crystalhe/wiktionary-zh-en-ja-ko huggingface dataset:
childhood (English, noun)
Forms: form: childhood
raw_tags: Singular
form: –
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Childhood is the state or condition of being an child, that is, being under 18 years of age.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Childhood is the first stage of every man's life.
addresses (English, noun)
Forms: form: address
raw_tags: Singular
form: addresses
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of address; more than one (kind of) address.
addresses (English, verb)
Forms: form: address
tags: canonical
form: addresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: addressed
tags: past
form: addressed
tags: past
participle
form: addressing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of address.
addressed (English, verb)
Forms: form: address
tags: canonical
form: addresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: addressed
tags: past
form: addressed
tags: past
participle
form: addressing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of address.
addressing (English, verb)
Forms: form: address
tags: canonical
form: addresses
tags: third-person
singular
form: addressed
tags: past
form: addressed
tags: past
participle
form: addressing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈdrɛsɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of address.
admits (English, verb)
Forms: form: admit
tags: canonical
form: admits
tags: third-person
singular
form: admitted
tags: past
form: admitted
tags: past
participle
form: admitting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ədˈmɪts/
glosses: The third-person singular form of admit.
admitted (English, verb)
Forms: form: admit
tags: canonical
form: admits
tags: third-person
singular
form: admitted
tags: past
form: admitted
tags: past
participle
form: admitting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of admit.
admitting (English, verb)
Forms: form: admit
tags: canonical
form: admits
tags: third-person
singular
form: admitted
tags: past
form: admitted
tags: past
participle
form: admitting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: /ədˈmɪtɪŋ/
glosses: The present participle of admit.
affects (English, verb)
Forms: form: affect
tags: canonical
form: affects
tags: third-person
singular
form: affected
tags: past
form: affected
tags: past
participle
form: affecting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of affect.
affected (English, verb)
Forms: form: affect
tags: canonical
form: affects
tags: third-person
singular
form: affected
tags: past
form: affected
tags: past
participle
form: affecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛktɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of affect.
affected (English, adj)
Forms: form: affected
tags: positive
form: more affected
tags: comparative
form: most affected
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛktɪd/
tags: US
glosses: If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.
examples: The girls are still very affected by the loss of their father.
glosses: If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.
examples: The young ladies looked on with affected interest.
He spoke with a very affected accent.
affecting (English, verb)
Forms: form: affect
tags: canonical
form: affects
tags: third-person
singular
form: affected
tags: past
form: affected
tags: past
participle
form: affecting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of affect.
affecting (English, adj)
Forms: form: affecting
tags: positive
form: more affecting
tags: comparative
form: most affecting
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: If something is affecting, it makes you feel strong feelings, especially sadness or pity.
examples: It was very affecting to see the tears of disappointment in his eyes.
admires (English, verb)
Forms: form: admire
tags: canonical
form: admires
tags: third-person
singular
form: admired
tags: past
form: admired
tags: past
participle
form: admiring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of admire.
admiring (English, verb)
Forms: form: admire
tags: canonical
form: admires
tags: third-person
singular
form: admired
tags: past
form: admired
tags: past
participle
form: admiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /æd.'maɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of admire.
admiring (English, adj)
Forms: form: admiring
tags: positive
form: more admiring
tags: comparative
form: most admiring
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /æd.'maɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: If you are admiring of somebody or something, you think them good or nice; you respect them.
examples: I was very admiring of these two young women who worked so hard.
synonyms: positive
pleased
favorable
favourable
sympathetic
appreciative
complimentary
flattering
admired (English, verb)
Forms: form: admire
tags: canonical
form: admires
tags: third-person
singular
form: admired
tags: past
form: admired
tags: past
participle
form: admiring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈmaɪrd/
tags: US
ipa: /ədˈmaɪəd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of admire.
admired (English, adj)
Forms: form: admired
tags: positive
form: more admired
tags: comparative
form: most admired
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈmaɪrd/
tags: US
ipa: /ədˈmaɪəd/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: If something or someone is admired, people think it is good or they like it.
examples: The Rolling Stones are a very admired band.
positives (English, noun)
Forms: form: positive
raw_tags: Singular
form: positives
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of positive; more than one (kind of) positive.
keeps (English, verb)
Forms: form: keep
tags: canonical
form: keeps
tags: third-person
singular
form: kept
tags: past
form: kept
tags: past
participle
form: keeping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of keep.
