foundation

forms:
foundation (singular)
foundations (plural)

glosses: The foundation of something is the basic ideas or work behind it.

text: These early inventions laid the foundations of modern radio technology.

text: Her education gave her a solid foundation in all the major subjects.

glosses: The foundation of a building is the solid base that is under it and that supports it.

text: They dug solid foundations, spending a lot of time pouring concrete into four pits.

glosses: A foundation is an organisation that collects money to do good things.

text: The Open Software Foundation has opened up laboratories to test software.

glosses: The foundation of a group, business, country, etc. is the act of starting it.

text: The company has double in size every year since its foundation.

glosses: Foundation is the first layer of cream or makeup.

text: Dot the foundation over the face-on the nose, the cheeks, the chin and spread working from the face outwards.

ipa: /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/


intensity

forms:
intensity (singular)
intensities (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: The intensity of something is the amount of it in a given time or space.

text: These flowers suffer from high intensity of sunlight.

text: It all depends on the intensity of the work, not the amount.

glosses: Intensity is a high level of power, strength, feeling, etc.

text: Marie understood the intensity of the old woman's hatred.

text: The intensity of the pain made him scream.

text: She spoke with a new intensity.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

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

noun

intensities

expansion: [POS TABLE]


daughter-in-law

forms:
daughter-in-law (singular)
daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws (plural)

etymology_text: daughter + -in-law

ety-suffix

daughter

in-law

expansion: daughter + -in-law

glosses: The wife of a person's son. The opposite of a daughter-in-law would be a son-in-law, or a daughter's husband.

ipa: /ˈdɔːtə(r)ɪnˌlɔː/

daughters-in-law

daughter-in-laws


eat

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you eat something, usually food, you put it in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.

text: I always eat too much good when it's Thanksgiving.

text: My 2 year old accidentally ate chalk that she found on the table.

glosses: If you eat the cost of something, you pay for it.

text: The supplier will have to eat the cost of returning the goods.

glosses: If you eat someone, you give them sex with your mouth (oral sex)

ipa: /iːt/

audio: en-uk-to eat.ogg

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


norm

forms:
norm (singular)
norms (plural)

glosses: A norm is the usual situation, amount, level, etc.

text: CDs are dying out and MP3s are becoming the norm.

text: His income is slightly above the norm for someone in his position.

text: Many teens find it very important to conform to group norms.

ipa: /nɔːm/

enpr: nôrm

ipa: /nɔrm/

sampa: /nOrm/


undergo

forms:
undergo (canonical)
undergoes (third-person singular)
underwent (past)
undergone (past participle)
undergoing (present participle)

glosses: If you undergo something, it happens to you; often it is not nice.

text: The country has undergone great changes in the last decade.

text: She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.

text: The bridge is currently undergoing tests to see if it can be reopened.

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/

ipa: /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/

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

hyphenation: un‧der‧go

undergo

undergoes

underwent

undergone

undergoing


diminish

forms:
diminish (canonical)
diminishes (third-person singular)
diminished (past)
diminished (past participle)
diminishing (present participle)

glosses: When something diminishes it gets smaller or less important or makes something that way.

text: The way you talked just now diminished my respect for you.

text: The amount of water in the lake is diminishing because there has been no rain.

ipa: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

sampa: /dI"mInIS/

verb

diminish

es


quotation

forms:
quotation (singular)
quotations (plural)

glosses: A quotation is a sentence or phrase that was said by someone and is now being used or referred to by somebody else. Quotations can be from books, movies, speeches, television shows, songs, etc.

text: This chapter began with a quotation from Monica Furlong.

text: Consider the following quotation from the Bible: Job 16:18: "O earth, cover not thou my blood."

glosses: Quotation is the act of using somebody else's exact words.

glosses: A quotation is a report of the cost or value of something.

ipa: /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

hyphenation: quo‧ta‧tion


guideline

forms:
guideline (singular)
guidelines (plural)

glosses: A guideline is a formal suggestion about how something should be done, but it is not a rule.

text: If you are a new driver you should try to follow these basic safety guidelines.

text: Our new guidelines will also say that we must be careful treat everyone equally.

text: The general guidelines for healthy eating stay the same.

glosses: A guideline is a line on a page that helps you see where to write or how to draw something.

glosses: A guideline is a rope or string that shows you where to go.


wage

forms:
wage (singular)
wages (plural)

glosses: Wages is the money a person is paid for doing their job.

text: Only 6 percent of the wage earners in this country earn more than $ 100,000.

text: They are working for minimum wage or $5 an hour.

text: The workers were demanding higher wages.

text: The average hourly wage rose only 2.8% last year.

ipa: /weɪʤ/


wage

forms:
wage (canonical)
wages (third-person singular)
waged (past)
waged (past participle)
waging (present participle)

glosses: If you wage a battle, war, or campaign for or against something, you fight or work hard for or against it.

text: After his death in 1990, a five-year battle was waged in court for control of the $72 million estate.

text: The Iranians hate Iraq for the war that they waged against them for eight years.

text: This is the beginning of a long legal battle, similar to the campaign waged against the tobacco industry.

wag

e


coincide

forms:
coincide (canonical)
coincides (third-person singular)
coincided (past)
coincided (past participle)
coinciding (present participle)

glosses: Two things coincide with each other if they're both in the same place or at the same time.

text: The time of your party coincides with my niece's wedding, so I can't come.

text: The end of one side of a triangle coincides with the end of another side, making a corner.

ipa: /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/

coincid


henna

forms:
henna (singular)
hennas (plural)

glosses: Henna is a reddish plant used for making tattoos and hair coloring.

text: People in north Africa and nearby regions often use henna in festivities and celebrations.

text: On her wedding day, Sam will wear henna on her hands and feet.

ipa: /hɛnə/

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


took

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

ipa: /tʊk/

sampa: /tUk/

take

takes

took

taken

taking


scenario

forms:
scenario (singular)
scenarios (plural)

glosses: A scenario is a possible or imagined future, often with detailed plans.

text: The worst scenario for Nicky, I imagined, would be if Enya suddenly fell in love with another producer.

text: If the first part can be completed, then two possible scenarios present themselves.

ipa: /sɛˈnɑːriəʊ/


internal organ

forms:
internal organ (singular)
internal organs (plural)

glosses: An internal organ is an organ of an animal that is inside the body, beneath the skin.

text: The stomach, heart, lungs, and liver are internal organs and are protected by layers of skin, fat and bones.


refine

forms:
refine (canonical)
refines (third-person singular)
refined (past)
refined (past participle)
refining (present participle)

glosses: When someone refines something, they make it better.

text: We need to refine our way of organizing this office.

glosses: When people refine a food or other thing, they make it purer.

text: They take sugar cane and refine it to make white sugar.

