crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
nerve (English, noun)
Forms: form: nerve
raw_tags: Singular
form: nerves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɝv/
tags: US
ipa: /nɜːv/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A nerve is a cell in the body that sends signals. The brain is made of nerves.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She can't feel anything with this arm, and can't move her arm, because the nerves were cut in an accident.
glosses: Nerve is confidence: a feeling of being able to do something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He didn't have the nerve to ask her to dance.
You had a lot of nerve, saying that to me! Go away!
needle (English, noun)
Forms: form: needle
raw_tags: Singular
form: needles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /'niː.dl/
tags: US
glosses: A needle is a small, long, thin sharp metal thing with a hole in it, used for sewing.
raw_tags: countable
sewing
examples: She used a needle and blue thread to fix the hole in the shirt.
glosses: A needle is a long, thing, sharp metal thing for putting drugs into a person through the skin.
raw_tags: countable
medicine
examples: The doctor used the needle to inject the medicine into the patient.
needle (English, verb)
Forms: form: needle
tags: canonical
form: needles
tags: third-person
singular
form: needled
tags: past
form: needled
tags: past
participle
form: needling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /'niː.dl/
tags: US
glosses: To tease; to make fun of.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.
compliment (English, noun)
Forms: form: compliment
raw_tags: Singular
form: compliments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑmpləmənt/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: complement
glosses: A compliment is a few words of praise: saying that someone or something is good in some way.
examples: William gave me a compliment and that made me feel good. He told me my hair was nice.
synonyms: praise
antonyms: insult
compliment (English, verb)
Forms: form: compliment
tags: canonical
form: compliments
tags: third-person
singular
form: complimented
tags: past
form: complimented
tags: past
participle
form: complimenting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈkɑmpləmənt/
tags: US
tags: US
homophones: complement
glosses: Compliment means to praise someone.
examples: She complimented him on his clothes because they looked good.
synonyms: praise
antonyms: insult
conjunction (English, noun)
Forms: form: conjunction
raw_tags: Singular
form: conjunctions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A conjunction is a word used to join words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
raw_tags: grammar
examples: The word or is a conjunction because it can join two words: Tell me if you see a red or blue car.
The word that can be used as a conjunction: I think that you are right.
glosses: Three common conjunctions
conviction (English, noun)
Forms: form: conviction
raw_tags: Singular
form: convictions
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈvɪkʃən/
tags: US
glosses: A conviction is when a court finds a person guilty of doing a crime.
raw_tags: countable
examples: There was a conviction in his case, so he went to jail.
glosses: A conviction is a strong belief that you think is true.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Because of their strong conviction, I begin to feel that they may be right.
peaceful (English, adj)
Forms: form: peaceful
tags: positive
form: more peaceful
tags: comparative
form: most peaceful
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /'piːsfəl/
tags: US
glosses: A place or person is peaceful when there is silence or quiet. There is no noise and nothing happening suddenly.
need (English, verb)
Forms: form: need
tags: canonical
form: needs
tags: third-person
singular
form: needed
tags: past
form: needed
tags: past
participle
form: needing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /niːd/
tags: US
homophones: knead
kneed
glosses: If you need something, you want it and must have it.
examples: Everyone needs food and water.
glosses: If you need to do something, it is very important for you to do it.
examples: Sir, you need to leave now.
need (English, verb)
Forms: form: need
tags: present
form: needed
tags: past
form: needn't
tags: negative
Pronunciation: ipa: /niːd/
tags: US
homophones: knead
kneed
glosses: If you need do something, you have to do it.
raw_tags: modal
examples: Need you do that all the time?
You needn't keep telling me. I heard you the first time.
need (English, noun)
Forms: form: need
raw_tags: Singular
form: needs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /niːd/
tags: US
homophones: knead
kneed
glosses: If you have a need for something, you must have it; something necessary or required.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.
necessary (English, adj)
Forms: form: necessary
tags: positive
form: more necessary
tags: comparative
form: most necessary
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛsəˌsɛri/
tags: US
glosses: Something is necessary if people need it. It must happen or there will be a big problem.
examples: It's necessary to stop when you see a red light.
necessary (English, noun)
Forms: form: necessary
raw_tags: Singular
form: necessaries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛsəˌsɛri/
tags: US
glosses: A necessary is a bathroom.
tags: UK
raw_tags: old, no longer used
natural (English, adj)
Forms: form: natural
tags: positive
form: more natural
tags: comparative
form: most natural
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /ˈnætʃ.ə.rəl/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Something is natural if people didn't make it.
examples: Animals, plants and rocks are natural things.
glosses: Something is natural if it's the way it usually is, without people changing it, or is a way that is not a surprise.