keeps (English, noun)
Forms: form: keep
raw_tags: Singular
form: keeps
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of keep; more than one (kind of) keep.
kept (English, verb)
Forms: form: keep
tags: canonical
form: keeps
tags: third-person
singular
form: kept
tags: past
form: kept
tags: past
participle
form: keeping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɛpt/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of keep.
keeping (English, verb)
Forms: form: keep
tags: canonical
form: keeps
tags: third-person
singular
form: kept
tags: past
form: kept
tags: past
participle
form: keeping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of keep.
scholar (English, noun)
Forms: form: scholar
raw_tags: Singular
form: scholars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɒlə/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈskɑlɚ/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A scholar is a person who knows many things.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.
glosses: A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.
raw_tags: countable
scholars (English, noun)
Forms: form: scholar
raw_tags: Singular
form: scholars
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of scholar; more than one (kind of) scholar.
threat (English, noun)
Forms: form: threat
raw_tags: Singular
form: threats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: tags: UK
US
ipa: /θrɛt/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
glosses: A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used.
She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky.
There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane.
Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.
I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life.
Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces.
Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat.
Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area.
Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability.
We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat.
The government no long sees him as a security threat.
We must confront this threat sooner rather than later.
glosses: A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.
raw_tags: countable
examples: He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything.
tidy (English, adj)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: positive
form: tidier
tags: comparative
form: tidiest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪdi/
tags: UK
glosses: If something is tidy, it is clean and everything is in its place.
examples: Her small, tidy, little house seemed very nice.
The book had a neat and tidy ending.
glosses: A tidy person is somebody who keeps thing clean and organized.
glosses: A tidy amount is not small.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: They're planning to sell them for a tidy profit.
tidy (English, verb)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: canonical
form: tidies
tags: third-person
singular
form: tidied
tags: past
form: tidied
tags: past
participle
form: tidying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪdi/
tags: UK
glosses: If you tidy something up, you pick up things and put everything back where it belongs.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Give me a minute to go tidy up the room.
He must have made the bed and tidied up.
threats (English, noun)
Forms: form: threat
raw_tags: Singular
form: threats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /θrɛts/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of threat; more than one (kind of) threat.
tile (English, noun)
Forms: form: tile
raw_tags: Singular
form: tiles
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtaɪ.əl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A tile is a hard flat building material, usually made of clay or glass.
raw_tags: countable & uncountable
examples: The new floor would be ceramic tile, and the tiles on the walls were being replaced.
The walls were wood from the Lace Forest, the roof tiles made of molded riverbank clay.
synonyms: piece
glass
stone
wood
ivory
tile (English, verb)
Forms: form: tile
tags: canonical
form: tiles
tags: third-person
singular
form: tiled
tags: past
form: tiled
tags: past
participle
form: tiling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪl/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtaɪ.əl/
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: If you tile a surface, you cover it with tiles.
raw_tags: transitive
tidies (English, verb)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: canonical
form: tidies
tags: third-person
singular
form: tidied
tags: past
form: tidied
tags: past
participle
form: tidying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of tidy.
tidied (English, verb)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: canonical
form: tidies
tags: third-person
singular
form: tidied
tags: past
form: tidied
tags: past
participle
form: tidying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of tidy.
tidying (English, verb)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: canonical
form: tidies
tags: third-person
singular
form: tidied
tags: past
form: tidied
tags: past
participle
form: tidying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaɪ.di.ɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: UK
glosses: The present participle of tidy.
tip (English, noun)
Forms: form: tip
raw_tags: Singular
form: tips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪp/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: The tip of something is the farthest point of it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: She runs her finger down the bird's back and to the tip of its tail.
He followed the line on the map with his finger tip.
She cut herself by accident with the tip of the knife.
A common fishing accident is to get a rod tip in the eye.
He grew up not far from the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of South Africa.
glosses: A tip is words or ideas that help you solve a problem.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Police say anonymous tips have led them to more than 20 of the stolen items.
Here's a quick tip. The skis should come up to your chin.
glosses: A tip is a small amount of money that you give to somebody to thank them for good service.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: If something is the tip of the iceberg, it is just a small part of something much bigger.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The problems we've seen today are just the tip of the iceberg.
glosses: If something is on the tip of your tongue, you feel that you know it, but you can't say it.
raw_tags: countable
examples: I wanted the words to come out; They were on the tip of my tongue, but my mind still wasn't clear.
tip (English, verb)
Forms: form: tip
tags: canonical
form: tips
tags: third-person
singular
form: tipped
tags: past
form: tipped
tags: past
participle
form: tipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪp/
tags: UK
US
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If something tips, the top of it moves to one side more than the bottom.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The piano tipped over as we were putting it on the truck.
