amidst

forms: amidst

glosses: If something is amidst other things, it is in the middle of them.

text: She saw the moon rising above the open sea amidst flying clouds.

glosses: If something happens amidst other things, it happens at the same time as them.

text: Amdist all the packing and moving, she still had to study.

ipa: /aˈmɪdst/


outside

forms: outside

pos: prep

glosses: outdoors; not in a building; under the open sky

text: The plants are outside the house.

text: We advised the children to play baseball outside.

ipa: /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/

preposition

expansion: [POS TABLE]


carting

forms:
cart (canonical)
carts (third-person singular)
carted (past)
carted (past participle)
carting (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

cart


beneath

forms: beneath

text: The book is beneath the table.

text: The garage is beneath the road.

ipa: /bɪˈniːθ/


accepts

forms:
accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accept.

accept


shocks

forms:
shock (singular)
shocks (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: The plural form of shock; more than one (kind of) shock.

noun

shock


shocks

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shock.


carts

forms:
cart (singular)
carts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cart; more than one (kind of) cart.


parts

forms:
part (singular)
parts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of part; more than one (kind of) part.

ipa: /pɑːts/

part


parts

forms:
part (canonical)
parts (third-person singular)
parted (past)
parted (past participle)
parting (present participle)


often

forms:
often (positive)
more often (comparative)
Superlativemost often

pos: adv

glosses: When something happens often, that means that it happens many times and frequently.

text: I drink a lot of water and need to urinate often.

text: How often do you exercise?

text: I often visit my elderly aunt Grace.

text: It's often difficult to learn a new language.

ipa: /ˈɒfn/

sampa: /"Qfn/

ipa: /ˈɔːfn/

adverb

more: true


gaming

forms:
game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

ipa: /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaming.wav

verb

gam

e


gaming

forms: gaming (singular)

glosses: Playing games, especially betting games.

text: Las Vegas is famous for its gaming.

noun

gaming


part of speech

forms:
part of speech (singular)
parts of speech (plural)

glosses: The parts of speech are a traditional grouping of word classes into: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection, conjunction, and sometimes article.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-part of speech.wav

part of speech

parts of speech


beforehand

forms: beforehand

text: You should have told me about the presentation beforehand. I haven't even prepared.

ipa: /bɪˈfɔːhænd/

ipa: /bɪˈfɔrhænd/


sides

forms:
side (singular)
sides (plural)

glosses: The plural form of side; more than one (kind of) side.

side


sides

forms:
side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)

verb

sid


payments

forms:
payment (singular)
payments (plural)

glosses: The plural form of payment; more than one (kind of) payment.

text: Please be sure to send your payments in on time.

enpr: pāʹmənts

ipa: /ˈpeɪmənts/

hyphenation: pay‧ments

noun

payment


matches

forms:
match (singular)
matches (plural)

glosses: The plural form of match; more than one (kind of) match.

text: Don't let the matches get wet or we'll never be able to start a fire.

match

matches


matches

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of match.

text: This store matches prices on all of their furniture; if you find a better price at another store, they'll match it.

text: I'm not sure this shirt matches these pants.

verb

es


outsourcing

forms:
outsource (canonical)
outsources (third-person singular)
outsourced (past)
outsourced (past participle)
outsourcing (present participle)

outsourc


sciences

forms:
science (singular)
sciences (plural)

glosses: The plural form of science; more than one (kind of) science.

noun

science


into

forms: into

text: I opened the door and stepped into the house.

hyphenation: in‧to


amid

forms: amid

glosses: You use amid to talk about something happening at the same time as many other things.

text: Amid all the riots during the blackout, many stores were looted.

glosses: You use amid to talk about something being in the middle of something else.

ipa: /əˈmɪd/


snowing

forms:
snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)

verb

snow


blanks

forms:
blank (singular)
blanks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of blank; more than one (kind of) blank.

noun

blank


blanks

forms:
blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of blank.


pushing

forms:
push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)

verb

push


shoulders

forms:
shoulder (singular)
shoulders (plural)

glosses: The plural form of shoulder; more than one (kind of) shoulder.

noun

shoulder


shoulders

forms:
shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shoulder.


shouldered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shoulder.


agrees

forms:
agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of agree.

verb

agree

agrees

agreed

agreeing


next

forms: next

pos: det

glosses: The next thing is the one after this one.

text: I saw her again the next day.

text: The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

text: When this is completed, the next step will be to edit everything carefully.

text: She plans to leave the company in the next two years.

glosses: The next place is the one beside, or on the other side of this one.

text: No, this is number 12, number 14 is the next house.

text: Be quiet, the children are sleeping in the next room.

glosses: Next week, month, year, etc. is the one that follows this one.

text: I'll see you again next week.

glosses: Next is used with a superlative adjective to denote what follows in the specified order.

text: The next best thing to flying is gliding.

enpr: nĕkst

ipa: /nɛkst/

sampa: /nEkst/


next

text: Next, we have the 6:00 news.

text: The woman was next seen in the office 4 days later.

text: It was performed next the following year.

text: She stood next to the window.


sizes

forms:
size (singular)
sizes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of size; more than one (kind of) size.

text: What sizes do these shoes come in?

text: I have different sizes of boxes for different things.

noun

size


sizes

forms:
size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

verb

siz


grandson

forms:
grandson (singular)
grandsons (plural)

glosses: Someone's grandson is the son of their son or daughter.

text: My son, John, has a son named George. George is my grandson.

text: My daughter, Mary, just had a baby boy. He is my grandson.

text: I have two grandsons, Bob and Phil. They are the sons of my daughter.

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)sʌn/

hyphenation: grand‧son


as long as

forms: as long as

text: As long as you know what you're doing, it should be fine.


practiced

forms:
practiced (positive)
more practiced (comparative)
most practiced (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

enpr: prăkʹtĭst

ipa: /ˈpræktɪst/


practiced

forms:
practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of practice.

practic


double

forms: double (positive)

glosses: A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.

text: We opened the double door to let the piano come in.

text: Call me at five nine double three.

glosses: A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.

text: With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.

text: They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.

glosses: Twice as big, twice as many, or twice as much as usual.

text: I'll have a double coffee.

glosses: If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.

text: The new computer was double the cost of the old one.

text: Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.

ipa: /ˈdʌbəl/


double

forms:
double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

text: The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.

text: We need to double the number of people buying it.

glosses: If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.

text: The kitchen doubles as our dining room.

glosses: If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.

glosses: If two people double up, they stay or work together.

doubl


double

forms:
double (singular)
doubles (plural)

glosses: Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.

glosses: In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.


threw

forms:
throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)

ipa: /'θrʊə/

throw

throws

threw

thrown

throwing


bottles

forms:
bottle (singular)
bottles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bottle; more than one (kind of) bottle.

ipa: /ˈbɑtl̩z/

ipa: /ˈbɒtl̩z/

hyphenation: bot‧tles

noun

bottle


bottles

forms:
bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bottle.

verb

bottl


correcting

forms:
correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

correct


penguin

forms:
penguin (singular)
penguins (plural)

glosses: A penguin is a sea bird that cannot fly.

text: We went to the Zoo to see the penguins.

enpr: pĕng'gwĭn, pĕn'gwĭn


corrected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of correct.


practised

forms:
practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of practise.

practis


extra

forms: extra (positive)

glosses: Something that is more than what you expected; exceeding; additional.

text: I always put extra ketchup on my hamburger.

ipa: /ˈɛkstrə/

hyphenation: ex‧tra


extra

glosses: If something is extra good, large, special, etc., it is more so than normal.

text: This shirt is extra large; it's too big for me.


extra

forms:
extra (singular)
extras (plural)

glosses: An extra is a feature that that you usually pay more for when you buy something.

text: She got the car with all the sporty extras.

glosses: An extra is a person appearing in a movie who is not listed in the credits.


depending

forms: depending

glosses: Depending on x, means that the truth of what you say is affected by x.

text: People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.


depending

forms:
depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

text: I'm depending on you to bring the drinks to the party. It'll be a disaster if you forget.

depend


title: due to

redirect: due

pos: hard-redirect


per

forms: per

text: Double rooms with full breakfast are £40 per person per night.

ipa: /pɜː(r)/

ipa: /pɝ/


queens

forms:
queen (singular)
queens (plural)

glosses: The plural form of queen; more than one (kind of) queen.

noun

queen


queens

forms:
queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of queen.


cricket

forms:
cricket (singular)
crickets (plural)

glosses: Cricket is a sport played with a bat and ball.


nations

forms:
nation (singular)
nations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of nation; more than one (kind of) nation.

nation


within

forms: within

text: We should be finished within 30 minutes.

text: The station is within a 10 minute walk from here.

text: He lives within the city walls.

ipa: /wɪˈðɪn/

sampa: /wI"DIn/

ipa: /wɪˈθɪn/

sampa: /wI"TIn/


barred

forms:
bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bar.

ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)d/

verb

bar

r


lad

forms:
lad (singular)
lads (plural)

text: Why aren't you lads in school?

glosses: Sometimes, people call a man a lad when they know that person well.

ipa: /læd/


whether

forms: whether

pos: conj

glosses: Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown.

text: I asked whether she had arrived.

text: It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.

enpr: wĕthə(r)

ipa: /ˈwɛðə(r)/

enpr: hwĕthə(r)

ipa: /ˈʍɛðə(r)/

homophones: weather wether

hyphenation: wheth‧er


beside

forms: beside

etymology_text: be- + side

ety-prefix

be

side

expansion: be- + side

glosses: If x is beside y, it is close to y, but not in front or behind.

text: The book is beside the table.

ipa: /bɪˈsaɪd/

ipa: /biˈsaɪd/


awright

forms: awright

pos: intj

text: Awright! We won!


along

forms: along

glosses: If one thing happens along with another, they go together.

text: Along with his daughter, he is studying French.

text: She gave him a shirt along with the pants.

glosses: If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it.

text: We're going to go along with your plan.

glosses: You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end.

text: Along the road were just a few cars.

text: They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea.

glosses: If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning.

text: He knew the real story all along.

glosses: If two people get along, they are friendly with each other.

text: I don't go to her house because we don't get along.

ipa: /əˈlɒŋ/

ipa: /əˈlɔŋ/

hyphenation: a‧long


agreed

forms:
agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of agree.

ipa: /ə'griːd/


differently

etymology_text: different + -ly

ety-suffix

different

ly

expansion: different + -ly

text: The new manager wants to run things differently from before.

ipa: /ˈdɪfrəntli/


as though

forms: as though

text: It could look as though we're trying to hide something.

text: She acts as though she hates me.

text: It's as though we were in jail or something.

text: As though this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.


as to

forms: as to

text: They were not clear as to when it would end.

text: As to our previous conversation, I think you were right.


afterwards

forms: afterwards

etymology_text: after + -wards

after

wards

expansion: after + -wards

glosses: If something happens afterwards, it happens after the time that you are talking about.

ipa: /ˈɑːftəwədz/

ipa: /ˈæftɚwɚdz/


bears

forms:
bear (singular)
bears (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bear; more than one (kind of) bear.

ipa: /bɛrz/

ipa: /bɛəz/

noun

bear


bears

forms:
born (past participle)
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
borne (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

bears

bore

born

bearing

borne


considering

forms:
consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

text: She is considering changing careers.

ipa: /kənˈsɪdərɪŋ/

hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ing

verb

consider


considering

forms: considering

text: Considering all the problems we've had, it's amazing we finished.


tense

forms:
tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

text: Make sure that the net is as stretched as tense as possible for maximum coverage.

text: How odd it was that he was a very courageous boy, yet he became very tense when he was being asked to dance.

enpr: tĕns

ipa: /tɛns/

adj

tense

tenser

tensest


tense

forms:
tense (singular)
tenses (plural)

glosses: Tense is a grammatical system of verb forms that usually shows past, present, or future time.

text: Unlike French, English only has two tenses: past and present.

glosses: A tense is one of the verb forms marked by the tense system.

text: The verb cut is spelled the same in both tenses.

glosses: In popular language, a tense is often used to refer to any verb form including tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

text: Shouldn't this be in the progressive tense?


tense

forms:
tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

verb

tens


bars

forms:
bar (singular)
bars (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bar; more than one (kind of) bar.

ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)z/


bars

forms:
bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)


title: contrary to

redirect: contrary


photograph

forms:
photograph (singular)
photographs (plural)

glosses: A photograph is a picture that is created by a camera digitally or on film.

text: The photograph of the event won a Pulitzer Prize.


photograph

forms:
photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

glosses: If you take a photograph of someone or something, you take a photograph of it.

text: He photographed the wedding for them.


title: counter to

redirect: counter


title: apart from

redirect: apart


beyond

forms: beyond

glosses: If x is beyond y, it is on the far side of y.

text: He went beyond the mountains, into the woods.

ipa: /bɪˈjɒnd/

ipa: /biˈ(j)ɑnd/

hyphenation: be‧yond


soaps

forms:
soap (singular)
soaps (plural)

glosses: The plural form of soap; more than one (kind of) soap.

noun

soap


soaps

forms:
soap (canonical)
soaps (third-person singular)
soaped (past)
soaped (past participle)
soaping (present participle)


rises

forms:
rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)

enpr: rīzʹĭz

ipa: /ˈraɪzɪz/

verb

rise

rises

rose

risen

rising


colors

forms:
color (singular)
colors (plural)

glosses: The plural form of color; more than one (kind of) color.

noun

color


colors

forms:
color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of color.


throws

forms:
throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of throw.

throw


throws

forms:
throw (singular)
throws (plural)

glosses: The plural form of throw; more than one (kind of) throw.


title: depending on

redirect: depending


afterward

forms: afterward

etymology_text: after + -ward

ety-suffix

ward

expansion: after + -ward

glosses: If something happens afterward, it happens after the time that you are talking about.

text: Joe went to the bank. Afterward he went to the store.

hyphenation: af‧ter‧ward


thrown

ipa: /θrəʊn/


hands

forms:
hand (singular)
hands (plural)

glosses: The plural form of hand; more than one (kind of) hand.

text: My hands are dirty from digging in the dirt all afternoon.

text: Please wash your hands before you eat.

noun

hand


hands

forms:
hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

text: He always hands the basketball to a teammate because he isn't comfortable dribbling.

text: My mother only hands the butter to me if I ask politely.


according

forms: according

glosses: If something is true according to a source, it means that source says or shows that it is true.

text: According to a friend of mine, they are thinking of building a new mall near here.

text: According to the weather forecast, it will rain today.

text: You may go or stay, according as you decide.

ipa: /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/

ipa: /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/


according

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

verb

accord


determiner

forms:
determiner (singular)
determiners (plural)

etymology_text: determine + -er

ety-suffix

determine

er

expansion: determine + -er

glosses: A determiner is a function label used in a noun phrase, marking the noun phrase as being definite or indefinite.

glosses: A determiner is one of a small set of words that restrict the referents of noun phrases (see here for a list).

text: When discussing lexical category, the terms determiner and determinative are sometimes used interchangeably.

ipa: /dɪˈtəːmɪnə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-determiner.wav


as if

forms: as if

text: It could look as if we're trying to hide something.

text: She acts as if she hates me.

text: It's as if we were in jail or something.

text: As if this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.

glosses: Used in exclamations to say that something is not true.

text: "I'm not going to help anymore." "As if you were helping before!"


practising

forms:
practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

verb

practis


as soon as

forms: as soon as

text: As soon as she heard the news, she began screaming.


flies

forms:
fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

text: His job requires a lot of traveling; he flies across the country several times a month.

ipa: /flaɪz/

fly

flies

flew

flown

flying


flies

forms:
fly (singular)
flies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of fly; more than one (kind of) fly.

text: There are flies all over the dumpster because it's full of trash.


as well as

forms: as well as

pos: phrase

glosses: If you do something as well as something else, you do them both equally well.

text: He plays soccer as well as he plays basketball.

text: Lucy teaches geometry as well as her husband.

glosses: You use as well as to add more information.

text: As well as working from 9:00 to 15:00, I've also been studying in the evenings.

text: As well as classroom teaching and learning, we saw their foreign language extracurricular activities and audio-visual equipment.

ipa: /əz ˈwɛl æz/

audio: en-us-as well as.ogg


as well as

text: He uses his web page to advertise his products as well as provide information about his hobby.

text: Both the American public, as well as government, were unwilling to begin another war.

text: Logic as well as experience support this choice.

text: We need to look at the positive as well as the negative points.


overhead

forms: overhead

etymology_text: over- + head

ety-prefix

over

head

expansion: over- + head

enpr: ōʹvər-hĕd'

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌhɛd/


since

forms: since

glosses: From a particular time in the past until now or until a later time in the past.

text: I haven't been there since 1969.

text: Since you told me about it, I've been thinking a lot.

glosses: You use since to show that something known is the reason for something else.

text: Since John can't be there, we'll try for another day. (The audience already knows that John can't be there.)

ipa: /sɪns/

sampa: /sIns/


meaning

forms:
meaning (singular)
meanings (plural)

glosses: The meaning of something is the idea or message that it has. In language, meaning is what speech or writing is intended to convey to the listener or reader.

text: What is the meaning of that word?

glosses: The meaning of something is its purpose.

text: School doesn't have much meaning for me anymore.

ipa: /ˈmiːnɪŋ/


meaning

forms:
mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

verb

mean

means

meant

meaning


forth

forms: forth

text: She brought forth a son.

ipa: /fɔəθ/


onto

forms: onto

text: He walked along pier and onto the ship.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-onto.wav

hyphenation: on‧to


throughout

forms: throughout

text: We have made changes throughout the company.

text: Food is available throughout the day.

enpr: thro͞o-out'

ipa: [θruːˈʷaʊt]

ipa: /θruˈʌʊt/


bedpan

forms:
bedpan (singular)
bedpans (plural)

glosses: A pan that is used while in bed instead of a toilet.


backward

forms: backward

etymology_text: back + -ward

ety-suffix

back

expansion: back + -ward

glosses: If something is backward, it is facing the back.

ipa: /ˈbækwəd/

ipa: /ˈbækwɚd/


selling

forms:
sell (canonical)
sells (third-person singular)
sold (past)
sold (past participle)
selling (present participle)

verb

sell

sells

sold

selling


lasts

forms:
last (canonical)
lasts (third-person singular)
lasted (past)
lasted (past participle)
lasting (present participle)

last


expresses

forms:
express (canonical)
expresses (third-person singular)
expressed (past)
expressed (past participle)
expressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of express.

text: She expresses herself through her poetry and art.

express


kid

forms:
kid (singular)
kids (plural)

glosses: Your kid brother or sister is younger than you.

ipa: /kɪd/


kid

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

text: You've got to be kidding. If that is not a joke, you will be in a lot of trouble.

kid

d


flew

forms:
fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

text: I flew into Chicago from Atlanta this morning.

text: Oh my gosh! That bird just flew into a window!

ipa: /flʊə/

homophones: flu flue


boards

forms:
board (singular)
boards (plural)

glosses: The plural form of board; more than one (kind of) board.

