets in Geneva.
glosses: A body is a dead person or animal.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The police found her body after she had been missing for three days.
synonyms: corpse
glosses: A body is a group of people.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The senate is an important legislative body in the United States.
glosses: A body of something is a lot on it together in one place.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Lake Michigan is a large body of water.
glosses: A body is a thing that all moves together.
raw_tags: physics
examples: The moon is a body in orbit around Earth.
animal (English, noun)
Forms: form: animal
raw_tags: Singular
form: animals
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈænəməl/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: An animal is any living thing that can move. People are not animals, but are said to be animals, under the scientific definition. .
raw_tags: countable
examples: Dogs, elephants, and horses are all animals.
antonyms: human
ticket (English, noun)
Forms: form: ticket
raw_tags: Singular
form: tickets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪkɪt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A ticket is a piece of paper that allows you to enter a train, airplane, show, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I bought my ticket to Mexico last week, but now I can't find it.
glosses: A ticket is a piece of paper that shows that you have parked your car in the wrong place or committed some other driving offence.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The policeman gave me a ticket for going 125 km/h.
ticket (English, verb)
Forms: form: ticket
tags: canonical
form: tickets
tags: third-person
singular
form: ticketed
tags: past
form: ticketed
tags: past
participle
form: ticketing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪkɪt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you ticket someone, then you give someone a ticket for breaking a law.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The officer ticketed the driver after he drove through a red light.
belt (English, noun)
Forms: form: belt
raw_tags: Singular
form: belts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bεlt/
tags: US
glosses: A belt is a piece of clothing worn around a person's waist. They can be used to hold up trousers or skirts, or for carrying things in pockets, such as on a utility belt.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I think I've put on weight. My belt is too tight.
glosses: A belt is used to hold people down for safety, such as a seat belt
belt (English, verb)
Forms: form: belt
tags: canonical
form: belts
tags: third-person
singular
form: belted
tags: past
form: belted
tags: past
participle
form: belting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bεlt/
tags: US
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
third (English, adj)
Forms: form: third
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /θɜː(r)d/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /θɝd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The third thing is the one that is number three (3) in order.
raw_tags: ordinal number
examples: I have two older brothers. I'm the third child.
third (English, noun)
Forms: form: third
raw_tags: Singular
form: thirds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /θɜː(r)d/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /θɝd/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A third of something is one of three equal parts of that thing.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Four is one third of twelve.
flower (English, noun)
Forms: form: flower
raw_tags: Singular
form: flowers
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflaʊə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈflaʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: flour
glosses: A flower is part of a plant. Flowers are often very pretty. Plants make them so that they can make new seeds.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The flower of the plant is starting to wilt.
glosses: The best something can be.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: She was in the flower of her life.
glosses: When something starts to bloom.
raw_tags: usually with in
examples: Cherry blossoms are in flower this week.
glosses: A plant that has flowers.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The rose is my favorite flower.
flower (English, verb)
Forms: form: flower
tags: canonical
form: flowers
tags: third-person
singular
form: flowered
tags: past
form: flowered
tags: past
participle
form: flowering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflaʊə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈflaʊɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: flour
glosses: When something flowers, it starts to bloom.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Cherry blossoms are going to flower this week.
engine (English, noun)
Forms: form: engine
raw_tags: Singular
form: engines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/
tags: UK
US
ipa: /ˈend͡ʒɪn/
tags: Australia
ipa: /ˈend͡ʒɘn/
raw_tags: New-Zealand
tags: US
glosses: An engine is the part of a machine which gives it power.
raw_tags: countable
fire (English, noun)
Forms: form: fire
raw_tags: Singular
form: fires
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /faɪə(r)/
tags: Australia
UK
tags: Australia
UK
tags: US
ipa: /faɪɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A chemical reaction that makes heat and flames or smoldering.
raw_tags: uncountable
glosses: Something that has made or can make this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories.
glosses: The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place which leads to its full or partial destruction.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a fire at the church last night and the whole place burned down.