ipa: /rɪˈfaɪn/

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

hyphenation: re‧fine

refin


ago

forms: ago

pos: prep

text: I was there ten years ago.

enpr: ə-gō'

ipa: /əˈɡoʊ/

ipa: /əˈɡəʊ/


phenomenon

forms:
phenomenon (singular)
phenomena or phenomenons (plural)

glosses: A phenomenon is a fact or event that you can observe (see or hear or sense), especially one that is not fully understood.

text: But this explanation is not enough to explain the observed phenomena.

text: Football violence is not a particularly new phenomenon, and it isn't only a British problem.

text: These scientists study such phenomena as storms and changing climate.

glosses: A phenomenon is a person, show, book, etc. that is very popular.

text: 'N Sync was something of a pop music phenomenon in the late 90s.

text: Snakes as pets are not a new phenomenon, but they do seem to be growing more popular.

ipa: /fəˈnɒmɪnən/

ipa: /fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/

ipa: /fəˈnɒmɪnə/

ipa: /fəˈnɑmənə/

hyphenation: phe‧no‧me‧non; phe‧no‧me‧na

noun

phenomenon

phenomena

phenomenons


infer

forms:
infer (canonical)
infers (third-person singular)
inferred (past)
inferred (past participle)
inferring (present participle)

glosses: If you infer something, you begin to believe it based on indirect information.

text: We can infer from the old bones that this animal probably walked on two feet.

text: From the evidence, we can infer the existence of a third child.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɝ/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɜː/

verb

infer

r


commodity

forms:
commodity (singular)
commodities (plural)

glosses: A commodity is something that is bought or sold.

text: The price of corn and other farming commodities has dropped by 10%.

text: There have been big changes in commodity prices and exchange rates over the past decade.

text: Margaret had regarded her body as a tradeable commodity.

glosses: A commodity is a valuable quality or thing.

text: Hope may become a very rare commodity.

ipa: /kəˈmɑdəti/

ipa: /kəˈmɒdəti/

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

irrnoun

commodities


isolated

forms:
isolate (canonical)
isolates (third-person singular)
isolated (past)
isolated (past participle)
isolating (present participle)

glosses: If you isolate something, you make it so that it does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: We went to isolate ourselves from everyday worries.

text: The prisoner was isolated to protect him from attack.

text: Britain is isolated from the rest of Europe by the Channel.

ipa: /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

hyphenation: iso‧lat‧ed

verb

isolat


isolated

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

pos: adj

text: As she got older and her friends moved away, she became more and more isolated.

adj

more: true


met

forms:
meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of meet.

enpr: met

ipa: /mεt/

sampa: /mEt/

meet

meets

met

met

meeting


eighty

forms: eighty

pos: det

glosses: ordinal eightieth) Eighty is the number 80.

text: There were about eighty people at the party.

enpr: āʹti

ipa: /ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi/


eighty

forms:
eighty (singular)
eighties (plural)

text: seventy plus ten is eighty.

noun

eighty

eighties


write

forms:
write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

glosses: If you write a book, an article, a computer program, a piece of music, etc., you create it.

text: My dream is to write a children's book.

text: Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime.

text: He can't write. He's a terrible writer.

text: In the article, the author writes that these things need to change.

glosses: If you write, you use letters, numbers, or other marks on paper or on a computer to show words.

text: Can you write your name and phone number here for me?

text: Our teacher taught us to write beautifully.

text: It's amazing how many people can't read and write.

text: Do you have any paper to write on?

text: Listen to what I say and write it down.

glosses: If you write, you send a letter to someone.

text: Please, phone or write me when you have some time.

text: She would write to Mom every week and give her all the details.

glosses: (computer) If a computer writes, it records something in its memory or on a disk.

text: Old computers were much slower at writing files.

enpr: rīt

ipa: /raɪt/

sampa: /r\aIt/

audio: en-uk-to write.ogg

homophones: right rite wright

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


boob

forms:
boob (singular)
boobs (plural)

ipa: /ˈbuːb/


shown

forms:
show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
shown (past participle)
showing (present participle)

ipa: /'ʃown/

show

shows

showed

shown

showing


sent

forms:
send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of send.

enpr: /sĕnt/

ipa: /sɛn̩t/

sampa: /sEnt/

homophones: cent scent

send

sends

sent

sent

sending


pay

forms:
pay (canonical)
pays (third-person singular)
paid (past)
paid (past participle)
paying (present participle)

glosses: If you pay, you give money for something.

text: Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.

enpr: pā

ipa: /peɪ/

sampa: /peI/

pay

pays

paid

paid

paying


pay

forms: pay (singular)

glosses: Your pay is money you receive after doing something.

text: Go to the office to receive your pay.


termination

forms:
termination (singular)
terminations (plural)

glosses: Termination is the act of ending something.

text: We will continue to do business in Asia after termination of the Japan program.

glosses: The termination is the end point, time or limit of something.

text: Three years after the termination of war in 1945, France was fighting another war in Indo-China.

text: The company will cut costs through the termination of 150 employees.

glosses: Termination is the act of killing something.

text: The group is against the termination of these sick babies.

glosses: A termination is a suffix or the end of a word.

text: The termination of a verb in the past tense is usually "ed".

ipa: /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

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


giant

forms:
giant (singular)
giants (plural)

glosses: A giant is a very big man or woman, often in fairy tales.

text: Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a land ruled by a giant.

hyphenation: gi‧ant


giant

forms: giant (positive)

text: He bought a giant doll at the fair.


reverse

forms:
reverse (canonical)
reverses (third-person singular)
reversed (past)
reversed (past participle)
reversing (present participle)

glosses: If you reverse something, you make it act or move opposite to before (in the other direction).

text: The new president reversed the decision to expand the factory.

text: There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work.

text: She reversed the car into the parking space.

text: When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her.

text: Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left.

ipa: /rəˈvɜː(r)s/

verb

revers


reverse

forms:
reverse (singular)
reverses (plural)

glosses: The reverse of something is its opposite.

text: Female professors are often married to male professors, but the reverse is not as common.

glosses: In a machine, reverse is a setting that makes it act or move opposite to before.

text: As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop.

text: When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse.

glosses: The reverse of something is it's other side.

text: Details can be found on the reverse of this paper.


intestine

forms:
intestine (singular)
intestines (plural)

glosses: The place in the body where food is digested after the stomach.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

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

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/


reinforce

forms:
reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

glosses: If you reinforce something, you make it stronger.

text: Recent mistakes only reinforce the view that nobody cares.

text: Hitting a child can reinforce his tendency to use violence.

text: This meeting has helped to further reinforce the links between the colleges.

text: The steel is used to reinforce the building's walls.

text: The extra men will reinforce the army in Iraq.