enpr: bôrdz

ipa: /bɔːrdz/

enpr: bôdz

ipa: /bɔːdz/

noun

board


boards

forms:
board (canonical)
boards (third-person singular)
boarded (past)
boarded (past participle)
boarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of board.


aerials

forms:
aerial (singular)
aerials (plural)

glosses: The plural form of aerial; more than one (kind of) aerial.

aerial


corrects

forms:
correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of correct.

verb

correct


holidays

forms:
holiday (singular)
holidays (plural)

glosses: The plural form of holiday; more than one (kind of) holiday.

noun

holiday


holidays

forms:
holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of holiday.


shouldering

forms:
shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

verb

shoulder


abandoning

forms:
abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

text: Many people have been abandoning their homes.

abandon


abandoning

forms: abandoning (singular)

text: The abandoning of the child happened 10 years ago.

noun

abandoning


handed

forms:
hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hand.

text: The nurse handed the scalpel to the doctor so he could make the cut.

text: He handed the ball to his teammate.

text: My mom handed me some potatoes and asked me to help her peel them.

ipa: /ˈhændɪd/

verb

hand


memorably

forms:
memorably (positive)
more memorably (comparative)
Superlativemost memorably


flying

text: I'm nervous as this is my first time flying in an airplane.

text: The bird is flying over the field right now.

hyphenation: fly‧ing


pools

forms:
pool (singular)
pools (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pool; more than one (kind of) pool.

text: The hotel has two pools: an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.

ipa: /puːlz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pools.wav

noun

pool


pools

forms:
pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

text: If she pools her money with mine, we'll have enough to buy a present for Dad.


counter

forms:
counter (singular)
counters (plural)

glosses: A counter is a flat surface to work on, often in a kitchen.

glosses: A counter is a small coin-shaped object, often used in games.

ipa: /ˈkaʊntɚ/

ipa: /ˈkaʊntə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-counter.wav

hyphenation: count‧er


counter

forms: counter


concerning

forms: concerning

text: Concerning the schedule, there have been a number of changes.

ipa: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/


concerning

forms:
concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

ipa: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/

verb

concern


concerning

forms:
concerning (positive)
more concerning (comparative)
most concerning (superlative)

glosses: If something is concerning, it makes you worry.

text: The change in her health is very concerning.

ipa: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/


vandalism

forms:
vandalism (singular)
vandalisms (plural)

glosses: Vandalism is the damage or destruction of someone else's property or of common or shared property.

text: Graffiti is a form of vandalism rampant in urban areas.

ipa: /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vandalism.wav


barring

forms:
bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-barring.wav

bar


barring

forms: barring

text: Barring a big change in popular opinion, he should become the next president.

text: Nothing barring a major disaster can stop her.

ipa: /ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


except

forms: except

glosses: You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.

text: Except mercury, most metals are solids.

text: Well, isn't there anything you can do except play cards?

ipa: /ɪkˈsɛpt/


except

forms:
except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)


practices

forms:
practice (singular)
practices (plural)

glosses: The plural form of practice; more than one (kind of) practice.

ipa: /ˈpræktɪsɪz/

noun

practice


practices

forms:
practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of practice.

verb

practic

e


snowed

forms:
snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of snow.

snow


backwards

forms: backwards

etymology_text: back + -wards

ety-suffix

back

expansion: back + -wards

glosses: If something is backwards, it is facing the back.

ipa: /ˈbækwɜːdz/

ipa: /ˈbækwɝdz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upwards.wav


backwards

forms:
backwards (positive)
more backwards (comparative)
most backwards (superlative)

glosses: Something that is backwards is inefficient and not advanced.

text: This society is very backwards, primitive in comparison to the country we came from.


deceptive

forms:
deceptive (positive)
more deceptive (comparative)
most deceptive (superlative)

glosses: If something is deceptive, it tries to make people believe something that is not true; it misleads.

text: He is a deceptive person. I would not trust him.


times

forms:
time (singular)
times (plural)

glosses: The plural form of time; more than one (kind of) time.

enpr: tīmz

ipa: /taɪmz/

ipa: /tɑemz/

noun

time


times

forms:
time (canonical)
times (third-person singular)
timed (past)
timed (past participle)
timing (present participle)

verb

tim


times

forms: times

text: "Three times three is nine" is written: 3 × 3 = 9.


fed

forms:
feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of feed.

text: I fed fish to my cat this morning.

ipa: /fεd/

feed

feeds

fed

fed

feeding


spells

forms:
spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spell.

spell


spells

forms:
spell (singular)
spells (plural)

glosses: The plural form of spell; more than one (kind of) spell.


dentist

forms:
dentist (singular)
dentists (plural)

glosses: A dentist is a doctor who specializes in dentistry.

text: I have to go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled.

ipa: /ˈdɛntɪst/


alright

forms: alright (positive)

glosses: When something is alright, that means that it is in good condition.

text: My car is alright.

glosses: When a person or animal is alright, they are in good health.

text: I had a headache earlier, but now I'm alright.

enpr: ôl'rīt'

ipa: /ˌɔːlˈraɪt/

audio: en-us-all right1.ogg

audio: en-us-all right2.ogg


alright

text: The soccer tournament went alright, I guess.


alright

forms: alright

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


throwing

forms:
throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)

throw

throws


rules

forms:
rule (singular)
rules (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rule; more than one (kind of) rule.

ipa: /ˈruːlz/

noun

rule


rules

forms:
rule (canonical)
rules (third-person singular)
ruled (past)
ruled (past participle)
ruling (present participle)

verb

rul


inks

forms:
ink (singular)
inks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of ink; more than one (kind of) ink.

text: There are many different colored inks for you to choose from.

text: Some inks are natural, while others are man-made.

noun

ink


inks

forms:
ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

text: That tattoo artist inks 10 people a day.


birds

forms:
bird (singular)
birds (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bird; more than one (kind of) bird.

ipa: /bɝdz/

ipa: /bɜːdz/

bird


birds

forms:
bird (canonical)
birds (third-person singular)
birded (past)
birded (past participle)
birding (present participle)


snows

forms:
snow (singular)
snows (plural)

glosses: The plural form of snow; more than one (kind of) snow.


snows

forms:
snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)


downwards

forms: downwards

etymology_text: down + -wards

ety-suffix

down

expansion: down + -wards

text: The company's sales have been following a downwards trend for the last three years.

text: Push the button beside the downwards arrow.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwədz/

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-downwards.wav


colours

forms:
colour (singular)
colours (plural)

glosses: The plural form of colour; more than one (kind of) colour.

noun

colour


colours

forms:
colour (canonical)
colours (third-person singular)
coloured (past)
coloured (past participle)
colouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of colour.


favours

forms:
favour (singular)
favours (plural)

glosses: The plural form of favour; more than one (kind of) favour.

text: I don't ask you for many favours, so will you please do this for me?

favour


favours

forms:
favour (canonical)
favours (third-person singular)
favoured (past)
favoured (past participle)
favouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of favour.

text: After standing for long periods of time he favours his right leg.


downward

forms: downward

etymology_text: down + -ward

ety-suffix

expansion: down + -ward

text: The company's sales have been following a downward trend for the last three years.

text: Push the button beside the downward arrow.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwɚd/

ipa: /ˈdaʊnwəd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-downward.wav


carrying

forms:
carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

verb

carr

y


fortunes

forms:
fortune (singular)
fortunes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of fortune; more than one (kind of) fortune.

noun

fortune


couldn't

forms:
can (present)
could (past)
couldn't (negative)

etymology_text: could + -n't

word parts

could

-n't

expansion: could + -n't

text: He couldn't make it to work yesterday because he was sick.

text: I couldn't believe how rude she was.

can

could

couldn't


fine

forms:
fine (positive)
finer (comparative)
finest (superlative)

glosses: If something is fine, it is OK, not a problem, or acceptable.

text: She said it works -- it's fine.

text: "Can I put it here?" "There? Oh, yes, yes, fine! Put it there."

text: "How are you?" "Fine, thanks!"

glosses: If something is fine, it is very good in quality.

text: This is a fine example of how we can work together.

text: Everyone should be able to enjoy fine music and fine art.

text: She's one of Spain's finest skiers.

glosses: If the weather is fine, the sun is out and it is not raining or snowing.

text: Grind it into a fine powder.

text: It's hard to see the fine details.

glosses: if someone is fine, then they are good-looking or attractive.

text: That woman is so fine!

ipa: /faɪn/

sampa: /faIn/

adj

fine

finer

finest


fine

glosses: If something works fine, it works well, or without any problems.

text: Going there today would suit me fine.

glosses: If you draw or cut something fine, you do it in very small pieces or with small detail.


fine

forms:
fine (singular)
fines (plural)

glosses: A fine is money that you pay for breaking a rule or the law.

text: There is a $500 fine for smoking inside.


fine

forms:
fine (canonical)
fines (third-person singular)
fined (past)
fined (past participle)
fining (present participle)

glosses: If you fine someone, you make them pay money for breaking a rule or the law.

text: He was fined $500 for smoking inside.

glosses: To make something finer in quality or size.

text: The wine will fine with time.

verb

fin


granddaughter

forms:
granddaughter (singular)
granddaughters (plural)

glosses: Someone's granddaughter is the daughter of their son or daughter.

text: My son, John, has a daughter named Patty. Patty is my granddaughter.

text: My daughter, Mary, just had a baby girl. She is my granddaughter.


won't

forms:
will (present)
would (past)
won't (negative)

text: I won't be doing any work today; instead, I'll be watching TV.