He tipped his head one way, then the other, looking at it carefully.
glosses: If you tip something into something else, you pour it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: He tipped the water out of the glass by accident.
glosses: If you tip somebody, you give them money to thank them for good service.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
glosses: If you tip somebody off, you tell them about something that's going to happen.
examples: The police were tipped off by a phone call.
glosses: If you tip your hat, you touch it or pick it up when you meet or leave somebody.
raw_tags: transitive
glosses: If you tip your hat to somebody, you thank or congratulate them.
raw_tags: transitive
tips (English, noun)
Forms: form: tip
raw_tags: Singular
form: tips
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of tip; more than one (kind of) tip.
examples: I make good tips at the bar where I work, especially on the weekends.
tips (English, verb)
Forms: form: tip
tags: canonical
form: tips
tags: third-person
singular
form: tipped
tags: past
form: tipped
tags: past
participle
form: tipping
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of tip.
tipped (English, verb)
Forms: form: tip
tags: canonical
form: tips
tags: third-person
singular
form: tipped
tags: past
form: tipped
tags: past
participle
form: tipping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of tip.
tipping (English, verb)
Forms: form: tip
tags: canonical
form: tips
tags: third-person
singular
form: tipped
tags: past
form: tipped
tags: past
participle
form: tipping
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of tip.
examples: Tipping is customary in the United States when you receive good service.
stocks (English, noun)
Forms: form: stock
raw_tags: Singular
form: stocks
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of stock; more than one (kind of) stock.
stocks (English, verb)
Forms: form: stock
tags: canonical
form: stocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: stocked
tags: past
form: stocked
tags: past
participle
form: stocking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of stock.
stocked (English, verb)
Forms: form: stock
tags: canonical
form: stocks
tags: third-person
singular
form: stocked
tags: past
form: stocked
tags: past
participle
form: stocking
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of stock.
tidier (English, adj)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: positive
form: tidier
tags: comparative
form: tidiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of tidy; more tidy.
examples: John always keeps his bedroom tidier than Joe. He's just a neater, cleaner child.
tidiest (English, adj)
Forms: form: tidy
tags: positive
form: tidier
tags: comparative
form: tidiest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of tidy; most tidy.
examples: Lauren has the tidiest house I've ever seen. Nothing is ever out of place.
recognizing (English, verb)
Forms: form: recognize
tags: canonical
form: recognizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: recognized
tags: past
form: recognized
tags: past
participle
form: recognizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of recognize.
recognizes (English, verb)
Forms: form: recognize
tags: canonical
form: recognizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: recognized
tags: past
form: recognized
tags: past
participle
form: recognizing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of recognize.
recognized (English, verb)
Forms: form: recognize
tags: canonical
form: recognizes
tags: third-person
singular
form: recognized
tags: past
form: recognized
tags: past
participle
form: recognizing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognize.
pockets (English, noun)
Forms: form: pocket
raw_tags: Singular
form: pockets
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of pocket; more than one (kind of) pocket.
pockets (English, verb)
Forms: form: pocket
tags: canonical
form: pockets
tags: third-person
singular
form: pocketed
tags: past
form: pocketed
tags: past
participle
form: pocketing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of pocket.
pocketed (English, verb)
Forms: form: pocket
tags: canonical
form: pockets
tags: third-person
singular
form: pocketed
tags: past
form: pocketed
tags: past
participle
form: pocketing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pocket.
pocketed (English, adj)
Forms: form: pocketed
tags: positive
form: –
tags: comparative
form: –
tags: superlative
glosses: If a piece of clothing or some other equipment is pocketed, it has pockets.
pocketing (English, verb)
Forms: form: pocket
tags: canonical
form: pockets
tags: third-person
singular
form: pocketed
tags: past
form: pocketed
tags: past
participle
form: pocketing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pocket.
X-rayed (English, verb)
Forms: form: X-ray
tags: canonical
form: X-rays
tags: third-person
singular
form: X-rayed
tags: past
form: X-rayed
tags: past
participle
form: X-raying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of X-ray.