reinforc


favorite

forms: favorite (positive)

glosses: My favorite brand is the brand I like most.

text: Ford is my favorite brand of truck.

audio: EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg


favorite

forms:
favorite (singular)
favorites (plural)

glosses: A favorite is a thing or person that someone likes the most. It is a thing that someone prefers, or likes more than any other.

text: chocolate ice cream is my favorite.

glosses: When kings and other royalty have favorites, these are people they trust.

text: He was a favorite of the king.


contemporary

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

glosses: If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day".

text: The artist has a great knowledge of the sources of historical and contemporary art.

glosses: If x is contemporary with y, they happened at about the same time.

text: They are sources that are contemporary or near contemporary with the period being studied.


contemporary

forms:
contemporary (singular)
contemporaries (plural)

glosses: Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.

text: This is what made Marx so different from his socialist contemporaries.

noun

contemporaries


significantly

pos: adv

etymology_text: significant + -ly

ety-suffix

significant

ly

expansion: significant + -ly

text: The price of gas dropped significantly today, causing drivers to line up at the pumps to fill up.

text: His face looked significantly different.

text: He was, significantly, at the shop just before the accident.

text: He looked at her significantly.

ipa: /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/

hyphenation: sig‧nif‧i‧cant‧ly


violate

forms:
violate (canonical)
violates (third-person singular)
violated (past)
violated (past participle)
violating (present participle)

glosses: To violate means to break something like a law.

text: A person violated the copyright of a book.

ipa: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/

verb

violat


once

forms: once

text: We go to the house once a year.

text: She had only seen him once.

text: It's nice to be understood for once.

text: We get together once a month for coffee.

text: Not once have I said that.

text: It was hard to believe that once we had been friends.

text: The once great city had be destroyed.

ipa: /wʌns/

sampa: /wVns/


once

text: Once I've finished cleaning up, we can leave.


brought

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bring.

text: You brought a book to me last week.

text: Steve brought the money to my office.

ipa: /'brɔːt/

bring

brings

brought

brought

bringing


hatchback

forms:
hatchback (singular)
hatchbacks (plural)

glosses: A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upward.

text: He was driving his hatchback when he hit the bicyclist.

text: Could you open the hatchback so that I can put my golf clubs in the car?


quote

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

text: Did he quote me in the newspaper?

ipa: /kwəʊt/

quot


quote

forms:
quote (singular)
quotes (plural)

glosses: A quote is somebody's exact words used by somebody else.

text: In the following quote, a young woman describes her experience with drugs.

text: I might also include a quote from Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players".

glosses: A quote is a report of the cost or value of something.


denote

forms:
denote (canonical)
denotes (third-person singular)
denoted (past)
denoted (past participle)
denoting (present participle)

glosses: If x denotes y, x is a sign of or has the meaning of y.

text: The term "sales mix" is used to denote the percentage of total sales of each product.

text: In this text, ungrammatical sentences are denoted by an asterisk (*).

ipa: /dɪˈnəʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈnoʊt/

hyphenation: de‧note

denot


cease

forms:
cease (canonical)
ceases (third-person singular)
ceased (past)
ceased (past participle)
ceasing (present participle)

glosses: If you cease something, you stop doing it.

text: Around the time of the First World War, Clark brothers ceased operations, and the mill finally fell silent.

text: Beyond the window, the rain ceased, giving way to sunshine.

ipa: sijs

ceas


household

forms:
household (singular)
households (plural)

glosses: A group of people who live together; the group may or may not be a family. A household may also be an individual living alone.

text: How many people are there in your household?

ipa: /ˈhaʊshəʊld/

enpr: housʹhōld

ipa: /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

sampa: /"haUshoUld/


passive

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

glosses: If someone is passive, they do not normally respond or take action.

text: Watching TV is a much more passive activity than reading.

text: After his injury, he was forced to play a more passive role on the team.

glosses: A passive clause has the natural object as its subject.

text: While "she hit me" is an active clause, "I was hit (by her)" is passive.

enpr: păsʹ-ĭv

hyphenation: pas‧sive


displacement

forms:
displacement (singular)
displacements (plural)

etymology_text: displace + -ment

ety-suffix

displace

ment

expansion: displace + -ment

glosses: Displacement is when something is made to move out of its place.

text: The war has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

text: The displacement of folk music by western pop music has happened in many countries.

glosses: Displacement is the amount of liquid or gas that is moved when something floats in it.

ipa: /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/


began

forms:
begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

text: I began to feel uncomfortable when he made fun of my friend.

text: He began his business many years ago.

ipa: /bI'gæn/

sampa: /bI"g{n/

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


went

forms:
go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)

ipa: /wεnt/

sampa: /wEnt/

go

goes

went

gone

going


torso

forms:
torso (singular)
torsos (plural)

glosses: Your torso is a part of your body between your neck and groin.

text: My torso hurts.


inspection

forms:
inspection (singular)
inspections (plural)

etymology_text: inspect + -ion

inspect

ion

expansion: inspect + -ion

glosses: An inspection is a careful look at something, usually for problems.

text: Before the flight, the pilot did a complete inspection of the airplane.

text: It seemed that he had not been paid, but upon closer inspection it was found that he had indeed.

text: An inspection of the prison was planned for next week.

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/


comprise

forms:
comprise (canonical)
comprises (third-person singular)
comprised (past)
comprised (past participle)
comprising (present participle)

text: The United States comprises Hawaii and Alaska.

glosses: If x comprises y, y is all the things that, together, make x.

text: The United States comprises 50 states.

glosses: If x comprises y, x is all the things that, together, make y.

text: Fifty states comprise The United States.

text: The United States is comprised of 50 states.

ipa: /kəmˈpraɪz/

hyphenation: com‧prise

verb

compris

e


begun

text: I have begun to feel sorry for him.


manual

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

glosses: If something is manual, it is done with the hands or through physical work.

text: Unskilled manual workers are the most likely to lose their job when the economy changes.

text: One quarter of the accidents at work arise from manual lifting, handling and carrying.

glosses: Manual dexterity, detergents, etc. are for or related to hands.

text: Video games increase your manual dexterity and hand to eye co-ordination.

ipa: /ˈmænjuəl/


manual

forms:
manual (singular)
manuals (plural)

text: I need to fix this machine, but I can't find the manual.


supplementary

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

etymology_text: supplement + -ary

ety-suffix

supplement

ary

expansion: supplement + -ary

glosses: If something is supplementary, it is added on; it is not needed, but it is often useful.

text: Many immigrants are employed but also feel the need to seek supplementary income.

text: These software solutions are more supplementary than basic.


leathers

forms:
leather (singular)
leathers (plural)

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

noun

leather


grew

forms:
grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)

ipa: /gruː/

grow

grows

grew

grown

growing


sat

forms:
sit (canonical)
sits (third-person singular)
sat (past)
sat (past participle)
sitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sit.

ipa: /'sæt/

sit

sits

sat

sat

sitting


trigger

forms:
trigger (singular)
triggers (plural)

glosses: A trigger is the part of a gun that you push with one finger when you want to make the gun shoot.

text: I didn't want to make him angry, because he had his finger on the trigger.

glosses: A trigger is a little thing that makes something bigger happen.

text: Bad smells are one of the triggers for my headaches.

ipa: /ˈtrɪɡə/

ipa: /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

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


trigger

forms:
trigger (canonical)
triggers (third-person singular)
triggered (past)
triggered (past participle)
triggering (present participle)

glosses: A little thing triggers a big thing to happen when it causes it.

text: Those angry words triggered the beginning of the war.