enpr: wōnt

ipa: /wəʊnt/

ipa: /woʊnt/

sampa: /woUnt/

will

would

won't


feeds

forms:
feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

text: She feeds the baby every two hours.

text: He feeds the dog twice a day.

feed


feeds

forms:
feed (singular)
feeds (plural)

glosses: The plural form of feed; more than one (kind of) feed.

text: I didn't know there are so many different feeds! What should I buy for my bird to eat?


excluding

forms: excluding

text:
Everyone has helped, excluding Bob, because he was sick.
Antonym: including


excluding

forms:
exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)

exclud


briefs

forms:
brief (singular)
briefs (plural)

glosses: Briefs are a kind of men's underpants or swimming suit bottoms that have holes for the legs.

ipa: /briːfs/

noun

brief


briefs

forms:
brief (canonical)
briefs (third-person singular)
briefed (past)
briefed (past participle)
briefing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brief.


throw

forms:
throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)

glosses: When you throw an object, you make it fly through the air using your hands.

text: Jim can throw a ball over his house.

text: Jill throws with her left hand.

text: She threw the potato peels in the trash can.

text: My resume was thrown in the waste basket.

text: Jill said she was throwing Jim's love letters away.

enpr: thrō

ipa: /θrəʊ/

ipa: /θroʊ/

throw


throw

forms:
throw (singular)
throws (plural)

text: You made a fast throw!


pushed

forms:
push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of push.

verb

push

es


abandoned

forms:
abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abandon.

text: After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.

hyphenation: a‧ban‧doned

abandon


kittens

forms:
kitten (singular)
kittens (plural)

glosses: The plural form of kitten; more than one (kind of) kitten.

text: My cat had 4 kittens last week.

noun

kitten


kittens

forms:
kitten (canonical)
kittens (third-person singular)
kittened (past)
kittened (past participle)
kittening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of kitten.


mislead

forms:
mislead (canonical)
misleads (third-person singular)
misled (past)
misled (past participle)
misleading (present participle)

glosses: If I mislead you, I make you believe something that is not true.

text: You mislead him into believing that you are a king. You are only a common man.

ipa: /mɪsˈliːd/

mislead

misleads

misled

misled

misleading


having

forms:
have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

ipa: /ˈhæviŋ/

sampa: /"h{viN/

have

has

had

had

having


all right

forms: all right (positive)

glosses: When something is all right, that means that it is in good condition.

text: My car is all right.

glosses: When a person or animal is all right, they are in good health.

text: I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.


all right

text: The soccer tournament went all right, I guess.


all right

forms: all right

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


abandons

forms:
abandon (singular)
abandons (plural)

glosses: The plural form of abandon; more than one (kind of) abandon.


abandons

glosses: The third-person singular form of abandon.


spelled

forms:
spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spell.

ipa: /ˈspεld/

sampa: /"spEld/

verb

spell


feed

forms:
feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

glosses: When you feed someone, you give them food to eat.

text: I feed my dog chicken bones every day.

text: Farm-raised chickens feed on grain.

text: To start printing, feed the paper into the printer.

text: Don't forget to feed the parking meter.

ipa: /'fid/

sampa: /'fid/


feed

forms:
feed (singular)
feeds (plural)

text: Bird feed consists mainly of seeds.


Eric

forms: Eric

pos: name

ipa: /ˈɛrɪk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eric.wav


zoos

forms:
zoo (singular)
zoos (plural)

glosses: The plural form of zoo; more than one (kind of) zoo.

noun

zoo


aerial

forms:
aerial (positive)
more aerial (comparative)
most aerial (superlative)

glosses: When something is aerial, it is in the air.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aerial.wav


aerial

forms:
aerial (singular)
aerials (plural)

glosses: An aerial is something used to transmit and receive signals.


bother

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

glosses: If you bother to do something, you make an effort to do it.

text: Don't bother with the dishes. I'll do them later.

text: I didn't bother to clean up after he was finished.

text: Did you bother going to the hospital to meet her?

text: Sometimes wonder why I even bother.

text: Nobody even bothered to ask how I was feeling.

glosses: If something bothers someone, it disturbs or worries them.

text: Would it bother you if I smoked?

text: My tooth has been bothering me lately.

text: It bothered me that she had no answers.

text: The water out here is peaceful, and there's nobody to bother you.

text: Go back to sleep, Howie. I'm sorry I bothered you.

ipa: /ˈbɒðə/

ipa: /'bɑðɚ/


bother

forms:
bother (singular)
bothers (plural)

text: I can do it – no bother.

text: It's not worth the bother. Just leave it there.

glosses: A bother is somebody or something that makes trouble for you.

text: I don't want to be a bother, so I'll just go out by myself.

text: It's such a bother, I don't think I'll go.


bother

forms: bother

text: Oh, bother! Now I'll have to make it again.


languages

forms:
language (singular)
languages (plural)

glosses: The plural form of language; more than one (kind of) language.

language


languages

forms:
language (canonical)
languages (third-person singular)
languaged (past)
languaged (past participle)
languaging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of language.

verb

languag


accepting

forms:
accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

ipa: /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/

hyphenation: ac‧cept‧ing

accept


accepting

forms:
accepting (positive)
more accepting (comparative)
most accepting (superlative)

glosses: If someone is accepting, they are very tolerant.


welcomed

forms:
welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of welcome.

welcom


indoors

forms: indoors

text: On a cold day like today, I think I'll stay indoors.

text: It's getting dark. Time to go indoors!

ipa: /ˈɪndɔːz/

ipa: /ˈɪndɔrz/


upward

forms: upward

etymology_text: up + -ward

ety-suffix

up

ward

expansion: up + -ward

text: The company's sales have been following an upward trend for the last three years.

text: Push the button beside the upward arrow.

ipa: /ˈʌpwɜːrd/

ipa: /ˈʌpwə(r)d/


don't

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

text: Don't play with matches because they're dangerous.

ipa: /dəʊnt/

ipa: /doʊnt/

sampa: /doUnt/

do

does

did

done

doing


providing

forms:
provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

ipa: /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

verb

provid


providing

forms: providing

glosses: You use providing x, y to show that if x is true, happens, etc., y will, too.

text: The doctor can save his life, providing he arrives in time.


pushes

forms:
push (singular)
pushes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of push; more than one (kind of) push.

noun

pushes


pushes

forms:
push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)


carried

forms:
carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carry.

verb

carr


kill

forms:
kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

glosses: When you kill something or someone, you put them to death; you take away life.

text: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

text: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

glosses: If you kill a thing, you bring it to an end.

text: Kill the jokes. Let's get serious.

glosses: If something has been killed it has been treated in a very bad way.

text: The rough road killed the tires on my car.

text: The small writing is killing my eyes.

text: My dad is going to kill me when he sees my bad grade.

glosses: If something is killing you, it causes pain. If a body part is killing you, it hurts.

text: My headache is killing me.

text: My head is killing me.

glosses: If something funny kills you it makes you laugh.

text: Your jokes just kill me.

ipa: /kɪl/


kill

forms:
kill (singular)
kills (plural)

text: The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.

glosses: The result of killing; the thing that has been killed.

text: The fox dragged its kill back to its den.


toward

forms: toward

etymology_text: to + -ward

ety-suffix

to

expansion: to + -ward

glosses: facing or moving in the direction of something

text: We were walking toward the shop when she began feeling sick.

text: Looking toward the east, we could see the city.

text: I was walking toward my car when I fell.

text: I've always had strong feelings toward her.

glosses: If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it.

text: He's been saving money toward a new computer for school.

text: Toward the end, we were getting very tired.

ipa: /təˈwɔːd/

ipa: /ˈtwɔrd/

ipa: /tɘˈwoːd/

hyphenation: to‧ward


zoo

forms:
zoo (singular)
zoos (plural)

glosses: A zoo is a park that people go to where live animals can be seen.

text: There are lions at our local zoo.

ipa: /zuː/


bar

forms:
bar (singular)
bars (plural)

glosses: A bar is a place that sells alcoholic drinks.

text: I'm going to drink beer at the bar.

glosses: A bar is the counter or bench in a hotel or bar where drinks are sold.

text: The waitress stood behind the bar and poured our drinks.

glosses: A bar is a box-shaped piece of something.

text: You can buy a bar of soap, or a bar of gold.

glosses: A bar is a long, hard thing that looks like a stick.

text: The prisoner was kept behind bars in the jail.

ipa: /bɑː/

enpr: /bär/

ipa: /bɑr/

sampa: /bAr/


bar

forms:
bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

glosses: To bar is to stop someone from doing something; to prohibit.

text: I was barred from entering the club.

glosses: To bar is to lock a door or window, or to block it so others can not enter.

text: I barred the door to stop her leaving the room.

verb

bar

r


bar

forms: bar

text: He's the fastest runner in the world bar none.


dermatologists

forms:
dermatologist (singular)
dermatologists (plural)

glosses: The plural form of dermatologist; more than one (kind of) dermatologist.

text: Many dermatologists recommend washing your face daily to prevent acne.

noun

dermatologist


diocese

forms:
diocese (singular)
dioceses (plural)

glosses: A diocese is the area looked after by the a bishop in some churches. It contains several parishes.


yum

forms: yum

glosses: You say yum when you are happy or delighted about something, usually food.

text: Yum! That apple pie was so tasty!

ipa: /jʌm/


yuck

forms: yuck

glosses: You say yuck when you are unhappy or disgusted about something, usually food.

text: Yuck! That fish tastes disgusting!

ipa: /jʌk/


unlike

forms: unlike

text: This is unlike anything I have ever done before.

text: Unlike mine, my mother's eye's are green.