X-raying (English, verb)
Forms: form: X-ray
tags: canonical
form: X-rays
tags: third-person
singular
form: X-rayed
tags: past
form: X-rayed
tags: past
participle
form: X-raying
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of X-ray.
whales (English, noun)
Forms: form: whale
raw_tags: Singular
form: whales
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪlz/
glosses: The plural form of whale; more than one (kind of) whale.
whales (English, verb)
Forms: form: whale
tags: canonical
form: whales
tags: third-person
singular
form: whaled
tags: past
form: whaled
tags: past
participle
form: whaling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪlz/
glosses: The third-person singular form of whale.
whaled (English, verb)
Forms: form: whale
tags: canonical
form: whales
tags: third-person
singular
form: whaled
tags: past
form: whaled
tags: past
participle
form: whaling
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of whale.
whaling (English, verb)
Forms: form: whale
tags: canonical
form: whales
tags: third-person
singular
form: whaled
tags: past
form: whaled
tags: past
participle
form: whaling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
homophones: wailing
glosses: The present participle of whale.
audits (English, verb)
Forms: form: audit
tags: canonical
form: audits
tags: third-person
singular
form: audited
tags: past
form: audited
tags: past
participle
form: auditing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of audit.
audited (English, verb)
Forms: form: audit
tags: canonical
form: audits
tags: third-person
singular
form: audited
tags: past
form: audited
tags: past
participle
form: auditing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of audit.
auditing (English, verb)
Forms: form: audit
tags: canonical
form: audits
tags: third-person
singular
form: audited
tags: past
form: audited
tags: past
participle
form: auditing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of audit.
pats (English, noun)
Forms: form: pat
raw_tags: Singular
form: pats
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of pat; more than one (kind of) pat.
pats (English, verb)
Forms: form: pat
tags: canonical
form: pats
tags: third-person
singular
form: patted
tags: past
form: patted
tags: past
participle
form: patting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of pat.
patted (English, verb)
Forms: form: pat
tags: canonical
form: pats
tags: third-person
singular
form: patted
tags: past
form: patted
tags: past
participle
form: patting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of pat.
patting (English, verb)
Forms: form: pat
tags: canonical
form: pats
tags: third-person
singular
form: patted
tags: past
form: patted
tags: past
participle
form: patting
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of pat.
Tory (English, name)
Forms: form: Tory
raw_tags: Proper noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɔːri/
tags: UK
glosses: A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.
examples: 60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week.
The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today.
The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over.
I've often thought I would never vote Tory.
Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951.
tough (English, adj)
Forms: form: tough
tags: positive
form: tougher
tags: comparative
form: toughest
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʌf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is tough, it is difficult, not easy.
examples: It's important to stay healthy when the going gets tough.
It was a tough decision, but I think she make the right choice.
The weather makes the overall competition tougher.
The wood was tough to break.
glosses: If something is tough, it doesn't change or move easily; it's not soft.
examples: The government is taking a tough stance on crime.
The public wants tougher enforcement of these laws.
The meat was really tough.
She was a tough, smart businesswoman.
glosses: If something is tough, it is not nice to experience.
examples: He should get the toughest penalty possible for this killing.
glosses: If a person is tough, they are strong and may often fight.
examples: He was an older guy, truly tough with huge arms and a gold cross chain.
We looked pretty tough on our motorcycles.
tough (English, verb)
Forms: form: tough
tags: canonical
form: toughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: toughed
tags: past
form: toughed
tags: past
participle
form: toughing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʌf/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you tough something out, it is difficult, but you continue; you don't give up.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: Even though it rained the whole time, they toughed it out without complaining.
toughs (English, verb)
Forms: form: tough
tags: canonical
form: toughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: toughed
tags: past
form: toughed
tags: past
participle
form: toughing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of tough.
tougher (English, adj)
Forms: form: tough
tags: positive
form: tougher
tags: comparative
form: toughest
tags: superlative
glosses: The comparative form of tough; more tough.
toughed (English, verb)
Forms: form: tough
tags: canonical
form: toughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: toughed
tags: past
form: toughed
tags: past
participle
form: toughing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The past tense and past participle of tough.
toughing (English, verb)
Forms: form: tough
tags: canonical
form: toughs
tags: third-person
singular
form: toughed
tags: past
form: toughed
tags: past
participle
form: toughing
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of tough.
toughest (English, adj)
Forms: form: tough
tags: positive
form: tougher
tags: comparative
form: toughest
tags: superlative
glosses: The superlative form of tough; most tough.
track (English, noun)
Forms: form: track
raw_tags: Singular
form: tracks
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /træk/
tags: US
glosses: A track is a line on the ground or in space that people, animals or vehicles follow.
raw_tags: countable
examples: It's right where Hardy Road crosses the railroad tracks.