Britain

forms: Britain

pos: name

glosses: Great Britain, an island in the north west of Europe.

glosses: Britain is the United Kingdom, a country that includes the countries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

sampa: /br\`ItIn/

hyphenation: Brit‧ain


elect

forms:
elect (canonical)
elects (third-person singular)
elected (past)
elected (past participle)
electing (present participle)

glosses: If you elect to do something, you choose to do it or make a decision to do it.

text: I elected to take Geography this semester but I'll be taking Chemistry next semester.

glosses: If you elect someone, especially a candidate, you choose them in an election.

text: We elect a president every four years.

text: The new mayor was elected in last year.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛkt/


minimise

forms:
minimise (canonical)
minimises (third-person singular)
minimised (past)
minimised (past participle)
minimising (present participle)

glosses: If you minimise something, you make it as small as possible.

text: We should take all steps to minimise the risk of disease.

text: We are trying to minimise pollution by using bikes instead of our car.

text: These steps will help us to minimise the time and cost of transporting materials.

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

verb

minimis


unify

forms:
unify (canonical)
unifies (third-person singular)
unified (past)
unified (past participle)
unifying (present participle)

glosses: If you unify something or a group of things, you bring them together as one.

text: When she explained it, all the different pieces of information and ideas came together for me in a unified whole.

text: There are many cultural, ethnic, historical, and geographical reasons why Ireland should be unified politically.

text: Music serves to identify and unify members of the group.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/

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

unif

y


ovary

forms:
ovary (singular)
ovaries (plural)

glosses: A reproductive organ found in female bodies that produces eggs.

ipa: /ˈəʊvəri/

ipa: /ˈoʊvəri/

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

noun

ovary

ovaries


conversely

etymology_text: converse + -ly

ety-suffix

converse

expansion: converse + -ly

glosses: Conversely is used to say that one idea is the opposite of the other idea.

text: The over-confident driver may drive too fast. Conversely the under-confident person may also cause problems by driving too slowly.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːsli/

ipa: /kənˈvɝsli/

hyphenation: con‧verse‧ly


attentions

forms:
attention (singular)
attentions (plural)

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

noun

attention


grown

ipa: /ɡrəʊn/

ipa: /ɡroʊn/


actual

forms: actual (positive)

glosses: An actual thing is one that exists; it is real.

text: People call me Peter, but my actual name is Pierre.


goes

forms:
go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)

ipa: /ɡoʊz/

ipa: /ɡəʊz/


sit

glosses: When you sit, your body is not standing, but is in a position so that your bottom is on something.

text: I sit on a chair at the table.

text: He sat on the ground.

text: We sat her at the head of the table.

enpr: /sĭt/

ipa: /sɪt/

sampa: /sIt/


held

forms:
hold (canonical)
holds (third-person singular)
held (past)
held (past participle)
holding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hold.

ipa: /'hεld/

sampa: /"hEld/

hold

holds

held

held

holding


inevitably

etymology_text: inevitable + -ly

ety-suffix

inevitable

expansion: inevitable + -ly

glosses: (also a sentence adverb) You use this to say that something cannot be avoided.

text: A drop in the number of worker in a country inevitably leads to higher wages.

text: Inevitably, if you practice less, you will be less good.

ipa: /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/


minimize

forms:
minimize (canonical)
minimizes (third-person singular)
minimized (past)
minimized (past participle)
minimizing (present participle)

glosses: If you minimize something, you make it as small as possible.

text: We should take all steps to minimize the risk of disease.

text: We are trying to minimize pollution by using bikes instead of our car.

text: These steps will help us to minimize the time and cost of transporting materials.

verb

minimiz


petition

forms:
petition (singular)
petitions (plural)

glosses: A petition is a written request to change something.

glosses: A petition is a list of signatures showing support for something or opposition against it.

text: Please sign our petition to get a new snack machine in the school cafeteria.

glosses: A petition is a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something.

text: In honor of his memory, a petition has been sent to persuade the Postal Services Stamp Advisory Committee to put Willis Conover on a U.S. postage stamp.


petition

forms:
petition (canonical)
petitions (third-person singular)
petitioned (past)
petitioned (past participle)
petitioning (present participle)

glosses: To petition for something is to make a request for it, usually in writing.

text: You should petition for a shorter work week.


taken

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

ipa: /'teɪkən/

take

takes


taken

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

glosses: If you are taken with something, you like it.

text: We were all very taken with his girlfriend.


commence

forms:
commence (canonical)
commences (third-person singular)
commenced (past)
commenced (past participle)
commencing (present participle)

text: The school year commenced on Sept. 4.

ipa: /kəˈmɛns/

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

commenc


Europe

forms: Europe

glosses: Europe is a northern continent near Asia and Africa.

text: The United Kingdom, France, and Spain are all in Europe.

ipa: /ˈjʊərəp/

ipa: /ˈjʊrəp/


guaranty

forms:
guaranty (singular)
guaranties (plural)

glosses: A guaranty is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: The phone is covered by a six-month guaranty on parts and labour.

glosses: A guaranty is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: The builders will now give performance and completion guaranties and will cover the costs of any problems.

text: Constitutional guaranties of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

text: The plan only operates for five years, with no guaranty of continuation.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

noun

guaranties


guaranty

forms:
guaranty (canonical)
guaranties (third-person singular)
guarantied (past)
guarantied (past participle)
guarantying (present participle)

glosses: If you guaranty something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: All of our products are guarantied against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

glosses: If you guaranty something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranties the right to give and receive information.

text: When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guarantied.

text: The Americans said they could not guaranty his safety in Iraqi airspace.

text: If you go fishing with me, you're almost guarantied success.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

verb

guarant


intermediate

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

glosses: If something is intermediate, it is between other things.

text: Most people who get beyond the beginner stage get stuck being intermediate.

text: These sounds can represent an intermediate stage between animal communication and language.