ipa: /ʌnˈlaɪk/


unlike

forms: unlike (positive)

text: They were dressed in an unlike manner.


instead

forms: instead

text: I'll have water instead of coffee, thanks.

text: Instead of going to Italy, let's go to Paris.

text: I don't use the phone anymore. I use e-mail instead.

text: Children don't read anymore. Instead, they watch TV.


visit

forms:
visit (canonical)
visits (third-person singular)
visited (past)
visited (past participle)
visiting (present participle)

glosses: When you visit someone, you meet him or her.

text: I visit my friend Bethsy at her house every Tuesday.

glosses: When you visit a place, you see the place.

text: When I went to Paris, I visited the Eiffel Tower.

ipa: /ˈvɪzɪt/

hyphenation: vis‧it


visit

forms:
visit (singular)
visits (plural)

text: I paid a visit to my grandmother last weekend to see how she was doing.


welcome

forms: welcome

glosses: You say welcome as a greeting when someone arrives.


welcome

forms:
welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

glosses: To greet or affirm the arrival of someone.

glosses: When you welcome ideas, you accept them gladly and willingly.

text: We welcome any suggestions you have so that we may improve our services.


welcome

forms:
welcome (positive)
more welcome (comparative)
most welcome (superlative)

glosses: When someone is welcome, their arrival makes people happy.

text: You are welcome to stay at my house whenever you want.


welcome

forms:
welcome (singular)
welcomes (plural)

text: Everyone, give a warm welcome to Mr. John Smith!


favour

forms:
favour (singular)
favours (plural)

text: Can you please do me a favour by washing the dishes?

text: May I ask you a favour?

ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/

ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/

hyphenation: fa‧vour


favour

forms:
favour (canonical)
favours (third-person singular)
favoured (past)
favoured (past participle)
favouring (present participle)

glosses: When you favour someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


towards

forms: towards

glosses: facing or moving in the direction of something

text: We were walking towards the shop when she began feeling sick.

text: Looking towards the east, we could see the city.

text: She's moving towards quiting.

text: I've always had strong feelings towards her.

glosses: If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it.

text: He's been saving money towards a new computer for school.

text: Towards the end, we were getting very tired.

ipa: /təˈwɔːdz/

ipa: /tʊˈwɔːrdz/ or /tɔːrdz/

sampa: /tU"wO:r\dz/ or /tO:r\dz/


tickle

forms:
tickle (canonical)
tickles (third-person singular)
tickled (past)
tickled (past participle)
tickling (present participle)

glosses: When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh.

text: He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.

ipa: /ˈtɪkl̩/

hyphenation: tick‧le

verb

tickl


tickle

forms:
tickle (singular)
tickles (plural)


adjectives

forms:
adjective (singular)
adjectives (plural)

glosses: The plural form of adjective; more than one (kind of) adjective.

hyphenation: ad‧jec‧tives

noun

adjective


upstairs

forms: upstairs

glosses: If something is upstairs, it is on the level at the top of the stairs.

text: Let us head upstairs, from the kitchen to the bedroom.

ipa: /ˌʌpˈstɛrz/

ipa: /ˌʌpˈstɛəz/

hyphenation: up‧stairs


bishop

forms:
bishop (singular)
bishops (plural)

glosses: In some churches a bishop is a senior minister or priest, and is responsible for a diocese.

glosses: A bishop is a piece in a game called chess.

ipa: /ˈbɪʃəp/

hyphenation: bish‧op


weigh

forms:
weigh (canonical)
weighs (third-person singular)
weighed (past)
weighed (past participle)
weighing (present participle)

glosses: When you weigh something, you find out its weight.

text: I weighed my luggage to make sure it did not exceed the weight limit of the airline.

text: My dog weighs 30 pounds.

enpr: wā

ipa: /weɪ/

homophones: way wey whey


fortune

forms:
fortune (singular)
fortunes (plural)

glosses: A fortune is a very large amount of money.

text: A million dollars is a fortune.

text: He made a fortune selling cars.

text: When we were lost, we had the good fortune to meet a postman.

text: Jack went off into the world to seek his fortune.

glosses: Fortune is often written about as if it was a person.

text: Fortune smiled at me, and I won the lottery.

ipa: /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

ipa: /ˈfɔrtʃən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fortune.wav


memorable

forms:
memorable (positive)
more memorable (comparative)
most memorable (superlative)

glosses: When something is memorable, it is very important or remarkable and is easy to remember.

ipa: /ˈmɛm(ə)rəbl̩/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-memorable.wav

hyphenation: mem‧or‧able


accepted

forms:
accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accept.


accepted

forms:
accepted (positive)
more accepted (comparative)
most accepted (superlative)

glosses: Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.

text: There is no generally accepted definition of life.

text: It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.


peanut butter

forms:
peanut butter (singular)
peanut butters (plural)


mercury

forms: mercury (singular)

glosses: Mercury is a type of metal that is silver in colour. It is liquid at room temperature. Its chemical symbol is Hg.

text: The patient was taken to hospital after he was poisoned with mercury.

enpr: mûr'kūrē

hyphenation: mer‧cu‧ry

mercury


shoots

forms:
shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shoot.

verb

shoot

shoots

shot

shot

shooting


shoots

forms:
shoot (singular)
shoots (plural)

glosses: The plural form of shoot; more than one (kind of) shoot.


further

forms: further

glosses: When something is further away, it is at a longer distance.

text: We walked further than we had planned.

text: He lives further off in that direction.

enpr: fûr′thər


further

forms:
farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

text: Some further problems have come up.

adj

far

farther

farthest

further

furthest


further

forms:
further (canonical)
furthers (third-person singular)
furthered (past)
furthered (past participle)
furthering (present participle)

glosses: When you further something, you encourage it to grow.

text: Further the economy.

glosses: When you further something, you support it to progress or grow.


parish

forms:
parish (singular)
parishes (plural)

glosses: An area looked after by one local church and its ministers

glosses: Parish is the name used instead of county in the State of Louisiana, USA.

glosses: A Civil Parish is the smallest local government area in England.

ipa: /ˈpærɪʃ/

hyphenation: par‧ish

noun

parishes


conversing

forms:
converse (canonical)
converses (third-person singular)
conversed (past)
conversed (past participle)
conversing (present participle)

text: I like conversing with you because I like to hear your opinions.

verb

convers

e


freest

forms:
free (positive)
freer (comparative)
freest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of free; most free. Most free.

adjective

free

freer

freest


counting

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/

hyphenation: count‧ing

verb

count


counting

forms: counting

text: Counting the dog, we are a family of five.


underground

forms:
underground (positive)
more underground (comparative)
most underground (superlative)

etymology_text: under- + ground

ety-prefix

under

ground

expansion: under- + ground

text: Underground water is drying up.

text: The underground music scene is really interesting.

text: Underground drug sales have increased over the last year.

ipa: /ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd/

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈɡraʊnd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underground.wav

hyphenation: un‧der‧ground


underground

forms: underground

text: Let's go underground. It's safer down there.

text: The new trains will run underground.

glosses: If you go underground, you keep your activities secret.


underground

forms:
underground (singular)
undergrounds (plural)

glosses: The underground is a system of trains that runs mostly under the ground.

text: The London underground is a great way to move about the city.


peanut

forms:
peanut (singular)
peanuts (plural)

glosses: A peanut is a type of legume that looks like a nut.

enpr: pē'nŭt"

ipa: /ˈpiːnʌt/

ipa: /ˈpiˌnʌt/

hyphenation: pea‧nut


feeding

forms:
feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

text: I can't really talk right now, I'm feeding the baby.

verb

feed

feeds


penis

forms:
penis (singular)
penises (plural)

glosses: A penis is the male organ for sex and urination.

enpr: pē'nis

ipa: /ˈpiːnɪs/

ipa: /ˈpinɪs/

noun

penis

penises


title: according to

redirect: according


spelling

forms:
spelling (singular)
spellings (plural)

glosses: The way letters are used to write a word; the way a word is spelled.

text: This page has too many spelling mistakes.

text: What's the spelling of her last name?

ipa: /ˈspelɪŋ/


spelling

forms:
spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

verb

spell


conversed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of converse.

text: We conversed for hours about politics.


grandmother

forms:
grandmother (singular)
grandmothers (plural)

glosses: Someone's grandmother is the mother of one of their parents.

text: The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is my grandmother.

text: I have two grandmothers. They are the mother of my mother and the mother of my father.