He was far enough off the beaten track that nobody was liable to find him there.
There was an indoor track where he ran daily to stay healthy.
It was called the Camiri Highway, but it was not much more than a two-lane dirt track.
Three people were killed and hundreds injured when a train jumped the tracks this morning.
I raced on a 250-meter track in Call and won.
The official track, shows this storm moving west.
glosses: A track is a single part of an audio recording that can be separated from other parts of a recording.
raw_tags: countable
music
examples: You can make digital copies of the CD tracks and save them in MP3 format.
Each instrument is recorded onto a different audio track.
The song is the opening track on the new album.
glosses: A track is a mark left on the ground by somebody or something walking or driving.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Phillip glanced at the policemen measuring and marking the tire tracks.
There were no car tracks, ski tracks--even deer tracks--anywhere near the house.
glosses: If you keep track of something, you follow it or always know where it is or what's happening with it.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: I use a watch in order to keep track of how long I've been studying.
I'm sure Father simply lost track of the time.
glosses: Track is the sport of running and jumping on a track.
raw_tags: uncountable
sports
examples: No new records were set in the most recent track and field championships.
He ran like an Olympic track star.
glosses: If you're on track to do something, you are taking the right steps to prepare and should be able to do it in the future.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Making a study plan is a good way to keep on track with your homework.
glosses: If you're on the fast track, you are moving ahead quickly in your job.
raw_tags: countable
glosses: A track is a long, flat circular band that goes over wheels to help a vehicle move in snow, on sand, etc.
raw_tags: countable
track (English, verb)
Forms: form: track
tags: canonical
form: tracks
tags: third-person
singular
form: tracked
tags: past
form: tracked
tags: past
participle
form: tracking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /træk/
tags: US
glosses: If you track something down, you find it after looking for it.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: He was trying to track down where she lived.
glosses: If you track something, you follow it, to see where it's going or how it's changing.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: I also started weighing myself weekly to track my progress.
Animal movements are tracked these days not on foot but by air.
glosses: If you track mud, water, or some other substance somewhere, you walk and leave it there.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
examples: The kids tracked mud all over my clean floors.
drinking water (English, noun)
Forms: form: drinking water
raw_tags: Singular
form: drinking waters
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: UK
glosses: Water that people can drink safely.
raw_tags: usually uncountable
treasure (English, noun)
Forms: form: treasure
raw_tags: Singular
form: treasures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtrɛʒə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: Treasure is a collection of valuable things, such as gold, diamonds, money, etc.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Going after buried treasure is just as scary in real life as it is in the movies.
I felt like I was in a children's novel, or a story of hidden treasure.
glosses: A treasure is something or someone that is very valuable or important.
raw_tags: countable
examples: As an actor, he's a national treasure.
treasure (English, verb)
Forms: form: treasure
tags: canonical
form: treasures
tags: third-person
singular
form: treasured
tags: past
form: treasured
tags: past
participle
form: treasuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚ/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtrɛʒə/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you treasure something that belongs to you, you take good care of it; it is very important to you.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: We will always treasure the memories of his visits.
treasures (English, noun)
Forms: form: treasure
raw_tags: Singular
form: treasures
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of treasure; more than one (kind of) treasure.
treasures (English, verb)
Forms: form: treasure
tags: canonical
form: treasures
tags: third-person
singular
form: treasured
tags: past
form: treasured
tags: past
participle
form: treasuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚz/
tags: US
ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəz/
tags: UK
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of treasure.
examples: He treasures the jewels that belonged to his mother.
belongs (English, verb)
Forms: form: belong
tags: canonical
form: belongs
tags: third-person
singular
form: belonged
tags: past
form: belonged
tags: past
participle
form: belonging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of belong.
examples: This car belongs to me and my sister.
Who do you think this dog belongs to?
The dictionary belongs in the reference section.
tremendous (English, adj)
Forms: form: tremendous
tags: positive
form: more tremendous
tags: comparative
form: most tremendous
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is tremendous, it is very good or very big.
examples: We've put a tremendous amount of effort into solving this case.
This is a tremendous, tremendous opportunity, and we should not let it get away.
The Soviet Union was under tremendous pressure during World War II.
A good leader can have a tremendous impact on a company.
The college has undergone tremendous growth in the last few years.
These changes present a tremendous opportunity for business looking to expand in Africa.