ipa: /ɪntə(r)ˈmɪidɪiət/

poses: noun adjective

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intermediate (adj, noun).wav

enpr: /ĭn-tər-mē'dē-ət/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪiət/


intermediate

forms:
intermediate (singular)
intermediates (plural)

glosses: An intermediate is someone who acts between other people.

glosses: An intermediate is something that is intermediate.


isolate

forms:
isolate (canonical)
isolates (third-person singular)
isolated (past)
isolated (past participle)
isolating (present participle)

glosses: If you isolate something, you make it so that it does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: We want to isolate ourselves from everyday worries.

text: The prisoner was isolated to protect him from attack.

text: Britain is isolated from the rest of Europe by the Channel.

ipa: /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

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

isolat


isolate

forms:
isolate (singular)
isolates (plural)

glosses: An isolate is something that does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: A total of 296 isolates were recovered from 105 patients, 79 (75%) of whom were infected with mycobacteria.

glosses: An isolate is a language that has no known relatives.

ipa: /ˈaɪsələt/


caught

forms:
catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of catch.

ipa: /'kɔːt/

catch

catches

caught

caught

catching


exhibit

forms:
exhibit (canonical)
exhibits (third-person singular)
exhibited (past)
exhibited (past participle)
exhibiting (present participle)

glosses: You exhibit something when you show it to others.

text: He exhibited the new product to the audience.

ipa: /ɛɡˈzɪbɪt/


exhibit

forms:
exhibit (singular)
exhibits (plural)

glosses: An exhibit is something that is shown to others.

text: There is a new exhibit at the museum on the subject of Chinese history.


told

forms:
tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tell.

text: How many times have I told you not to do that?

ipa: /təʊld/

ipa: /toʊld/

sampa: /toUld/

tell

tells

told

told

telling


grow

forms:
grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)

glosses: When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time.

text: In time, the boy grew into a man.

text: Every day I grow better and better.

text: The little seed has grown into a big tree.

text: I am a grown man, I can make my own choices in my life now

glosses: When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger.

text: I grow flowers in my garden.

ipa: /ɡrəʊ/


penny

forms:
penny (singular)
pence or pennies (plural)

glosses: A penny is a small coin of little value; 100 pennies (or 100 pence) make a pound, a dollar, a euro, etc.

text: This sweet only costs a penny.

text: If you have two pennies, you have two pence.

ipa: 'pɛni

hyphenation: pen‧ny

noun

penny

pence

pennies


gave

forms:
give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)

enpr: gāv

ipa: /ɡeɪv/

give

gives

gave

given

giving


unnamed

forms: unnamed (positive)

glosses: If something is unnamed, it does not have a name.


submit

forms:
submit (canonical)
submits (third-person singular)
submitted (past)
submitted (past participle)
submitting (present participle)

glosses: If you submit something, usually a piece of writing, you give it to somebody to be checked or accepted.

text: They submitted their final report together with recommendations to the president.

text: Students will submit their application with examples of work already done by March 31.

glosses: If you submit to some authority, you accept that they have power over you.

text: At least up to 1985, the British government submitted to the threat of violence from the terrorists.

text: Although most people submit willingly to this process, very few of them have any choice in the matter.

enpr: səbmĭtʹ

ipa: /səbˈmɪt/

hyphenation: sub‧mit

verb

submit

t


Angela

forms: Angela

glosses: Angela is a female given name. It means angel and messenger.

ipa: /ˈænd͡ʒələ/

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


France

forms: France

glosses: France is a country in Europe that is beside Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain.

text: I went to France for a holiday.

ipa: /ˈfrɑːns/


president

forms:
president (singular)
presidents (plural)

glosses: A president is the person in charge of a country.

text: The president stopped the war.

text: The president signed the bill into law.

glosses: A president is the leader of a business.

text: The president of the company stepped down yesterday.

ipa: /ˈprɛzɨdənt/

audio: en-uk-the president.ogg

hyphenation: pre‧si‧dent


stood

forms:
stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stand.

ipa: /'stʊd/

sampa: /"stUd/

stand

stands

stood

stood

standing


allow

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

glosses: If you allow something, you let it happen; you say it's OK.

text: We were not allowed to enter the building.

text: I allow food in my car.

enpr: ə-lou'

ipa: /əˈlaʊ/

audio: en-uk-to allow.ogg


happier

forms:
happy (positive)
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of happy; more happy.

text: I would be happier if I didn't have to tell you to clean your room everyday.

text: Since I've been dating Julie, I'm happier than I've ever been.

ipa: /ˈhæpiɚ/

ipa: /ˈhæpiə/

adj

happy

happier

happiest


know

forms:
know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

glosses: When you know something, you have facts or ideas in your mind.

text: I knew more things after I went to school.

text: I know a little Spanish.

text: I think I can do it, but I don't know.

text: We want you to know that it will be OK.

glosses: You know a person, if you have met him or her.

text: Yes, I know John. I met him in class last week.

ipa: /nəʊ/

ipa: /noʊ̯/

sampa: /noU/

audio: en-uk-to know.ogg

know

knows

knew

known

knowing


challenging

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

glosses: If something is challenging, it is not easy but it can be done.

text: For a longer, wilder and more challenging route, you can explore the beautiful mountains around Goatfell.

text: All actors will agree that Hamlet is a very challenging role.

ipa: /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

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


challenging

forms:
challenge (canonical)
challenges (third-person singular)
challenged (past)
challenged (past participle)
challenging (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

verb

challeng

e


thirteen

forms: thirteen

glosses: ordinal thirteenth) Thirteen is the number that is after twelve and before fourteen. In numerals, it is 13.

text: Thirteen donuts makes a baker's dozen.

text: The thirteen are never alone.


thirteen

forms:
thirteen (singular)
thirteens (plural)

text: three and ten makes thirteen.


thirteen

forms: thirteen (positive)

text: This girl is thirteen.