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/

hyphenation: grand‧mo‧ther


pound

forms:
pound (singular)
pounds (plural)

glosses: A pound is a unit of currency used in Britain.

text: Against the dollar, the pound fell by half a cent to $ 1.73.

glosses: A pound is a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms.

text: Since he stopped smoking, he has gained 20 pounds.

ipa: /paʊnd/


pound

forms:
pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

glosses: If you pound something, you hit it hard.

text: Grace pounded on the door. "Come out of there!"

text: He pounded his hand against the desk and jumped up.

glosses: If your head or heart is pounding, you can feel the blood moving through it.

text: I ran and ran until my heart was pounding in my chest.

text: After the party, my head was pounding and I had to lie down.


billed

forms:
bill (canonical)
bills (third-person singular)
billed (past)
billed (past participle)
billing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bill.

ipa: /bɪld/

bill


seeing

forms:
see (canonical)
sees (third-person singular)
saw (past)
seen (past participle)
seeing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈsiːɪŋ/

see

sees

saw

seen

seeing


seeing

forms: seeing

glosses: You use seeing as x, y to show that x is the reason for y.

text: Seeing there are some new people, maybe we could each introduce ourselves.

text: We don't think it is a good idea seeing as it will be so expensive.


carries

forms:
carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of carry.

carr

y


carries

forms:
carry (singular)
carries (plural)

glosses: The plural form of carry; more than one (kind of) carry.

noun

carry

carries


shooting

forms:
shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

hyphenation: shoot‧ing

verb

shooting


shooting

forms:
shooting (singular)
shootings (plural)

glosses: A shooting is the event of a person shooting another with a gun.

text: The police are looking for the person responsible for the shooting of a well-known lawyer last night.


bill

forms:
bill (singular)
bills (plural)

glosses: A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.

text: I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.

glosses: A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.

text: "Ask the waitress if we can have the bill now."

glosses: A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).

text: The toucan is known for its colorful bill.

text: The bill passed the Senate.

ipa: /bɪl/

audio: en-uk-the bill.ogg


bill

glosses: If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.

text: The shop billed me $100 for tickets.

glosses: If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.

text: He was billed as "The Great Houdini".


billing

ipa: /ˈbɪlɪŋ/


billing

forms:
billing (singular)
billings (plural)

glosses: An actor's billing is the listing of their name on the credits for the movie, play, etc.


following

forms: following

text: The prices jumped following the news.

ipa: /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

sampa: /"fAloUIN/


following

forms:
follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

glosses: The following things are those that come later.

text: The following chapters deal with this idea.

follow


following

forms:
following (singular)
followings (plural)

glosses: A following is a group of people that admire or follow something or someone.

text: That rock band has a loyal following. I used to be a fan once as well.

noun

following


tools

forms:
tool (singular)
tools (plural)

glosses: The plural form of tool; more than one (kind of) tool.

tool


tools

forms:
tool (canonical)
tools (third-person singular)
tooled (past)
tooled (past participle)
tooling (present participle)


deceive

forms:
deceive (canonical)
deceives (third-person singular)
deceived (past)
deceived (past participle)
deceiving (present participle)

glosses: When you deceive someone, you make someone believe something that is not true; you mislead them.

text: John was angry that Jane had deceived him.

ipa: /dɪˈsiːv/

hyphenation: de‧ceive

verb

deceiv


grandparent

forms:
grandparent (singular)
grandparents (plural)

glosses: Someone's grandparent is the parent of their parent. It is one's grandmother or grandfather.

text: The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is one of my grandparents.

text: I have four grandparents. They are the mother and father of my mother, and the mother and father of my father.

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)pɛərənt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grandparent.wav


consider

forms:
consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

glosses: When you consider something you think carefully about it.

text: I will take time to consider what you said.

ipa: /kənˈsɪdə/


nonsense

forms: nonsense (singular)

glosses: Something is nonsense when it makes no sense or has no meaning.

text: This is just a bunch of words randomly jumbled together. It is complete nonsense.

text: He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.

ipa: /ˈnɑnsɛns/

ipa: /ˈnɒnsəns/

hyphenation: non‧sense

noun

nonsense


converses

forms:
converse (canonical)
converses (third-person singular)
conversed (past)
conversed (past participle)
conversing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of converse.


converses

forms:
converse (singular)
converses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of converse; more than one (kind of) converse.

converse


touching

forms:
touch (canonical)
touches (third-person singular)
touched (past)
touched (past participle)
touching (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

hyphenation: touch‧ing

verb

touch

es


touching

forms:
touching (positive)
more touching (comparative)
most touching (superlative)

glosses: If something is touching it makes you feel sad or have pity.

text: What a touching story!


touching

forms: touching

text: There has been a number of difficulties touching on almost every aspect of the business.


welcoming

forms:
welcoming (positive)
more welcoming (comparative)
most welcoming (superlative)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


welcoming

forms:
welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

welcom


freer

forms:
free (positive)
freer (comparative)
freest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of free; more free. More free.

text: A wild bear is freer than a caged bear.

text: Because of how close we became on our trip, I feel freer to express my feelings to you than I did before.

adjective

free


pronouns

forms:
pronoun (singular)
pronouns (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pronoun; more than one (kind of) pronoun.

text: "I", "you", "he", "she" and "it" are examples of pronouns.

noun

pronoun


activity

forms:
activity (singular)
activities (plural)

glosses: When a person or animal has activity, it is active or lively.

text: The sleeping dog did not show much activity.

glosses: When you have a function to do, you have an activity.

text: The child has many after-school activities.

text: She participates in women's rights activities.

activities


converse

glosses: When you converse, you take part in a conversation; you talk.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːs/

enpr: kənvûrs'

ipa: /kənˈvɝs/

verb

convers


converse

ipa: /ˈkɒnvɜːs/

enpr: kŏn'vûrs

ipa: /ˈkɑnvɝs/


dermatologist

forms:
dermatologist (singular)
dermatologists (plural)

etymology_text: dermatology + -ist

ety-suffix

dermatology

ist

expansion: dermatology + -ist

text: I had to see a dermatologist about my acne last year.

ipa: /ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst/


nonsensical

forms:
nonsensical (positive)
more nonsensical (comparative)
most nonsensical (superlative)

etymology_text:
non- + sense + -ical
nonsense + sensical

ety-affix

non

sense

ical

2compound: sensical

glosses: When something is nonsensical, it makes no sense and has no reason; it means nothing.

ipa: /nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)l/

hyphenation: non‧sen‧si‧cal


wish

forms:
wish (canonical)
wishes (third-person singular)
wished (past)
wished (past participle)
wishing (present participle)

glosses: When you wish for something, you want it and hope for it; you want it to happen.

enpr: wĭsh

ipa: /wɪʃ/

sampa: /wIS/

verb

wish


wish

forms:
wish (singular)
wishes (plural)

glosses: A wish is something that has not happened yet but you want to happen.

noun

wishes


title: goverment

redirect: government


upwards

forms: upwards

etymology_text: up + -wards

ety-suffix

up

wards

expansion: up + -wards

text: The company's sales have been following an upwards trend for the last three years.

text: Push the button beside the upwards arrow.

ipa: /ˈʌpwədz/

ipa: /ˈʌpwɚdz/


inconsistent

forms:
inconsistent (positive)
more inconsistent (comparative)
most inconsistent (superlative)

etymology_text: in- + consistent

ety-prefix

in

consistent

expansion: in- + consistent

glosses: When something is inconsistent, it is not reliable and you cannot guess what it will be like in the future.

text: What he said was inconsistent with what he told me yesterday. I think he is lying.

ipa: /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/

adj

expansion: [POS TABLE]


supposing

forms: supposing

glosses: You use supposing to talk about an imaginary situation.

text: Supposing one group practices for one hour and another group practices for two hours, the second group will probably be better.

text: What would you do, supposing that it really is a ghost?

ipa: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/

ipa: /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/

hyphenation: sup‧pos‧ing


supposing

forms:
suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)

verb

suppos


respecting

forms:
respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

ipa: /rɪˈspɛktɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-respecting.wav

hyphenation: re‧spect‧ing

respect


respecting

forms: respecting

glosses: You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic.

text: He began to have serious worries respecting his car.

text: There was some discussion respecting the problems we have been having.


effortlessly

etymology_text: effortless + -ly

ety-suffix

effortless

ly

expansion: effortless + -ly

glosses: If you do something effortlessly, you do it without effort or difficulty.

text: After studying for three weeks, the student completed the exam effortlessly.


kidney bean

forms:
kidney bean (singular)
kidney beans (plural)

glosses: A kidney bean is one of many sorts of beans that we use as food. They got their name because of their shape, which is like a human kidney.


effort

forms:
effort (singular)
efforts (plural)

glosses: The amount of work that is done on something.

text: A great amount of effort was put into this event; we had over 4,000 visitors.

text: You should put more effort into your work.

ipa: /ˈɛfət/

ipa: /ˈɛfɚt/

hyphenation: ef‧fort


treatments

forms:
treatment (singular)
treatments (plural)

glosses: The plural form of treatment; more than one (kind of) treatment.

text: She goes into town for treatments every week.

noun

treatment

treatments


knock

forms:
knock (singular)
knocks (plural)

glosses: A sound from something hard hitting wood.

ipa: /nɒk/

sampa: /nAk/


knock

forms:
knock (canonical)
knocks (third-person singular)
knocked (past)
knocked (past participle)
knocking (present participle)

glosses: When you knock on something, you hit your knuckles onto it repeatedly.

text: She knocked on my door three times before I opened it.

glosses: When you knock something, you hit it, often accidentally.


regarding

forms:
regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)

verb

regard


regarding

forms: regarding

glosses: You use regarding to introduce your subject or topic.

text: Regarding the changes, the rules are very clear.

text: Do you have any questions regarding the things we talked about yesterday?


owing

forms:
owe (canonical)
owes (third-person singular)
owed (past)
owed (past participle)
owing (present participle)

ow

e


owing

forms: owing

glosses: You use owing to x, y to show that x is the reason for y.

text: Owing to the problems, we have not been able to finish.


welcomes

forms:
welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of welcome.


welcomes

forms:
welcome (singular)
welcomes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of welcome; more than one (kind of) welcome.

noun

welcome


bills

forms:
bill (singular)
bills (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bill; more than one (kind of) bill.

bill


bills

forms:
bill (canonical)
bills (third-person singular)
billed (past)
billed (past participle)
billing (present participle)


shot

forms:
shot (singular)
shots (plural)

glosses: Small balls or pellets of lead typically fired from a shotgun.

ipa: /'ʃɒt/

sampa: /'SOt/

ipa: /'ʃat/

sampa: /'Sat/


shot

forms:
shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shoot.