examples: It's only natural for you to think that.
nail (English, noun)
Forms: form: nail
raw_tags: Singular
form: nails
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /neɪl/
tags: US
glosses: A nail is a small, long, thin sharp metal thing for holding wood together. People put it into the wood by hitting it with a hammer.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I need some nails to fix the roof.
glosses: A nail is the thick, hard part at the ends of fingers and toes.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I broke the top off my finger nail and it was very painful.
nail (English, verb)
Forms: form: nail
tags: canonical
form: nails
tags: third-person
singular
form: nailed
tags: past
form: nailed
tags: past
participle
form: nailing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /neɪl/
tags: US
glosses: If you nail something to something else, you use a nail to join them.
examples: He nailed the set of shelves onto the wall.
glosses: When someone gets an idea just right, we say they nailed it or "hit the nail on the head".
examples: I think you've nailed the reason why this isn't working.
muscle (English, noun)
Forms: form: muscle
raw_tags: Singular
form: muscles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌ.səl/
ipa: /ˈmʌ.sl̩/
tags: US
homophones: mussel
glosses: A muscle is a part of the body of a person or animal. It's a part that pulls to make parts of the body move.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He can lift heavy things because he has strong muscles.
muscle (English, verb)
Forms: form: muscle
tags: canonical
form: muscles
tags: third-person
singular
form: muscled
tags: past
form: muscled
tags: past
participle
form: muscling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌ.səl/
ipa: /ˈmʌ.sl̩/
tags: US
homophones: mussel
glosses: To muscle is to use strength or muscles to do something.
examples: He muscled his way into the room between the people who were trying to stop him.
synonyms: force
moon (English, noun)
Forms: form: moon
raw_tags: Singular
form: moons
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /muːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The moon is the shining white and grey object in the sky at night. It appears to change shape from round (a full moon) to a crescent and back again. It's like a small planet that goes around the Earth.
examples: I was able to see the road because there was a full moon that night.
synonyms: ☾
glosses: A moon is a thing like a small planet that goes around another planet.
examples: Galileo saw four moons of Jupiter: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
moon (English, verb)
Forms: form: moon
tags: canonical
form: moons
tags: third-person
singular
form: mooned
tags: past
form: mooned
tags: past
participle
form: mooning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /muːn/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you moon someone, you show them your bare buttocks.
examples: Someone in the car pulled down their pants and mooned us as they drove past.
monkey (English, noun)
Forms: form: monkey
raw_tags: Singular
form: monkeys
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌŋki/
tags: US
glosses: A monkey is a primate with a long tail that climbs trees.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We saw Vervet monkeys in the Zoo.
monkey (English, verb)
Forms: form: monkey
tags: canonical
form: monkeys
tags: third-person
singular
form: monkeyed
tags: past
form: monkeyed
tags: past
participle
form: monkeying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌŋki/
tags: US
glosses: If you monkey something, you make changes to it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I foolishly monkeyed with the control panel and it ended up exploding.
minute (English, noun)
Forms: form: minute
raw_tags: Singular
form: minutes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈmɪnɪt/
poses: noun
poses: noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: noun
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
poses: noun
glosses: A minute is a short time equal to sixty seconds. There are sixty minutes in one hour.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He ran the race in 1 minute and ten seconds.
glosses: A minute is a short time.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Please wait a minute while I get my coat and then I will come with you.
minute (English, adj)
Forms: form: minute
tags: positive
form: more minute
tags: comparative
form: most minute
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: poses: adjective
ipa: /maɪˈnjuːt/
poses: adjective
poses: adjective
ipa: /mɪ'nɪt/
tags: US
poses: adjective
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
poses: adjective
glosses: Minute things are small.
examples: The pictures appear similar, with only a few, minute differences.
mind (English, noun)
Forms: form: mind
raw_tags: Singular
form: minds
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪnd/
tags: US
homophones: mined
glosses: Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks.
examples: In my mind I know I must go, but in my heart I want to stay here.
We will solve this problem. We have the best minds in the country working on it.
synonyms: brain
mind (English, verb)
Forms: form: mind
tags: canonical
form: minds
tags: third-person
singular
form: minded
tags: past
form: minded
tags: past
participle
form: minding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪnd/
tags: US
homophones: mined
glosses: If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
examples: "Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all"
"It's raining outside. You should take an umbrella" "It's OK, I don't mind the rain"
glosses: If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
examples: "Could you mind the children while I go to the bathroom?"
military (English, adj)
Forms: form: military
tags: positive
form: more military
tags: comparative
form: most military
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪl.ɪ.trɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɛr.i/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is military, it is a characteristic of people in the armed forces.
examples: Sick soldiers go to the military hospital.