Germany

forms: Germany

ipa: [ˈdʒɜːmənɪ]

ipa: [ˈdʒɝməni]


loses

forms:
lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

lose

loses

lost

lost

losing


mature

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

glosses: Someone is mature if they act like an adult.

text: You're not mature enough to do this job.

glosses: A living thing is mature if it has stopped growing physically.

text: A mature female is about 30 kg.

glosses: Some kinds of food, such as wine, cheese, or fruit are mature when they are ready to eat or drink.

text: Colleges are accepting more mature students and fewer kids out of high school.

glosses: If something is mature, it is fully developed.

text: Television is a mature technology.

glosses: If movies, books, etc. are mature, they are meant for adults because they contain violence, sex, etc.

ipa: /məˈtjʊə/

ipa: /məˈtʃʊ(ə)r/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ture


mature

forms:
mature (canonical)
matures (third-person singular)
matured (past)
matured (past participle)
maturing (present participle)

glosses: If something matures, it becomes fully developed.

text: Along the way she has also matured into a beautiful young woman.

text: These problems have been solved as the technology has matured.

matur


uterus

forms:
uterus (singular)
uteruses or uteri (plural)

glosses: The uterus is the internal organ inside of a female mammal where an embryo grows into an infant ready to be born.

text: A man does not have a uterus and cannot give birth.

text: Female fish do not have a uterus, and so the embryo must grow inside of an egg outside of the body.

hyphenation: u‧ter‧us

noun

uterus

uteruses

uteri


lying

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

text: I would be lying if I said that I don't miss him sometimes.

text: You're lying! He would never kill anyone!

ipa: /'laɪɪŋ/

verb

lie

lies

lied

lying


appreciation

forms:
appreciation (singular)
appreciations (plural)

glosses: An appreciation of something is the ability to see it's value and understand it.

text: He now has a far greater appreciation of dogs and the people who handle them professionally.

text: The problems may have been due to a lack of appreciation of the different cultures.

text: Art appreciation can be learned, but it is very difficult to teach.

glosses: Appreciation is the feeling of being thankful.

text: I just wanted to send you this card to show my appreciation for your kindness last week.

text: "You look lovely," he said, and she laughed with appreciation.

glosses: Appreciation is the rise in value of something.

text: The appreciation of the Japanese yen against the US dollar has helped the American automobile industry.


abandon

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

glosses: If you abandon something, you go away from it with no plan to return.

text: Many teens abandon all chances of a successful future when they drop out of school.

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

text: The government abandons after-school programs when money is tight.

glosses: If you abandon something, you give up control of it.

text: They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.

text: The woodcutter and his wife considered abandoning Hansel and Gretel in the forest.

ipa: /əˈbændən/

hyphenation: a‧ban‧don


abandon

forms: abandon (singular)

glosses: Abandon is a state where you do not control yourself.

text: In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.

text: The man dove into the pool with reckless abandon.


eater

forms:
eater (singular)
eaters (plural)

glosses: An eater eats something. An eater of x, eats mostly x.

text: She's not a meat eater.

ipa: /ˈiːtɚ/

ipa: /ˈiːtə/

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


extremity

forms:
extremity (singular)
extremities (plural)

glosses: An extremity is a part of an animal's body that is used to move around and to hold objects.

text: For a human, the hand is an extremity that is used to hold objects and can also help to move around in trees.

glosses: An extremity is the most extreme or furthest point of something.

enpr: ĭkstrĕ'mĭtē

ipa: /ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/

ipa: /ɪkˈstrɛməti/

hyphenation: ex‧tre‧mi‧ty

noun

extremities


plus

forms: plus

text: Two plus two is four. (2+2=4)

text: The TV is $299 plus tax.

text: The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.

text: The farm has over 5,000 horses, plus a few cats and dogs.

glosses: You use plus after a number to mean more than or over.

text: The country has a population of 3 million plus.

text: He got a B+ on his test.

ipa: /plʌs/


plus

forms:
plus (singular)
pluses or plusses (plural)

text: I know you don't like it, but there are big pluses about living here.

text: On the plus side though, it is small and easy to use.

text: You don't have to write the plus in front of positive numbers, but always write the minus in front of negative numbers.

plus

pluses

plusses


plus

pos: conj

text: I like singing, reading, and tennis plus playing soccer.

glosses: used to show what happened after something else

text: The alarm went off plus I woke up.


slept

forms:
sleep (canonical)
sleeps (third-person singular)
slept (past)
slept (past participle)
sleeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sleep.

ipa: /slεpt/

sleep

sleeps

slept

slept

sleeping


central

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

glosses: A thing is central when it is in the middle.

text: The house is central to all of the stores.

text: The bazaar is central to the city .

ipa: /ˈsɛntrəl/


felt

forms: felt (singular)

glosses: Felt is a cloth made of wool or of wool and fur.

ipa: /fεlt/

sampa: /fElt/

felt


felt

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of feel.

feel

feels

felt

felt

feeling


encounter

forms:
encounter (singular)
encounters (plural)

glosses: An encounter is a meeting, usually one that you don't expect.

text: I had a pleasant encounter yesterday: an old friend of mine visited me.

text: My job was really the result of a chance encounter with an old friend, now my boss.

glosses: An encounter is when two people or groups meet to play a game or fight a battle.

text: I hope there will be no encounter with other soldiers tomorrow.

text: This is the fifth World Cup encounter between these two teams.

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntə/

hyphenation: coun‧ter


encounter

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: If you encounter problems, difficulties, etc., you experience them.

text: When he did encounter problems, he always knew how to fix them.

glosses: If you encounter someone, you meet someone, usually unexpectedly.

text: In the store I encountered my teacher.

glosses: If you encounter someone, you meet them to play a game or fight a battle.

text: At night the battle ship encountered enemy planes.


America

forms: America

glosses: The continents of North and South America.

ipa: /əˈmɛrɪkə/

hyphenation: Amer‧i‧ca


however

glosses: You use however to show that there is a contrast between two ideas.

text: It was very long. However, it was not long enough.

text: In 1966, there just wasn't enough money. The next year, however, the economic situation was already improving.

text: The price has gone down around the world. The Japanese price has remained unchanged, however.

glosses: You used however to say the size, amount, or other quality is not important.

text: You call me however late you arrive.

text: We should care about all living things, however small.

text: I have to buy it, however much it costs.

text: However you say it, it means the same thing.

text: You can do it however you like.

text: However were you able to do it?

ipa: /hɑʊˈεvə/

enpr: /houĕvʹər/

ipa: /haʊˈɛvɚ/


breach

forms:
breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

glosses: If you breach a duty, you do something that you should not do.

glosses: If an army or the police breach a barrier, a wall, etc., they were not able to enter it before but now they can.

text: The police breached the front door and searched the house.

ipa: [briːtʃ]

verb

breach

es


breach

forms:
breach (singular)
breaches (plural)

glosses: A breach is the act of breaching; for example, a breach of contract may occur when somebody does not do what they promised.

text: Water entered through a breach in the levee.

noun

breaches


eaters

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

text: My sisters are both picky eaters.

eater


begin

forms:
begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

glosses: When you begin something, you start to do the first part of a longer action.

text: A journey always begins with a first step.

text: You can not get to the end of any job before you begin.

text: He began to read the book at the first page.

ipa: /bɪˈɡɪn/

audio: en-uk-to begin.ogg

begin

begins

began


anticipate

forms:
anticipate (canonical)
anticipates (third-person singular)
anticipated (past)
anticipated (past participle)
anticipating (present participle)

glosses: If you anticipate something, you think or do something about it before it happens.

text: The seasonal changes in temperature are anticipated by birds through the changes of day length.