shoot

shoots


due

forms: due (positive)

glosses: If something is due, it should happen at a particular time.

text: We are due to arrive at Peason International Airport at 5:23.

text: Your homework is due on Tuesday.

text: The payment is due at the end of the month.

glosses: If someone is due something, they should get it.

text: He's due $50 for the work he did last week.

text: Our thanks is due to all the wonderful teachers who helped us.

text: Please pay due attention.

ipa: /djuː/

enpr: do͞o

ipa: /du/

sampa: /du/

homophones: dew do


due

forms: due

text: Due to the recent changes, we were not able to complete this in time.

text: The problems were due to bad weather.


due

forms:
due (singular)
dues (plural)


due

forms:
due (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: directly in a direction (north, south, east, or west)

text: Walk due south for one kilometre.


strongly

etymology_text: strong + -ly

ety-suffix

strong

expansion: strong + -ly

text: John strongly opposes that law. He refuses to change his opinion.

ipa: /strɔŋli/

ipa: /strɒŋli/

ipa: /strɑŋli/

hyphenation: strong‧ly


dentists

forms:
dentist (singular)
dentists (plural)

glosses: The plural form of dentist; more than one (kind of) dentist.

text: Three out of five dentists suggest using this toothpaste.

noun

dentist

dentists


cream cheese

forms:
cream cheese (singular)
cream cheeses (plural)

glosses: Cream cheese is a mild, soft kind of cheese that comes from cows milk.

text: Would you like cream cheese on your bagel?


effortless

forms: effortless (positive)

etymology_text: effort + -less

ety-suffix

effort

less

expansion: effort + -less

glosses: When something is effortless, it does not need effort.

text: Please help me with these boxes. It is an effortless task, it will only take a few minutes.

ipa: /ˈɛfətlɪs/


partied

forms:
party (canonical)
parties (third-person singular)
partied (past)
partied (past participle)
partying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of party.

verb

part


shoot

glosses: When you shoot, you use a weapon to throw something at a very fast speed at someone or something.

text: The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.

glosses: When you shoot something, you photograph or film something.

text: At the zoo, I like to shoot many pictures of the animals.

text: The film was mostly shot in France.

enpr: sho͞ot

ipa: /ʃuːt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-shoot.wav


shoot

forms:
shoot (singular)
shoots (plural)

glosses: The shoot is the stem or bud of a plant.

text: The seed I planted yesterday got a tiny shoot.

text: Oh shoot!


shoot

forms: shoot

glosses: You say shoot when you are angry or in disbelief; to condemn.

text: Didn't you have a concert tonight? Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready...


partying

text: Lately he's been partying 2 or 3 days a week. I just don't know what to do with him.


provided

forms:
provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

ipa: /prəˈvaɪdɪd/

provid


provided

forms: provided

glosses: You use provided x, y to show that if x is true, happens, etc., y will, too.

text: The doctor can save his life, provided he arrives in time.


hung

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hang.

text: I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.

sampa: /"hVN/

ipa: /'hʌŋ/

hang

hangs

hung

hung

hanging


sure

forms:
sure (positive)
surer (comparative)
surest (superlative)

glosses: When you are sure about something, you are certain.

text: The student was sure that his answer was correct.

ipa: /ʃʊə(r)/

ipa: /ʃʊr/

sampa: /SUr/

adj

sure

surer

surest


stuff

forms: stuff (singular)

glosses: Stuff is what makes up something; the things that it is made from.

text: What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?

ipa: /stʌf/

noun

stuff


stuff

forms:
stuff (canonical)
stuffs (third-person singular)
stuffed (past)
stuffed (past participle)
stuffing (present participle)

glosses: When you stuff something, you put a lot of things inside of it; you compress things into it.

text: She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret stuffing recipe of diced bread, onions, and celery.

glosses: To be happy and satisfied, usually to do with food.

text: I'm stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.


parties

forms:
party (singular)
parties (plural)

glosses: The plural form of party; more than one (kind of) party.

ipa: /ˈpɑrtiz/

ipa: /ˈpɑːtiz/

party

parties


parties

glosses: The third-person singular form of party.

verb

y


hanged

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

text: Some states and nations hanged people as punishment for murdering of another.


stricken

forms:
strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
stricken (past participle)
striking (present participle)

glosses: A disease can strike a person. That person is stricken with disease.

text: The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

glosses: When you strike a part from a document, it is stricken from the document.

text: The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

glosses: When bad luck strikes you, you are stricken with bad luck.

ipa: /'strɪkən/

strike

strikes

struck

stricken

striking


struck

forms:
strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
struck (past participle)
striking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of strike.

ipa: /'stɻʌk/

struck


unite

forms:
unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

glosses: If two or more things unite, they come together to form a bigger group.

text: We united to form a common cause against our enemy.

ipa: /yuˈnaɪt

unit


member

forms:
member (singular)
members (plural)

glosses: A member is someone belonging to a group or organization.

text: I am a member of Simple English Wikipedia.

ipa: /ˈmɛmbə/

ipa: /ˈmɛmbɚ/

hyphenation: mem‧ber


travel

forms:
traveled (past)
traveled (past participle)
traveling (present participle)
travel (canonical)
travels (third-person singular)
travelled (past)
travelled (past participle)
travelling (present participle)

glosses: When you travel, you visit someplace; you go on a journey or adventure.

text: I traveled to Mexico for a vacation and to visit my cousin.

ipa: /trævəl/

travel

l


travel

forms:
travel (singular)
travels (plural)

text: Astronauts do space travel.


party

glosses: A party is when people get together for fun or to celebrate something like a birthday.

text: I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday. There'll be cake, games, and lots of fun!

text: The Liberal Party will form the government.

glosses: A party is any group of people who are together for a reason.

text: Inside the restaurant, a party of four had taken their seats.

glosses: A party is one person or group in a disagreement.

irrnoun

parties


party

forms:
party (canonical)
parties (third-person singular)
partied (past)
partied (past participle)
partying (present participle)

glosses: When you party, you go to a party and enjoy yourself.

text: We partied until the early hours.


São Paulo

forms: São Paulo

glosses: São Paulo is the name of a state in southeastern Brazil.

glosses: São Paulo is the name of the largest city in Brazil, and the capital of the state of São Paulo.


expect

forms:
expect (canonical)
expects (third-person singular)
expected (past)
expected (past participle)
expecting (present participle)

glosses: When you expect something you anticipate it.

text: I expect a letter in the mail from my friend today.

glosses: When you learn that you conceived a baby, it is said that you are expecting.

text: My sister is married just one week, and she tells me she is expecting.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛkt/

hyphenation: ex‧pect


forgot

forms:
forget (canonical)
forgets (third-person singular)
forgot (past)
forgotten (past participle)
forgetting (present participle)

text: I forgot where you told me to go.

ipa: /fəˈɡɒt/

ipa: /fɚˈɡɑt/

forget

forgets

forgot

forgotten

forgetting


spend

forms:
spend (canonical)
spends (third-person singular)
spent (past)
spent (past participle)
spending (present participle)

glosses: When you spend money, you give the money to buy something.

text: I spend too much at the book store each month.

text: I spent a lot at that store last month.

text: I spend my free time reading and relaxing.

text: She spends her morning hours house-cleaning.

text: I spent my afternoon hours in meditation.

text: He is spending his holiday in Aruba.

ipa: /spεnd/

sampa: /spEnd/

spend

spends

spent

spent

spending


inevitable

forms: inevitable (positive)

glosses: When something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it.

glosses: Something that is predictable or always happens.

ipa: /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/


pizza

forms:
pizza (singular)
pizzas (plural)

glosses: A pizza is a baked Italian food made of rolled bread dough crust, generally topped with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients.

ipa: /piːtsə/


shape

forms:
shape (singular)
shapes (plural)

glosses: The shape of a thing is its external form.

text: The cake was made into the shape of a car.

enpr: shāp

ipa: /ʃeɪp/

sampa: /SeIp/


shape

forms:
shape (canonical)
shapes (third-person singular)
shaped (past)
shaped (past participle)
shaping (present participle)

glosses: When you shape something, you change its shape.

text: I will shape the material to look any way you want it.

verb

shap


avoid

forms:
avoid (canonical)
avoids (third-person singular)
avoided (past)
avoided (past participle)
avoiding (present participle)

glosses: When you avoid something, you stay away from it or you don't do it.

text: Are you avoiding me?

text: You can't avoid doing your homework.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪd/

hyphenation: a‧void


forgotten

etymology_text: forgot + -en

ety-suffix

forgot

en

expansion: forgot + -en

text: I have forgotten everything that you told me.

hyphenation: for‧got‧ten


goodbye

forms: goodbye

glosses: You say goodbye when you leave/depart, as a farewell.

text: Goodbye! See you next year.

enpr: go͝odbīʹ

ipa: /gʊdˈbaɪ/

sampa: /gUd"baI/


goodbye

forms:
goodbye (singular)
goodbyes (plural)


in case

forms: in case

glosses: By reason of the possibility of something happening.

text: Let's check again in case we missed something.

text: You should bring a coat in case of snow.

text: You should be ready just in case.

text: What will happen in case she doesn't come?


strike

forms:
strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
struck (past participle)
striking (present participle)

text: If you strike a person, it will hurt.

text: He struck the boy with his hand.

glosses: When an idea strikes you, it occurs to you suddenly or with force.

text: To play with fire strikes me as a bad idea.

glosses: When a clock rings a bell to tell you the time, the clock strikes the time.

text: The children ran out of the school when the clock struck twelve.

glosses: A disease can strike a person. That person is stricken with disease.

text: The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

glosses: When you strike a part from a document, it is stricken from the document.