glosses: If something is military, it is about armed forces such as the army, marines, navy, or air force.
tags: US
glosses: If something is military, it has to do with war.
glosses: If something is military, it has to do with armies and ground troops.
military (English, noun)
Forms: form: military
raw_tags: Singular
form: militaries or military
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪl.ɪ.trɪ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɛr.i/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A military is armed forces.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: The military is the United States armed forces in general.
tags: US
raw_tags: with "the"
examples: It's not the job of the military to make policy.
middle (English, noun)
Forms: form: middle
raw_tags: Singular
form: middles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪdəl/
tags: US
glosses: The place that is between two things; the place that is halfway between two ends of something.
examples: Cut the wood exactly in the middle to get two pieces of equal size.
The middle of the three books is the one you want.
memory (English, noun)
Forms: form: memory
raw_tags: Singular
form: memories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛm(ə)ri/
tags: US
glosses: When someone remembers something, we call the thing they remember a memory.
examples: I have very nice memories of the time when my children were young.
glosses: The part of the mind that remembers; the act of remembering.
examples: When we get older, our memory isn't as good.
glosses: The part of a computer that holds information.
raw_tags: computing
meeting (English, noun)
Forms: form: meeting
raw_tags: Singular
form: meetings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmitɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A meeting is when a group of people come together to talk about something important.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The meeting will be in the green room after lunch. I hope you'll be there.
meeting (English, verb)
Forms: form: meet
tags: canonical
form: meets
tags: third-person
singular
form: met
tags: past
form: met
tags: past
participle
form: meeting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈmitɪŋ/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of meet.
married (English, adj)
Forms: form: married
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæriːd/
tags: US
glosses: A man and a woman are married if they are husband and wife to each other. Usually when two people are married they live in the same house and they often have children. Two people have a special day to become married.
examples: I don't need to meet more young men—I'm already married.
glosses: If two things are married they have been made into one thing.
examples: Music and television are married in music videos.
married (English, verb)
Forms: form: marry
tags: canonical
form: marries
tags: third-person
singular
form: married
tags: past
form: married
tags: past
participle
form: marrying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæriːd/
tags: US
glosses: The past and past participle of marry.
mark (English, noun)
Forms: form: mark
raw_tags: Singular
form: marks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɑːk/
tags: UK
ipa: /mɑrk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: Mark
marque
glosses: A mark is a single line left by a pen or pencil, or any small bit of color that got onto something.
examples: You have a mark on your shirt from that tomato sauce you were eating.
mark (English, verb)
Forms: form: mark
tags: canonical
form: marks
tags: third-person
singular
form: marked
tags: past
form: marked
tags: past
participle
form: marking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɑːk/
tags: UK
ipa: /mɑrk/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
homophones: Mark
marque
glosses: If you mark something, you put a mark on it.
examples: The big rock marked the side of the car a little when she drove too close to it.
I marked the boxes so we would know which ones are mine.
glosses: If you mark something, you notice it or pay attention to it.
examples: Mark my words!
love (English, verb)
Forms: form: love
tags: canonical
form: loves
tags: third-person
singular
form: loved
tags: past
form: loved
tags: past
participle
form: loving
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: When someone loves another person, they feel good about the person and want the person to be happy.
examples: I love Colin.
Mothers love their children very deeply.
love (English, noun)
Forms: form: love
raw_tags: Singular
form: loves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌv/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The feeling of loving someone and caring for them.
examples: Is my love for him a real love that will last a long time?
glosses: The feeling of liking something very much.
examples: I love the simple English Wikipedia.
glosses: A tennis player who has scored love has a score of zero.
raw_tags: tennis
examples: (From a sports commentator) Fifteen-love!
synonyms: zero
cipher
duck
goose
nada
nil
none
nothing
nought
null
oh
ought
scratch
zilch
zip
loss (English, noun)
Forms: form: loss
raw_tags: Singular
form: losses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒs/
tags: UK
ipa: /lɔs/
tags: US
ipa: /lɑs/
tags: Canada
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A loss happens when something goes where people can't find it. People don't know where the thing is or they don't have it any more.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The loss of my keys means I can't go into my house today.
antonyms: gain
glosses: Loss is when someone's loved one dies. When someone dies, they are no longer with you.
examples: I loss both of my grandparents from old age.
glosses: A loss (shown as L) is charged to the pitcher of the losing team.
raw_tags: baseball
look (English, verb)
Forms: form: look
tags: canonical
form: looks
tags: third-person
singular
form: looked
tags: past
form: looked
tags: past
participle
form: looking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʊk/
tags: UK
glosses: Someone looks at something when they move their head or move their eyes so that they can see the thing.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Look at this picture! Isn't it beautiful?
glosses: The way that something looks is the way that it appears.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: A new car looks very nice until it gets dirty.