text: The airport will be expanded to meet anticipated growth in air traffic.

text: We do not anticipate any major problems with the new system.

hyphenation: an‧ti‧ci‧pate

verb

anticipat


induce

forms:
induce (canonical)
induces (third-person singular)
induced (past)
induced (past participle)
inducing (present participle)

glosses: If you induce something, you make it happen.

text: Soft lighting is often used for in restaurants to induce a feeling of relaxation.

text: He was given a drug which would normally induce sleep, but it had no effect on him.

ipa: /ɪnˈduːs/

ipa: /ɪnˈdjuːs/

hyphenation: in‧duce

induc


bring

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone.

text: You bring lunch to me every day.

text: You brought a book to me last week.

glosses: When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you.

text: I bring milk to you from the store today.

text: I am bringing the key to you.

glosses: Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it.

text: I bring my books to your house.

text: You brought the money to my office.

ipa: /ˈbrɪŋ/

sampa: /"brIN/

audio: en-uk-to bring.ogg

bring

brings

brought


takes

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

ipa: /teɪks/

take

takes

took

taken

taking


meet

forms:
meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

glosses: When you meet someone, you get together with them.

text: I want to meet you.

text: He meets me at home every afternoon.

text: I met you at the store.

glosses: When people meet, they get together with one another.

text: You and I have met.

text: She and her friends meet every day.

text: You and he met last week at school.

enpr: mēt

ipa: /miːt/

audio: en-uk-to meet.ogg

homophones: meat mete

meet

meets

met

met

meeting


video

forms:
video (singular)
videos (plural)

text: We watched a video in class.

hyphenation: vi‧deo


video

forms:
video (canonical)
videos (third-person singular)
videoed (past)
videoed (past participle)
videoing (present participle)

glosses: If you video something, you record it with a camera or camcorder.


sending

forms:
send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

send

sends

sent

sent

sending


absent

forms: absent (positive)

glosses: If something is absent, it means to be not in a place or missing.

text: John is absent from school today.

enpr: ăb'sənt

ipa: /ˈæbsənt/

hyphenation: ab‧sent


absent

forms:
absent (canonical)
absents (third-person singular)
absented (past)
absented (past participle)
absenting (present participle)

glosses: When you absent yourself from something, you do not turn up for it and not appear.

text: John absented himself from the meeting as he had something on.


absent

forms: absent

text: Absent any problems, we should be finished in two hours.

enpr: ăbsĕnt'

ipa: /æbˈsɛnt/

sampa: {b"sEnt


happened

forms:
happen (canonical)
happens (third-person singular)
happened (past)
happened (past participle)
happening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of happen.

text: I happened to find my lost ring today.

text: It happened again! My computer just crashed!

ipa: /ˈhæpənd/

happen


yourselves

pos: pron

glosses: You use yourselves when the people doing an action and receiving an action are both you.

text: Be careful children. You'll hurt yourselves.

text: Are you happy with yourselves?

text: I heard you and your sister got yourselves a new pet.

text: Don't pretend you don't know. You yourselves have seen these kinds of problems.

glosses: If you do something by yourselves, you do it alone.

text: That's beautiful, boys. Did you make it by yourselves?

glosses: If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.


distort

forms:
distort (canonical)
distorts (third-person singular)
distorted (past)
distorted (past participle)
distorting (present participle)

glosses: If something is distorted, its shape or meaning is changed, often in a bad or unnatural way.

text: Christina backed away from Michael, whose handsome face was twisted and distorted by hatred.

text: A small change in wording can completely distort the meaning of the speaker.

text: These import taxes can distort the market.

ipa: /dɪsˈtɔrt/

ipa: /dɪsˈtɔːt/

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


contributor

forms:
contributor (singular)
contributors (plural)

glosses: A contributor is a person who donates money to a charity or a cause.

text: I am a contributor to Red Cross.

glosses: A contributor is a person who supports or participates in a cause, activity or institution.

text: He was a regular contributor to anti-war protests.

glosses: A contributor is a person who is important to the creation or growth of something.

text: With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the local gene pool.

glosses: A contributor is a person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

text: William Safire has been a notable contributor to the opinion page of the New York Times for many years.

glosses: A contributor to something is a partial cause of that thing.

text: One contributor to the problem is the rapid change in the workforce.


executive

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

glosses: Designed for execution, or carrying into effect.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/


executive

forms:
executive (singular)
executives (plural)

glosses: A name for the head officer or administrator, especially one who can make important decisions.

text: The executive of the company was criticized for his poor management.

glosses: The part of government that enforces laws and judicial decisions, and is in charge of running of the state.

text: The President is the chief executive of the United States government.


believe

forms:
believe (canonical)
believes (third-person singular)
believed (past)
believed (past participle)
believing (present participle)

glosses: When you believe, you have faith in something.

text: He believes in one God.

glosses: When you believe something, you accept it as true.

text: He was wrong when he believed all of the lies he was told.

text: I believe that the man told the truth.

ipa: /bɪˈliːv/

believ


highlight

forms:
highlight (canonical)
highlights (third-person singular)
highlighted (past)
highlighted (past participle)
highlighting (present participle)

glosses: If you highlight something, you make it more noticeable or obvious.

text: I usually use a pen to highlight the important section in my textbook.

text: Let me just highlight this point since many people misunderstand it.

glosses: If you highlight your hair, you make some parts a lighter colour.


highlight

forms:
highlight (singular)
highlights (plural)

glosses: A highlight is a particularly good part.

text: The chicken was the highlight of the dinner, just amazing.

text: I didn't see the game, but I watched the highlights on the news.

text: The shirt was blue with yellow highlights.


rumour

forms:
rumour (singular)
rumours (plural)

glosses: A rumour is a story about somebody or something, that is told by other people, most of the time it is not true.

text: There is a rumour going around that John's been fired. Is it true?

ipa: /ˈruːmə(r)/

ipa: /ˈrumɚ/

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


rumour

forms:
rumour (canonical)
rumours (third-person singular)
rumoured (past)
rumoured (past participle)
rumouring (present participle)

glosses: If you rumour, you gossip; you tell someone a rumor.

text: It has been rumoured that John's moving soon. Is this true?


sends

ipa: /sendz/


hold

forms:
hold (canonical)
holds (third-person singular)
held (past)
held (past participle)
holding (present participle)

glosses: When you hold something, you put it in your hand and keep it there.

text: He held the pen tightly as he wrote the letter.

glosses: When you hold something, you keep it in one place and do not let it move away.

text: The police hold people who do crimes in prison.

glosses: If you hold someone accountable/responsible/liable, you put the responsibility for something on them.

text: It's not clear if parents should be held responsible for the problems their children cause.

text: We are trying to finally get tobacco companies held responsible for killing people.