glosses: One of the four basic elements.
raw_tags: uncountable
alchemy
glosses: One of the five basic elements.
tags: India
Japan
fire (English, verb)
Forms: form: fire
tags: canonical
form: fires
tags: third-person
singular
form: fired
tags: past
form: fired
tags: past
participle
form: firing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: Australia
UK
ipa: /faɪə(r)/
tags: Australia
UK
tags: Australia
UK
tags: US
ipa: /faɪɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If an employee is fired, their employment is ended because of something they did.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She should fire the guy who stole that stuff.
He got fired from his job.
glosses: If you fire a gun, cannon or a similar weapon, you shoot it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: We will fire our guns at the enemy.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
winter (English, noun)
Forms: form: winter
raw_tags: Singular
form: winters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'wɪntə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /'wɪntɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Winter is the coldest season of the year. In northern countries, December, January and February are winter months.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: We like to go to Mexico in the winter.
camp (English, noun)
Forms: form: camp
raw_tags: Singular
form: camps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæmp/
tags: US
glosses: A camp is a place, usually outside of cities, where people stay for a short time.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I don't think I can walk anymore today. Let's set up camp for the night.
camp (English, verb)
Forms: form: camp
tags: canonical
form: camps
tags: third-person
singular
form: camped
tags: past
form: camped
tags: past
participle
form: camping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæmp/
tags: US
glosses: If you camp, you stay in a place, usually outside of the city for a short time.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I hope we can go camping in the mountains this summer.
flat (English, adj)
Forms: form: flat
tags: positive
form: flatter
tags: comparative
form: flattest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If something is flat, it has a surface with no high places or low places.
examples: There are a lot of mountains, and very little flat land for farming.
flat (English, noun)
Forms: form: flat
raw_tags: Singular
form: flats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A flat is a rented room or rooms in a building with other flats.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Would you like to come back to my flat and watch TV?
synonyms: apartment
glosses: A flat makes a note one semitone lower than a natural: it is shown by the symbol ♭.
raw_tags: countable
music
flat (English, verb)
Forms: form: flat
tags: canonical
form: flats
tags: third-person
singular
form: flatted
tags: past
form: flatted
tags: past
participle
form: flatting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /flæt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: To make something flat.
hat (English, noun)
Forms: form: hat
raw_tags: Singular
form: hats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hæt/
tags: UK
US
ipa: [hat]
tags: Canada
UK
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A hat is a piece of clothing that you wear on your head.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A poke bonnet is an old-fashioned woman's hat that covers the hair and shades the face with a rim.
Please take off your hat when you enter the church.
Men remove their hats when entering a church.
Women's hats are sold in a special store called a milliner's shop or a millinery.
Men's hats are sold in a special store called a haberdashery.
sheep (English, noun)
Forms: form: sheep
raw_tags: Singular
form: sheep
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃiːp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A sheep is an animal that people keep on farms and eat for food.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My grandfather has a sheep farm and we get all our wool there.
glosses: A sheep is a person who follows orders blindly and cannot think for themself.
raw_tags: countable
idiomatic
resident (English, noun)
Forms: form: resident
raw_tags: Singular
form: residents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛzɪd(ə)nt/
tags: UK
glosses: A resident is somebody who lives in a particular area.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The local residents like the tourism because it creates more jobs for them.
synonyms: inhabitant
citizen
dweller
glosses: A resident is a doctor who is still training, and who works in a hospital.
tags: US
resident (English, adj)
Forms: form: resident
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛzɪd(ə)nt/
tags: UK
glosses: If you are resident somewhere, you live or work there.
examples: If you are not resident in the town, you may not use the town pool.
The resident population at the school has grown each year, and now most of our students live here.