I have tremendous respect for what they've done.
People do not see this as a tremendous success.
She has tremendous energy for an 85-year-old.
belonged (English, verb)
Forms: form: belong
tags: canonical
form: belongs
tags: third-person
singular
form: belonged
tags: past
form: belonged
tags: past
participle
form: belonging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of belong.
examples: The jewel belonged to her grandmother before it was given to her.
belonging (English, verb)
Forms: form: belong
tags: canonical
form: belongs
tags: third-person
singular
form: belonged
tags: past
form: belonged
tags: past
participle
form: belonging
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of belong.
belonging (English, noun)
Forms: form: belonging
raw_tags: Singular
form: belongings
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/
tags: US
ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: Your belongings are the things that you own.
raw_tags: countable
usually plural
examples: Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.
loves (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: /lʌvz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of love.
loves (English, noun)
Forms: form: love
raw_tags: Singular
form: loves
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌvz/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of love; more than one (kind of) love.
loved (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: /lʌvd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of love.
loved (English, adj)
Forms: form: loved
tags: positive
form: more loved
tags: comparative
form: most loved
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌvd/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is loved by you, you feel great affection for it.
examples: John was loved by many people and he will be greatly missed.
Thanks for throwing me such a great birthday party! I feel so loved right now!
Buddy Bear was my most loved stuffed animal as a kid.
loving (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: /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of love.
loving (English, adj)
Forms: form: loving
tags: positive
form: more loving
tags: comparative
form: most loving
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
tags: US
glosses: To be loving is to show love or affection towards someone.
examples: She is a loving mother.
treasured (English, adj)
Forms: form: treasured
tags: positive
form: more treasured
tags: comparative
form: most treasured
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚd/
tags: US
glosses: If something is treasured, it is considered to be important.
synonyms: valued
cherished
treasured (English, verb)
Forms: form: treasure
tags: canonical
form: treasures
tags: third-person
singular
form: treasured
tags: past
form: treasured
tags: past
participle
form: treasuring
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəd/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of treasure.
examples: That was a treasured thing.
treasuring (English, verb)
Forms: form: treasure
tags: canonical
form: treasures
tags: third-person
singular
form: treasured
tags: past
form: treasured
tags: past
participle
form: treasuring
tags: present
participle
glosses: The present participle of treasure.
trial (English, noun)
Forms: form: trial
raw_tags: Singular
form: trials
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtraɪəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A trial is a meeting in court with a judge where two sides explain their positions and the judge or jury makes a decision.
raw_tags: countable
law
examples: He was taken to jail to await trial for murder.
Jury selection in the trial began today.
He's spending all that money on lawyers defending him at trial.
His criminal trial is set to begin Monday.
He was charged with murder and went on trial last week.
Can a black man get a fair trial in Canada?
The judge ruled that the trial would proceed on schedule.
I am likely to be a witness in this trial.
She will have to be back in court to stand trial again in about eight months.
glosses: A trial is a test to see if something works or not, especially in science.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Several randomized clinical trials have shown that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer.
In at least one large controlled trial, researchers found no positive effect for the drug.
Dr. Finkel is helping conduct the clinical trial.
glosses: Trial and error is the process of trying things and making mistakes as you learn something.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: There is some trial and error to finding the right solution.
glosses: A trial is a competition where the winners are chosen to move on to higher level competitions.
raw_tags: countable
sports
examples: She finishes in the top three at the Olympic trials in Toronto.
glosses: A trial is a difficult experience.
raw_tags: countable
trial (English, verb)
Forms: form: trialed
tags: past
form: trialed
tags: past
participle
form: trialing
tags: present
participle
form: trial
tags: canonical
form: trials
tags: third-person
singular
form: trialled
tags: past
form: trialled
tags: past
participle
form: trialling
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtraɪəl/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you trial something, you test it to see if it works, especially in science.
trying (English, verb)
Forms: form: try
tags: canonical
form: tries
tags: third-person
singular
form: tried
tags: past
form: tried
tags: past
participle
form: trying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The present participle of try.
trying (English, adj)
Forms: form: trying
tags: positive
form: more trying
tags: comparative
form: most trying
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If something is trying, it is difficult and makes you feel bad and tired.
tries (English, verb)
Forms: form: try
tags: canonical
form: tries
tags: third-person
singular
form: tried
tags: past
form: tried
tags: past
participle
form: trying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of try.
tries (English, noun)
Forms: form: try
raw_tags: Singular
form: tries
tags: plural
Pronunciation: raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of try; more than one (kind of) try.