That doughnut looks delicious.
lock (English, noun)
Forms: form: lock
raw_tags: Singular
form: locks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒk/
tags: UK
ipa: /lɑːk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A lock is a metal thing on a door (or on a window, drawer, etc.) that stops people from opening the door unless they have the right key to open it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: No one will take things from my house. I have a very strong lock on the door.
glosses: A lock is two or more gates (doors) in water to let boats move from lower water to higher water or the other way.
raw_tags: countable
lock (English, verb)
Forms: form: lock
tags: canonical
form: locks
tags: third-person
singular
form: locked
tags: past
form: locked
tags: past
participle
form: locking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒk/
tags: UK
ipa: /lɑːk/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Someone locks a door when they close the lock with a key so that no one can come in.
examples: Remember to lock the door when you leave the house.
living (English, verb)
Forms: form: live
tags: canonical
form: lives
tags: third-person
singular
form: lived
tags: past
form: lived
tags: past
participle
form: living
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪvɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of live.
living (English, noun)
Forms: form: living
raw_tags: Singular
form: livings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪvɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A way of earning money.
examples: What do you do for a living?
living (English, adj)
Forms: form: living
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪvɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A living thing is a person, animal or plant that is not dead—it is still able to function and grow.
examples: Living things grow and make more living things like themselves.
synonyms: alive
antonyms: dead
linen (English, noun)
Forms: form: linen
raw_tags: Singular
form: linens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪnɪn/
tags: US
glosses: Linen is a material that some cloth is made of. It comes from the flax plant, and in the past, bed sheets were often made from it, before cotton was used.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: This shirt is made of linen.
glosses: Linens are something made from linen, especially bed sheets.
examples: Would you like to change the linens on your bed?
line (English, noun)
Forms: form: line
raw_tags: Singular
form: lines
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪn/
tags: US
glosses: A line is a mark that is long, straight and very thin.
examples: She drew a line down the middle of the page to divide the page into two parts.
glosses: A line is a row.
examples: Put the buttons in a straight line on the front of the shirt.
glosses: A line is a row of people who are waiting for something in order; a queue.
examples: You got here last, so you have to stand at the back of the line.
line (English, verb)
Forms: form: line
tags: canonical
form: lines
tags: third-person
singular
form: lined
tags: past
form: lined
tags: past
participle
form: lining
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /laɪn/
tags: US
glosses: Someone lines things up when they put them in a straight line or row.
glosses: Someone lines something up when they put it just in the right place or at the edge of something.
examples: Line up the end of the piece of wood with the edge of the table.
glosses: Someone lines up when they start waiting in a line (queue) with other people.
examples: Everyone line up here, please, and I'll help you one at a time.
glosses: Someone lines something when they mark it with one or more lines.
examples: Please line the pitch before the match.
glosses: Someone lines something when they add an inside layer of material (liner) to it.
lift (English, verb)
Forms: form: lift
tags: canonical
form: lifts
tags: third-person
singular
form: lifted
tags: past
form: lifted
tags: past
participle
form: lifting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪft/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: Someone lifts something when they use their hands to make the thing go up.
examples: He lifted the little boy onto his shoulders.
She lifted the heavy box from the floor onto the table.
He is lifting some suitcases.
lift (English, noun)
Forms: form: lift
raw_tags: Singular
form: lifts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪft/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you give someone a lift, you drive them somewhere, usually in your car.
glosses: A lift is a machine that lifts people up or down to different parts of a building.
tags: UK
raw_tags: countable
synonyms: elevator
level (English, adj)
Forms: form: level
tags: positive
form: more level
tags: comparative
form: most level
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈlɛvəl
tags: US
glosses: Even, flat, straight, smooth, horizontal. Having all parts equally as high as all other parts.
examples: This table is not level: things are rolling off it.
level (English, prep)
Forms: form: level
raw_tags: Preposition
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈlɛvəl
tags: US
glosses: If one thing is level with another, they are at the same height.
examples: The bookshelf is level with the top of the door frame.
level (English, noun)
Forms: form: level
raw_tags: Singular
form: levels
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈlɛvəl
tags: US
glosses: A level is a place that is higher or lower than some other places.
examples: The room you want is on the third level of this building.
glosses: A tool for finding out whether a surface is level.
level (English, verb)
Forms: form: leveled
tags: past
form: leveled
tags: past
participle
form: leveling
tags: present
participle
form: level
tags: canonical
form: levels
tags: third-person
singular
form: levelled
tags: past
form: levelled
tags: past
participle
form: levelling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: ˈlɛvəl
tags: US
glosses: :
 This short section needs someone to add to it.