I am a resident of Thailand.
illustrate (English, verb)
Forms: form: illustrate
tags: canonical
form: illustrates
tags: third-person
singular
form: illustrated
tags: past
form: illustrated
tags: past
participle
form: illustrating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪl.jʊˌstreɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɪl.əˌstreɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you illustrate something, you draw a picture of it, or you explain it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: "I'm sorry, can you explain again?" "OK, let me illustrate with an example."
This graph illustrates the change in price.
glosses: If you illustrate a book, magazine, poster, etc., you put pictures in it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Have you tried reading these illustrated books for adults?
location (English, noun)
Forms: form: location
raw_tags: Singular
form: locations
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
tags: US
ipa: /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A location is a place or a site.
raw_tags: countable
examples: When you're opening a new business, the choice of location is very important.
glosses: A site outside of a studio used for shooting all or part of a movie or television show.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The show was filmed on location in Hawaii.
licence (English, noun)
Forms: form: licence
raw_tags: Singular
form: licences
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪsəns/
tags: Australia
glosses: A licence is an official piece of paper that allows you to do something, such as drive, open a business, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I got my driver's licence when I was 16 years old.
licence (English, verb)
Forms: form: licence
tags: canonical
form: licences
tags: third-person
singular
form: licenced
tags: past
form: licenced
tags: past
participle
form: licencing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪsəns/
tags: Australia
glosses: Another spelling of license, usually thought to be wrong. The verb form should normally be spelt as license.
raw_tags: Commonwealth English
license (English, noun)
Forms: form: license
raw_tags: Singular
form: licenses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪsəns/
tags: Australia
glosses: A license is an official piece of paper that allows you to do something, such as drive, open a business, etc.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I got my driver's license when I was 16 years old.
license (English, verb)
Forms: form: license
tags: canonical
form: licenses
tags: third-person
singular
form: licensed
tags: past
form: licensed
tags: past
participle
form: licensing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪsəns/
tags: Australia
glosses: The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
examples: It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL.
glosses: Officially authorize.
examples: I am licensed to practice law in this state.
parent (English, noun)
Forms: form: parent
raw_tags: Singular
form: parents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpærənt/
tags: US
glosses: The parents of a person or animal are its father and mother.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Children may only enter the pool with a parent or guardian.
parent (English, verb)
Forms: form: parent
tags: canonical
form: parents
tags: third-person
singular
form: parented
tags: past
form: parented
tags: past
participle
form: parenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpærənt/
tags: US
glosses: To act as parent, to raise or rear.
century (English, noun)
Forms: form: century
raw_tags: Singular
form: centuries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛnt͡ʃʊri/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: Australia
homophones: sentry
glosses: A century is a period of 100 years.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My great grandfather came to Canada over a century ago.
The telephone was invented in the 19th century.
Centuries passed before the slaves were freed.
widow (English, noun)
Forms: form: widow
raw_tags: Singular
form: widows
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪd.əʊ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈwɪd.oʊ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A widow is a woman whose husband has died.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The government supports the widows of dead soldiers.
rent (English, noun)
Forms: form: rent
raw_tags: Singular
form: rents
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛnt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Rent is the money you pay to borrow and use something, usually an apartment.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Have we paid this month's rent yet?
rent (English, verb)
Forms: form: rent
tags: canonical
form: rents
tags: third-person
singular
form: rented
tags: past
form: rented
tags: past
participle
form: renting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /rɛnt/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you rent something, you pay money to use something for a limited time, usually for a house or apartment.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I'm in Texas next week, so I'll have to rent a car.
The room was rented out last week.
roof (English, noun)
Forms: form: roof
raw_tags: Singular
form: roofs or rooves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ruːf/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Canada
glosses: A roof is the top part of a building.
raw_tags: countable
examples: My five brothers, two sisters and seven cousins all live together under one roof.
roof (English, verb)
Forms: form: roof
tags: canonical
form: roofs
tags: third-person
singular
form: roofed
tags: past
form: roofed
tags: past
participle
form: roofing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ruːf/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: Canada
glosses: If you roof something, then you are putting a roof onto a building.
examples: My father had to roof our house because it needed a roof.