examples: You get three tries to get the ball through the hoop in order to win.
tried (English, verb)
Forms: form: try
tags: canonical
form: tries
tags: third-person
singular
form: tried
tags: past
form: tried
tags: past
participle
form: trying
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /traɪd/
tags: US
glosses: The past tense and past participle of try.
editor (English, noun)
Forms: form: editor
raw_tags: Singular
form: editors
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛdɪtə/
tags: US
glosses: An editor is someone who edits or changes the text in a document.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Simple English Wiktionary welcomes all editors to edit its pages.
synonyms: contributor
glosses: An editor is a computer program that allows users to add text to a document.
raw_tags: countable
examples: Simple English Wiktionary has a special editor for adding or modifying pages.
editors (English, noun)
Forms: form: editor
raw_tags: Singular
form: editors
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of editor; more than one (kind of) editor.
ultimate (English, adj)
Forms: form: ultimate
tags: positive
form: more ultimate
tags: comparative
form: most ultimate
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌltɪmɪt/
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈʌltəmɪt/
tags: US
tags: UK
tags: US
glosses: The ultimate goal, success, decision, etc. is the final one.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: You can't have ultimate success without a lot of little successes.
The moon is good, but there's no question that Mars is the ultimate goal.
Presidents have the ultimate responsibility to keep us safe.
glosses: The ultimate test, responsibility, power, etc. is the one that is more important, bigger, stronger, etc. than the others.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: They are trying to build the ultimate computer, one that can do anything and everything.
If you could save someone's life, I think that's the ultimate goal.
variety (English, noun)
Forms: form: variety
raw_tags: Singular
form: varieties
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /vəˈraɪ.ɪ.ti/
tags: US
glosses: A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same.
tags: singular
raw_tags: countable
examples: Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets.
This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings.
The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy.
The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material.
We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources.
They felt it was important for a variety of reasons.
The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors.
Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities.
glosses: Variety is the quality of not being the same.
raw_tags: uncountable
examples: Fruit can add variety to your salads.
glosses: A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The shop has 25 tomato varieties.
By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties.
vast (English, adj)
Forms: form: vaster
tags: comparative
form: vastest
tags: superlative
form: vast
tags: positive
form: more vast
tags: comparative
form: most vast
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: tags: UK
ipa: /vɑːst/
tags: UK
ipa: /væst/
tags: US
tags: US
glosses: If something is vast, it is very, very big.
examples: Tax rates will go up for the vast majority of the population.
The system wastes vast sums of money.
To do such work takes vast amounts of time and patience.
The army marched over the vast territories of Russia.
We saw vast improvements in their test scores.
Two boats simply wouldn't be able to find each other in these vast oceans.
Indonesia is stretches over a vast number of islands.
They're building a vast network of power lines to transport the electricity.
He has a vast collection of photos.
The building was vast and empty.
The problem is that distances are so vast.
virtual (English, adj)
Forms: form: virtual
tags: positive
form: more virtual
tags: comparative
form: most virtual
tags: superlative
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/
tags: UK
tags: UK
ipa: /ˈvɝtʃuəl/
tags: US
tags: US
tags: UK
glosses: A virtual world, tour, address, etc. is one that is made to look like or replace a real one, usually using a computer.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: He is the designer of three of the top virtual reality games.
They study educational uses of online virtual worlds.
There are vital virtual communities forming and re-forming out there on the Internet all the time.
There's no way to create virtual smell or taste.
glosses: A virtual monopoly, certainty, disappearance, etc. is a one that is close to 100%.
raw_tags: usually before a noun
examples: Google has a virtual monopoly on web searches.
ward (English, noun)
Forms: form: ward
raw_tags: Singular
form: wards
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɔrd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: A ward is an area in a hospital that focused on one kind of medicine.
raw_tags: countable
examples: We visited them in the hospital's children's ward.
glosses: A ward is an area of a city.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The lower ninth ward of New Orleans was destroyed by the flood.
glosses: A ward is someone, usually a child, who is under the legal care of someone else.
raw_tags: countable
ward (English, verb)
Forms: form: ward
tags: canonical
form: wards
tags: third-person
singular
form: warded
tags: past
form: warded
tags: past
participle
form: warding
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔːd/
tags: UK
ipa: /wɔrd/
tags: US
raw_tags: Audio
tags: US
glosses: If you ward off something bad, you do something to keep it away.
raw_tags: transitive & intransitive
witness (English, noun)
Forms: form: witness
raw_tags: Singular
form: witnesses
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪtnəs/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime.
raw_tags: countable
examples: The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses.