laugh (English, verb)
Forms: form: laugh
tags: canonical
form: laughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: laughed
tags: past
form: laughed
tags: past
participle
form: laughing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɑːf/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /lɑːf/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /læf/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Someone laughs when they make a sound with their mouth because they think something is funny. It can sound like "ha ha", "ho ho", "hee hee", etc.
examples: That was a really good joke. I've never laughed so hard!
laugh (English, noun)
Forms: form: laugh
raw_tags: Singular
form: laughs
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɑːf/
tags: Australia
tags: Australia
ipa: /lɑːf/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /læf/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The sound of someone laughing, or the action of laughing.
examples: We had lots of good laughs at the party.
I heard a laugh in the other room and went to see what they were laughing at.
last (English, adj)
Forms: form: last
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /lɑːst/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /læst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Happening or coming after all other similar things or people.
examples: I was the last person to go there: when I went, the others were all already there.
My house is the last house at the end of the street.
At last, after twenty hours on the boat, they arrived at their destination.
last (English, verb)
Forms: form: last
tags: canonical
form: lasts
tags: third-person
singular
form: lasted
tags: past
form: lasted
tags: past
participle
form: lasting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /lɑːst/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /læst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To endure, continue over time.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: Summer seems to last longer each year.
glosses: To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
last (English, det)
Forms: form: last
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /lɑːst/
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /læst/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one.
tags: singular
raw_tags: definite
count
examples: I didn't see you last week.
I haven't seen him since the summer before last.
synonyms: previous
antonyms: next
interest (English, noun)
Forms: form: interest
raw_tags: Singular
form: interests
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪntrɛst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɪntərəst/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When someone wants to know more about someone or something or likes someone or something or likes to do something, it can be said that the person has an interest in them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She has a strong interest in art. She is going to go to an art school.
What are your interests?
glosses: When someone or something is important to a person, or if good things happening to the thing are good for the person, we say that the person has an interest in them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Because I own a house on this street, I have an interest in keeping the street clean.
I'm doing this to look after my own interests.
glosses: When someone borrows money, they have to give back more money than they borrowed. The extra money they have to pay is called interest.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The bank gives me two percent interest per year on the money in my account.
interest (English, verb)
Forms: form: interest
tags: canonical
form: interests
tags: third-person
singular
form: interested
tags: past
form: interested
tags: past
participle
form: interesting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪntrɛst/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈɪntərəst/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If someone is interested, they are curious and want to find out about someone or something.
examples: I am interested in researching flowers.
Does maths interest you?
synonyms: curious
eager
antonyms: boredom
disinterest
limit (English, noun)
Forms: form: limit
raw_tags: Singular
form: limits
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪmɪt/
tags: US
glosses: The limit is the edge of how far something can go. It can go up to the limit but no farther.
examples: This fence is at the limit of my property.
The heater sets a limit to how cold it can be in the house; it can't get colder than that.
There is no limit to what we can do.
limit (English, verb)
Forms: form: limit
tags: canonical
form: limits
tags: third-person
singular
form: limited
tags: past
form: limited
tags: past
participle
form: limiting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪmɪt/
tags: US
glosses: To make something stay inside a limit.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The fence limits the cows from going out of the field.
glosses: If you limit someone, you reduce or take away their freedom.
raw_tags: transitive
twenty (English, det)
Forms: form: twenty
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɛniː/
tags: UK
ipa: /twɛntiː/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: ordinal twentieth) The number 20.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: I was in university when I was twenty years old.
twenty (English, noun)
Forms: form: twenty
raw_tags: Singular
form: twenties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /twɛniː/
tags: UK
ipa: /twɛntiː/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: A twenty is a 20 dollar bill.
raw_tags: informal
examples: I'd like my $50 as 1 twenty, 2 tens and 2 fives.
glosses: "Twenty" is short for 10-20, meaning location.
raw_tags: slang
examples: Jason, what's your twenty?
thirty (English, det)
Forms: form: thirty
raw_tags: Determiner
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθɜːti/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈθɝti/
tags: US
ipa: [ˈθɝɾi]
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: ordinal thirtieth) The number 30.
tags: plural
raw_tags: number
indefinite
count
examples: I had my first child when I was thirty years old.
thirty (English, noun)
Forms: form: thirty
raw_tags: Singular
form: thirties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθɜːti/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈθɝti/
tags: US
ipa: [ˈθɝɾi]
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The number 30.
examples: Three tens is thirty.
scope (English, noun)
Forms: form: scope
raw_tags: Singular
form: scopes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskəʊp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈskoʊp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: The scope of a book, a law, a duty, etc. is how much is included or how far it can go.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The small budget has limited the scope of the research.