text: The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

glosses: When bad luck strikes you, you are stricken with bad luck.

ipa: /straɪk/


strike

forms:
strike (singular)
strikes (plural)

glosses: When a group of people stop working to improve or defend their working conditions or pay, they go on strike.

text: Every secretary at the company went on strike for better pay.


hang

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: When you hang things, you suspend them in the air using rope, wire, or some other means.

text: Now, I hang this picture on the wall.

text: I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.

text: The picture was still hanging on the wall this morning.

text: He hung onto the rope so that he would not fall.

enpr: hăng

ipa: /hæŋ/


hang

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: When a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until dead, the person is hanged.

text: Some states and nations hanged people as punishment for murdering of another.


hid

forms:
hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

text: He hid under the table.

text: She hid her phone in the box.

text: My mother hid me the truth.

enpr: /hĭd/

ipa: /hɪd/

sampa: /hId/

hide

hides

hid

hidden

hiding


bagel

forms:
bagel (singular)
bagels (plural)

glosses: A bagel is a circular piece of bread that is usually eaten at breakfast.

ipa: /ˈbeɪɡəl/


markings

forms:
marking (singular)
markings (plural)

glosses: The plural form of marking; more than one (kind of) marking.

glosses: An animal's markings are its coloring and patterns.

noun

marking


forget

forms:
forget (canonical)
forgets (third-person singular)
forgot (past)
forgotten (past participle)
forgetting (present participle)

glosses: When you forget something, you have no memory of it.

text: I forget every thing that you tell me.

text: When you asked me, I forgot.

text: You told me your name, but I have forgotten it.

enpr: fə-gĕtʹ

ipa: /fəˈɡɛt/

enpr: fər-gĕtʹ

ipa: /fərˈɡɛt/

audio: en-uk-to forget.ogg

hyphenation: for‧get


staff

forms:
staff (singular)
staffs or staves (plural)

glosses: A long, straight stick that is mostly used to help people walk and is sometimes used in martial arts.

glosses: A staff is five lines that music is written on.

enpr: stäf

ipa: /stɑːf/

staff

staves


staff

forms:
staff (canonical)
staffs (third-person singular)
staffed (past)
staffed (past participle)
staffing (present participle)

glosses: When you staff a business, you provide them with employees.


hide

glosses: When you hide something, you put it where others will not find it.

text: I hide candy to keep it from my brother.

text: He hid the money under a rock so no one would steal it.

glosses: When you hide, you go where others will not find you.

text: When my father is angry, I hide under the bed.

enpr: hīd

ipa: /haɪd/


hide

forms:
hide (singular)
hides (plural)

text: Many cloths are made from the hide of a cow.


kami

forms: kami (singular)

glosses: A god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

kami


rid

forms:
rid (canonical)
rids (third-person singular)
rid (past)
rid (past participle)
ridding (present participle)

glosses: When you rid a thing, you free it of something not wanted.

text: If you rid the house of a bad smell, you can close the window.

text: Yesterday, I rid the town of the bad men.

ipa: /'rɪd/

rid

rids

rid

rid

ridding


adviser

forms:
adviser (singular)
advisers (plural)

glosses: An adviser is a person who gives advice.


on behalf of

forms: on behalf of

glosses: If you do something on behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

text: On behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


in behalf

forms: in behalf

glosses: If you do something in behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

text: In behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


whenever

forms: whenever

text: I practice whenever I have some free time.

text: Water comes in whenever there is a rain storm.

text: You should call her whenever you can.

text: Whenever possible, you should do your homework right away.

text: "When can we try this again?" "Whenever!"

ipa: /wəˈnɛvɚ/

ipa: /wəˈnɛvə/


in order

forms: in order

text: In order to find out more of what this writer thinks, we can read other works by him.

text: We should get a new car in order to solve the problem.

enpr: /in ôr'd?r/

audio: en-au-in order.ogg


in order

glosses: allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.

text: Is it in order to speak now?


sped

forms:
speed (canonical)
speeds (third-person singular)
sped (past)
sped (past participle)
speeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of speed.

text: The car sped down the road.

ipa: /spɛd/

speed

speeds

sped

sped

speeding


avoided

forms:
avoid (canonical)
avoids (third-person singular)
avoided (past)
avoided (past participle)
avoiding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of avoid.

verb

avoid


in front

forms: in front

glosses: If x is in front of y, x is closer than y to the goal.

text: She almost got hit when she walked in front of the car.

text: The runners in front seem to be getting tired.

text: Japan is in front of Iran 1 to 0.

text: You walk in front, and I'll walk behind.

text: We have a lot of hard work in front of us.

text: He washed his face in front of the mirror.

text: There's a tree in front of the house.


sorrier

forms:
sorry (positive)
sorrier (comparative)
sorriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sorry; more sorry.

adjective

sorry

sorrier

sorriest


avoidably

forms:
avoidably (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: avoidable + -ly.

ety-suffix

avoidable

ly

expansion: avoidable + -ly

text: The cars were parked as avoidably as possible; it didn't stop her from running into one.


cavity

forms:
cavity (singular)
cavities (plural)

glosses: A cavity is a hollow area inside the body (like the sinuses).

text: You have a cavity in your back teeth.

ipa: /ˈkævɪti/

ipa: [ˈkʰævɪɾi]

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cavity.wav

noun

cavity

cavities


sorriest

glosses: The superlative form of sorry; most sorry.

text: This is the sorriest I've ever been.

text: That's the sorriest-looking dog I've ever seen.


structuring

forms:
structure (canonical)
structures (third-person singular)
structured (past)
structured (past participle)
structuring (present participle)

verb

structur

e


on account

forms: on account

text: He couldn't read it on account of his bad eyes.

text: She was late on account of having missed the bus.

text: They are a newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.


soccer

forms: soccer (singular)

glosses: A sport where the players try to kick a ball into a net.

text: Let's play soccer.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soccer.wav


in view

forms: in view

glosses: If you act in view of something, you act considering or because of it.

text: In view of how little we know, I don't think we can answer the question.

text: Perhaps we need to rethink this in view of the changes that have taken place.


albinism

forms:
albinism (singular)
albinisms (plural)

glosses: A person or animal who has albinism has a lack of pigment (color) in their skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); it is the condition of being albino.


Alabama

forms: Alabama

glosses: Alabama is a state in southeastern United States whose capital is Montgomery.

ipa: /ˌæləˈbæmə/

hyphenation: Al‧a‧bama


on purpose

forms: on purpose

glosses: Something that is done on purpose is done intentionally.

text: That wasn't an accident! You did it on purpose!

audio: en-au-on purpose.ogg


prime minister

forms:
prime minister (singular)
prime ministers (plural)

glosses: A prime minister is the head of government in a Westminster-style democracy.

text: The Prime Minister is the leader of England.

text: How many prime ministers are there in Europe?.


upon

forms: upon

text: The police were called upon to save him.

text: The snow fell gently upon the lake.

text: Christmas is almost upon us.

text: Upon his death, she became the owner of the store.

ipa: / ə' pɒn /


so as

forms: so as

glosses: For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something).

text: We went to bed early so as to rise at 4:00 AM.

text: They took the bus so as not to waste money.

text: We moved it so as to make it easier to reach.


as from

forms: as from

glosses: Used to show the time or date when something begins.

text: As from November we will be moving to a new location.


avoiding

ipa: /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/


in spite of

forms: in spite of

glosses: If x happens in spite of y, it is surprising that y did not stop x.

text: They couldn't move it in spite of their strength.

text: In spite of all the problems, the project was finished on time.


aground

forms: aground

glosses: If a boat runs or goes aground, its bottom goes onto the ground and it is not floating freely anymore.

text: The boat ran aground off the coast of Florida and had to be helped to shore.

ipa: /əˈɡraʊnd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aground.wav


Cyrillic alphabet

forms: Cyrillic alphabet

glosses: An alphabet used in languages like Russian.


in favour

forms: in favour

glosses: If x is in favour of y, x thinks y is a good idea.

text: A lot of people are in favour of going back to the beginning and trying again.

text: We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favour or against?


Cyrillic script

forms:
Cyrillic script (singular)
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

glosses: Cyrillic script is an alphabet used in the Russian language.


marks

forms:
mark (singular)
marks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of mark; more than one (kind of) mark.

noun

mark


marks

forms:
mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)


actually

forms:
actually (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: actual + -ly

ety-suffix

actual

expansion: actual + -ly

glosses: You use actually to say that something is real; in fact; really.

text: Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.


just

forms:
just (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: When you just do something, you only did that thing.

text: He was hungry, and he just wanted a good meal.

glosses: When you just did something, you only did it a short time ago.

text: I just left the house.

ipa: /dʒʌst/

sampa: /dZVst/


just

forms:
just (positive)
more just (comparative)
most just (superlative)

text: It seems like a just punishment to put someone in jail for stealing.


spent

forms:
spend (canonical)
spends (third-person singular)
spent (past)
spent (past participle)
spending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spend.

text: I spent all my money buying that house.

ipa: /ˈspɛnt/

sampa: /"spEnt/


spent

forms: spent (positive)

glosses: If something is spent it is used up, exhausted, depleted.

text: After running 10 miles, I'm completely spent.


Sweet William

forms:
Sweet William (singular)
Sweet Williams (plural)

glosses: Sweet William is a flowering plant that grows in the mountains of southern Europe. Its formal name is dianthus barbatus.


afoot

forms: afoot (positive)

text: Plans are afoot for new houses to be built.

text: There are moves afoot to introduce stricter rules.

ipa: /ʌˈfʊt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-afoot.wav