The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births.
Police took signed statements from the witnesses.
The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses.
glosses: A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime.
raw_tags: countable
law
examples: The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time.
Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing.
She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.
witness (English, verb)
Forms: form: witness
tags: canonical
form: witnesses
tags: third-person
singular
form: witnessed
tags: past
form: witnessed
tags: past
participle
form: witnessing
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪtnəs/
tags: US
tags: Australia
glosses: If you witness something, you see it.
raw_tags: transitive
examples: She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war.
She witnessed some terrible events during the war.
glosses: If something witnesses something, it experiences it.
raw_tags: transitive
abbeys (English, noun)
Forms: form: abbey
raw_tags: Singular
form: abbeys
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of abbey; more than one (kind of) abbey.
absences (English, noun)
Forms: form: absence
raw_tags: Singular
form: absences
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of absence; more than one (kind of) absence.
albums (English, noun)
Forms: form: album
raw_tags: Singular
form: albums
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of album; more than one (kind of) album.
alcoholics (English, noun)
Forms: form: alcoholic
raw_tags: Singular
form: alcoholics
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of alcoholic; more than one (kind of) alcoholic.
basements (English, noun)
Forms: form: basement
raw_tags: Singular
form: basements
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of basement; more than one (kind of) basement.
bats (English, noun)
Forms: form: bat
raw_tags: Singular
form: bats
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæts/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bat; more than one (kind of) bat.
bats (English, verb)
Forms: form: bat
tags: canonical
form: bats
tags: third-person
singular
form: batted
tags: past
form: batted
tags: past
participle
form: batting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bæts/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of bat.
behaves (English, verb)
Forms: form: behave
tags: canonical
form: behaves
tags: third-person
singular
form: behaved
tags: past
form: behaved
tags: past
participle
form: behaving
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of behave.
benches (English, noun)
Forms: form: bench
raw_tags: Singular
form: benches
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bench; more than one (kind of) bench.
benches (English, verb)
Forms: form: bench
tags: canonical
form: benches
tags: third-person
singular
form: benched
tags: past
form: benched
tags: past
participle
form: benching
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of bench.
bibles (English, noun)
Forms: form: bible
raw_tags: Singular
form: bibles
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of bible; more than one (kind of) bible.
blades (English, noun)
Forms: form: blade
raw_tags: Singular
form: blades
tags: plural
glosses: The plural form of blade; more than one (kind of) blade.
blades (English, verb)
Forms: form: blade
tags: canonical
form: blades
tags: third-person
singular
form: bladed
tags: past
form: bladed
tags: past
participle
form: blading
tags: present
participle
glosses: The third-person singular form of blade.
bolts (English, noun)
Forms: form: bolt
raw_tags: Singular
form: bolts
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bəʊlts/
tags: UK
ipa: /boʊlts/
tags: US
glosses: The plural form of bolt; more than one (kind of) bolt.
bolts (English, verb)
Forms: form: bolt
tags: canonical
form: bolts
tags: third-person
singular
form: bolted
tags: past
form: bolted
tags: past
participle
form: bolting
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bəʊlts/
tags: UK
ipa: /boʊlts/
tags: US
glosses: The third-person singular form of bolt.
borders (English, noun)
Forms: form: border
raw_tags: Singular
form: borders
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɔrdərz/
tags: US
ipa: /bɔːdəz/
tags: UK
glosses: The plural form of border; more than one (kind of) border.
borders (English, verb)
Forms: form: border
tags: canonical
form: borders
tags: third-person
singular
form: bordered
tags: past
form: bordered
tags: past
participle
form: bordering
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɔrdərz/
tags: US
ipa: /bɔːdəz/
tags: UK
glosses: The third-person singular form of border.
brakes (English, noun)
Forms: form: brake
raw_tags: Singular
form: brakes
tags: plural
Pronunciation: ipa: /breɪks/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: breaks
glosses: The plural form of brake; more than one (kind of) brake.
brakes (English, verb)
Forms: form: brake
tags: canonical
form: brakes
tags: third-person
singular
form: braked
tags: past
form: braked
tags: past
participle
form: braking
tags: present
participle
Pronunciation: ipa: /breɪks/
tags: UK
tags: US
homophones: breaks
glosses: The third-person singular form of brake.