There are plans to expand the scope of the department's activities.
This kind of art allows the greatest scope for individual expression.
It is not within the scope of this book to talk about them all.
glosses: A scope is an instrument for looking at things, e.g., a telescope or a microscope.
raw_tags: countable
scope (English, verb)
Forms: form: scope
tags: canonical
form: scopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: scoped
tags: past
form: scoped
tags: past
participle
form: scoping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskəʊp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈskoʊp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you scope something (out), you look at it carefully.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: I scoped out the place last week. It seems nice.
enhance (English, verb)
Forms: form: enhance
tags: canonical
form: enhances
tags: third-person
singular
form: enhanced
tags: past
form: enhanced
tags: past
participle
form: enhancing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈhɑːns/
tags: UK
ipa: /ɪnˈhæns/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: If you enhance something, you make it bigger or better.
examples: He can greatly enhance his reputation by winning tonight.
Our aim is to enhance the quality of life for the British people.
synonyms: improve
control (English, noun)
Forms: form: control
raw_tags: Singular
form: controls
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtrəʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈt(ʃ)roʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you have control over someone or something, you can make it do what you want.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He should try to take control and tell the other handlers what to do.
Driving in the rain, he had lost control on the wet surface and spun off the road.
The country fell under the direct control of the army.
They are trying to keep tighter control over spending.
The government will demand improved pollution control systems for all factories.
Most companies devote some resources to quality control and product testing.
Unless birth control methods are used, sooner or later the woman is likely to get pregnant.
The continuing Soviet desire for arms control led to a SALT II treaty.
The brain's control systems tend to decline with age so that, for instance, our balance gets less good.
The experimental group took the medicine while the control group took a sugar pill.
Suddenly the airplane went out of control and started diving.
synonyms: power
glosses: A control is a button, switch, dial, etc. that lets you make a machine do what you want.
raw_tags: countable
examples: If you turn off your TV with the remote control, it continues to use a quarter of normal power.
She touched the volume control and the sound dropped.
control (English, verb)
Forms: form: control
tags: canonical
form: controls
tags: third-person
singular
form: controlled
tags: past
form: controlled
tags: past
participle
form: controlling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈtrəʊl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /kənˈt(ʃ)roʊl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If you control something, you make it do what you want.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Too many people are overweight because they can't control their eating behaviour.
The company is controlled by a New York businessman.
synonyms: limit
check
monitor
glosses: If you control something, you do not let its numbers or size grow too much.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The new plan should control inflation.
synonyms: limit
check
monitor
high (English, adj)
Forms: form: high
tags: positive
form: higher
tags: comparative
form: highest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪ/
ipa: /haɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: hi
hie
glosses: If something is high, it is a long way up.
examples: The airplane flew very high.
synonyms: tall
glosses: If something is high, its top is a long way up.
examples: That is the highest mountain near here.
synonyms: tall
glosses: If something is high, it is very good. It might be better or more important than other things. This can often means someone has more power.
examples: The Supreme Court is the highest court in America.
Brian Boru was called the high king of Ireland.
Meeting my girlfriend was the high point of my year.
synonyms: great
glosses: If someone is high, that person's mind is affected by drugs.
examples: John was high from marijuana last night.
synonyms: stoned
intoxicated
high (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪ/
ipa: /haɪ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
homophones: hi
hie
tags: no-gloss
lead (English, noun)
Forms: form: lead
raw_tags: Singular
form: leads
tags: plural
glosses: A lead is a wire or strap attached to something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The dog can't go far because it's on a short lead.
Attach this lead to one end of the battery.
glosses: Lead is a very heavy gray metal. It's a chemical symbol is Pb.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: This box is so heavy, it feels as if it's full of lead.
synonyms: Pb
♄
lead (English, verb)
Forms: form: lead
tags: canonical
form: leads
tags: third-person
singular
form: led
tags: past
form: led
tags: past
participle
form: leading
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /liːd/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: Someone is leading other people if the person is going first and the other people are following or coming after.
examples: Please lead us to the house, because you know how to go there.
glosses: Showing or telling other people what to do.
examples: He moves that little stick in the air to lead the people making music.
hadith (English, noun)
Forms: form: hadith
raw_tags: Singular
form: hadiths
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: [həˈdiːθ]
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: A written record of a saying or action of the Prophet Muhammad. Used as a basis for conduct in Islamic practices.
insurance (English, noun)
Forms: form: insurance
raw_tags: Singular
form: insurances
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪn.ˈʃʊr.əns/
tags: US
ipa: /ɪn.ˈʃʊə.rəns/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Insurance is an agreement where someone pays a small amount of money, and if something bad happens, they get money to help them.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I have fire insurance for my house.
