"mute" meaning in All languages combined

See mute on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /mjuːt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mute.ogg [US] Forms: mute [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: myo͞ot [UK] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-adj-dCmX0WaC
  2. A person who is mute cannot speak.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-adj-BOlANIby Categories (other): Vulgar

Noun [English]

IPA: /mjuːt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mute.ogg [US] Forms: mute [singular], mutes [plural]
enPR: myo͞ot [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person who cannot talk. (Usually the mute)
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-noun-0FzDEnzX

Verb [English]

IPA: /mjuːt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mute.ogg [US] Forms: mute [canonical], mutes [third-person, singular], muted [past], muted [past, participle], muting [present, participle]
enPR: myo͞ot [UK] Head templates: {{verb|mut|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mute something, you muffle, or soften the sound of it.
    Sense id: simple-mute-en-verb-A~klt89t
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      "form": "mute",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vulgar",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who is mute cannot speak."
      ],
      "id": "simple-mute-en-adj-BOlANIby",
      "raw_tags": [
        "offensive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "myo͞ot",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mju:t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mute"
}

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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "A person who cannot talk. (Usually the mute)"
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mju:t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "muted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "muted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
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        "present",
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      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "If you mute something, you muffle, or soften the sound of it."
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mju:t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mute"
}
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      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent."
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who is mute cannot speak."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "myo͞ot",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mju:t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mju:t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "myo͞ot",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mju:t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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