instrument (English, noun)
Forms: form: instrument
raw_tags: Singular
form: instruments
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnstrʌmənt/
tags: US
glosses: An instrument is any thing people hold in their hand and use to do something.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A hammer is a heavy instrument.
synonyms: tool
glosses: An instrument is something used to play music.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I enjoy playing music, my favorite instrument is the guitar.
increase (English, verb)
Forms: form: increase
tags: canonical
form: increases
tags: third-person
singular
form: increased
tags: past
form: increased
tags: past
participle
form: increasing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: poses: verb
ipa: /ɪnˈkriːs/
poses: verb
poses: verb
tags: US
poses: verb
glosses: To grow; to become bigger.
examples: The amount of money in my bank account is increasing.
antonyms: decrease
increase (English, noun)
Forms: form: increase
raw_tags: Singular
form: increases
tags: plural
Pronunciation: poses: noun
ipa: /ˈɪnkriːs/
poses: noun
poses: noun
tags: US
poses: noun
glosses: The amount which something has grown.
examples: There was an increase in movie releases last year.
antonyms: decrease
industry (English, noun)
Forms: form: industry
raw_tags: Singular
form: industries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪndəstri/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: An industry is a kind of work that makes things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Many people in this country have jobs in the clothing industry.
glosses: Industry is the quality of working hard, trying hard and doing it well.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Because of her industry, she made a lot of money.
humor (English, noun)
Forms: form: humor
raw_tags: Singular
form: humors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: US
tags: US
glosses: Humor is ideas that make people laugh: jokes, funny things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I like the stories she tells because they're full of humor.
humor (English, verb)
Forms: form: humor
tags: canonical
form: humors
tags: third-person
singular
form: humored
tags: past
form: humored
tags: past
participle
form: humoring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: US
tags: US
glosses: :
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how (English, adv)
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: The word how is used to ask about the way something happens or the way people do things.
examples: How will we ever solve this problem?
glosses: The word how is used to tell about the way something happens or the way people do things.
examples: I know how we can solve this problem.
This is how to make this machine work.
glosses: The word how is used to show that you feel strongly about something.
raw_tags: exclamation
examples: How old he looks!
how (English, adj)
Forms: form: how
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: You use how to ask if something was good or bad, or what qualities it has.
examples: How was the movie?
How are you feeling?
how (English, conj)
Forms: form: how
raw_tags: Subordinator
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊ/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: You use how to tell that something happens, is done, or is true.
raw_tags: informal
examples: She told him how it wasn't fun anymore.
synonyms: that
horn (English, noun)
Forms: form: horn
raw_tags: Singular
form: horns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /hɔːn/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /hɔːrn/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A horn is a long, sharp thing that grows on the head of some animals such as goats and sheep.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The goat used its horn to break the fence.
They used a cow's horn as a cup to drink out of.
glosses: A horn is a musical instrument that you blow and usually made of metal.
raw_tags: countable
music
hope (English, verb)
Forms: form: hope
tags: canonical
form: hopes
tags: third-person
singular
form: hoped
tags: past
form: hoped
tags: past
participle
form: hoping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /həʊp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /hɔʊp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: When someone hopes that something will happen, it means that they want it to happen and they think it may happen.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: We hope that more women will decide to join the course.
It was hoped that the job would be filled by a local person.
hope (English, noun)
Forms: form: hope
raw_tags: Singular
form: hopes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /həʊp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /hɔʊp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A hope is the idea in someone's mind when they're hoping for something.
examples: All of my hopes came true!
antonyms: despair
hook (English, noun)
Forms: form: hook
raw_tags: Singular
form: hooks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʊk/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A hook is a curved, sharp thing, usually made of metal and often small. Someone can put the hook through a hole in something to grip it so that they can pull the thing.
raw_tags: countable
hook (English, verb)
Forms: form: hook
tags: canonical
form: hooks
tags: third-person
singular
form: hooked
tags: past
form: hooked
tags: past
participle
form: hooking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʊk/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you are hooking something, you are attaching it to a hook.
examples: Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
history (English, noun)
Forms: form: history
raw_tags: Singular
form: histories
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɪst(ə)ri/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: History is what happened in the past.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: China has many old books about its history.
The restaurant is close to the city's history and art museums.
glosses: History is the study of what happened in the past.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: He is a professor of history.
glosses: If somebody or something makes history, they do something very important that will not be forgotten.
examples: She made history by becoming Africa's first elected female president.
glosses: If somebody or something goes down in history, they are remembered by people because they were very important or well known.
examples: She'll go down in history as one of our greatest writers.
glosses: A history is a book recording things that have happened.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He was reading a history of Ancient Rome.
glosses: If somebody or something has a history of something, it's very common for them.
examples: She has a history of cheating on tests.
glosses: If you say something is history, you mean it's finished, over, dead, or not important any more.
examples: OK, that game's history.
glosses: If you say the rest is history, you mean you don't have to tell about because everyone already knows.
examples: They just happened to run into each other at the right time, and the rest is history.
help (English, verb)
Forms: form: help
tags: canonical
form: helps
tags: third-person
singular
form: helped
tags: past
form: helped
tags: past
participle
form: helping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɛlp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you help another person do something, you do things to make it easier for them to do the thing, or you do part of it for them.
examples: Will you please help me wash the dishes?
glosses: If you can't help doing something or can't help but do it, you cannot avoid it. You do it even without wanting or planning to.
examples: When I look at the class, I can not help feeling that something has gone wrong.
They agreed that it was good, but I can't help wondering, "good for who?"
help (English, noun)
Forms: form: help
raw_tags: Singular
form: helps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɛlp/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: Help is the act of helping.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Will you please give me some help? This is hard for just one person to do.
glosses: The help is people who work in a home cooking, cleaning, etc.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: The help arrives as 9 o' clock.
healthy (English, adj)
Forms: form: healthy
tags: positive
form: healthier
tags: comparative
form: healthiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛl.θi/
tags: US
glosses: A healthy person is someone who is not sick. They are strong and will probably live a long time.
examples: I need three young, healthy people to help me.
She gets sick frequently. She's never very healthy.
glosses: Healthy things leads to better health.
examples: Healthy food is full of vitamins and minerals.
harbor (English, noun)
Forms: form: harbor
raw_tags: Singular
form: harbors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑ:bə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑrbər/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A harbor is some water in a curve of land where it's safe for boats because there are no big waves.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A ship in the harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
harbor (English, verb)
Forms: form: harbor
tags: canonical
form: harbors
tags: third-person
singular
form: harbored
tags: past
form: harbored
tags: past
participle
form: harboring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑ:bə/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈhɑrbər/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To provide a harbor or safe place for something or someone.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: The old docks once harbored all kinds of ships, but they have been closed for years now.
glosses: To take refuge or shelter somewhere.
raw_tags: intransitive
examples: The ships harbor in the bay during the winter months.
glosses: To hold onto an idea.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: Sam has harbored resentment against Joe since Joe got the job they both applied for.
drop (English, noun)
Forms: form: drop
raw_tags: Singular
form: drops
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /drɒp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /drɑp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: A drop is a very small amount of a liquid.
raw_tags: countable
examples: A drop of water weighs 0.1 grams.
glosses: A drop is the fall of something.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: There was a drop in the prices last week.
drop (English, verb)
Forms: form: drop
tags: canonical
form: drops
tags: third-person
singular
form: dropped
tags: past
form: dropped
tags: past
participle
form: dropping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /drɒp/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /drɑp/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: To fall, or to let something fall.
examples: He dropped from the roof when he was running.
heat (English, noun)
Forms: form: heat
raw_tags: Singular
form: heats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /hi:t/
tags: US
glosses: Heat is a kind of energy. It is the quality things have when they are warm or hot.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: This is a good coat. It keeps the heat in.
The heat from the sun is making me feel hot and tired.
heat (English, verb)
Forms: form: heat
tags: canonical
form: heats
tags: third-person
singular
form: heated
tags: past
form: heated
tags: past
participle
form: heating
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /hi:t/
tags: US
glosses: To make something hot.
examples: I just need to heat up the food and then we can eat.
gun (English, noun)
Forms: form: gun
raw_tags: Singular
form: guns
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡʌn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A gun is a weapon that sends bullets through its metal tube.
raw_tags: countable
examples: John F. Kennedy was shot by a gun.
gun (English, verb)
Forms: form: gun
tags: canonical
form: guns
tags: third-person
singular
form: gunned
tags: past
form: gunned
tags: past
participle
form: gunning
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡʌn/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: To make an engine work fast by opening its throttle.
examples: I gunned the engine and passed his car.
glosses: If someone is gunned down, they are shot by something, usually a gun.
examples: He was gunned down by a hitman.
garden (English, noun)
Forms: form: garden
raw_tags: Singular
form: gardens
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɑːdən/
tags: UK
tags: UK
tags: US
ipa: /ˈɡɑːrdən/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A garden is a place where flowers and other plants grow where people want them to. Frequently it is a small place with a wall around it, near a house. It may have rocks and other things in it to look beautiful.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She spends a lot of time taking care of the flowers in her garden.