glosses: If something holds true/good, it is or continues to be true.

text: The drug extends life for mice. If this holds true in humans as well, it will be a great advance.

text: He might be able to do it, but I don't think that holds for most men.

glosses: If you hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive, you do not allow them to go free.

text: Police in Luxembourg say a gunman holding 29 children hostage is demanding a mini-bus to take him to the airport.

enpr: /hōld/

ipa: /həʊld/

ipa: /hoʊld/

sampa: /hoUld/

hold

holds

held


neglect

forms:
neglect (canonical)
neglects (third-person singular)
neglected (past)
neglected (past participle)
neglecting (present participle)

glosses: If you neglect someone, you do not take care of them.

ipa: /nɪˈɡlɛkt/


neglect

forms:
neglect (singular)
neglect (plural)

glosses: Neglect is the failure of somebody to do a duty.

noun

neglect


paragraph

forms:
paragraph (singular)
paragraphs (plural)

glosses: A paragraph is one or more sentences that are written together with no line breaks separating them. Usually they are connected by a single idea.

text: She knew what it would say after reading the first paragraph.

text: The crash was reported in a single paragraph in the Edinburgh Evening News.


paragraph

forms:
paragraph (canonical)
paragraphs (third-person singular)
paragraphed (past)
paragraphed (past participle)
paragraphing (present participle)

glosses: If you paragraph something, you break it into paragraphs.

text: It's hard to read with no breaks. Can you paragraph it out a bit?


intersect

forms:
intersect (canonical)
intersects (third-person singular)
intersected (past)
intersected (past participle)
intersecting (present participle)

glosses: When lines intersect, it means they meet at one point.

text: Main Street intersects 10th Avenue here.

ipa: /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/

ipa: /ɪntəˈsɛkt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-intersect.wav


intersect

forms:
intersect (singular)
intersects (plural)

glosses: The place where two lines or segments meet is called an intersect.

text: The intersect of line A and line B is at point X.


London

forms: London

glosses: London is the capital city of England and the national capital of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

enpr: lŭn'dən


movement

forms:
movement (singular)
movements (plural)

etymology_text: move + -ment

ety-suffix

move

ment

expansion: move + -ment

glosses: Movement is the act of moving, of changing place or position.

text: The European Union allows free movement of people between countries.

text: We have seen large movements of men and equipment in North Korea near the southern border.

text: It was so small that no movement was possible.

glosses: A movement, is a group of people who are all working for the same idea.

text: The labour movement protects the rights of the workers.

glosses: A movement is a part in a musical composition such as a sonata or symphony.

text: The first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata is very famous.


numeric

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

glosses: something that is a number or relates to numbers.

text: The characters 0 through 9 are numeric.

ipa: /n(j)uːˈmɛrɪk/

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


plan

forms:
plan (singular)
plans (plural)

glosses: A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.

text: Have you made any plans for tomorrow?

text: The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.

text: Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.

glosses: A plan' is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.

text: The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.

ipa: /plæn/


plan

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

glosses: If you plan something, you decide what you will do.

text: We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.

text: We planned out the wedding very carefully.

text: I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.

text: When do you plan on starting the new job?

verb

plan

n


currency

forms:
currency (singular)
currencies (plural)

glosses: A currency is the money from a particular country.

text: A person going abroad can obtain foreign currency notes and travellers' cheques from his own bank.

text: The US dollar ended lower against most other currencies in London.

text: Since then the exchange value of the currency has fallen by 78%.

glosses: If something has currency, it is generally accepted.

text: After the war, these new ideas began to gain currency.

text: A book's bibliography can be a good indicator of currency in the text.

noun

currency

currencies


veterinarians

forms:
veterinarian (singular)
veterinarians (plural)

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

veterinarian


beat

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

glosses: If you beat someone or something, you hit it, usually many times.

text: It made a loud noise when he beat the drum.

text: I had to leave and divorce my husband, because he kept beating and choking me.

glosses: If you beat a person or a team, you win and they lose.

text: The best team usually beats the worst one.

enpr: bēt

ipa: /biːt/

beat

beats

beat

beaten

beating


beat

forms:
beat (singular)
beats (plural)


researchers

forms:
researcher (singular)
researchers (plural)

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

text: Many researchers are trying to find the cure for cancer.

researcher


integral

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

glosses: Integral parts, elements, etc. belong to a larger whole, often being necessary.

text: The parks and green spaces are an integral part of the city.

text: Regular training is regarded as integral to management.

text: Integral to this research was how the healthy body defends itself against bacteria.

enpr: ĭn-tĕgʹrəl

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛɡrəl/


integral

forms:
integral (singular)
integrals (plural)

glosses: An integral is the result of a particular mathematical function.

text: F(x) is the integral of f(x) if (d[F(x)])/(dx)=f(x) .

enpr: ĭnʹtĭ-grəl

ipa: /ˈɪntɪɡrəl/

enpr: ĭnʹtə-grəl

ipa: /ˈɪntəɡrəl/


think

forms:
think (canonical)
thinks (third-person singular)
thought (past)
thought (past participle)
thinking (present participle)

glosses: If you think that something is or may be true, you feel that it is or may be true.

text: You know you can't do that. What were you thinking?

text: Some people think this is a good idea, but I don't think so.

text: I think the best thing to do now is to go home.

text: I just thought you might want some coffee.

text: I really think you should stop seeing her.

text: What do you think about the new teacher?

text: Vancouver is thought to be a good place to live.

text: I think he's a doctor.

text: I think she wants us to go that way.

text: I thought I saw something.

text: "Is this right?" "I think so."

glosses: If you think about something, you use your mind to give it your attention.

text: "What's the best way?" "I'm not sure. Let me think."

text: All day I was thinking about my sister in Lisbon.

text: I don't want to think about that right now.

text: Just think how nice it will be when we're finished.

glosses: You use think when you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud.

text: "It's no good," she thought.

glosses: You use think in suggestions and requests.

text: I was thinking we could go out tonight.

text: Do you think you could help me here?

glosses: If you don't think to do something, you don't remember to do it.

text: I didn't think to ask her.

text: I can't think where my keys are.

enpr: thĭngk

ipa: /θɪŋk/

sampa: /TINk/

think

thinks

thought

thought

thinking


think

forms:
think (singular)
thinks (plural)

glosses: If you say you'll have a think about something, it means you'll give it your attention.


Scotland

forms: Scotland

glosses: Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom, north of England.

hyphenation: Scot‧land


managers

forms:
manager (singular)
managers (plural)

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

manager


called

forms:
call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of call.

ipa: /kɔːld/

verb

call


assurance

forms:
assurance (singular)
assurances (plural)

glosses: An assurance is a strong promise, usually given when the listener has doubts.

text: She had been here before and could give assurance that they were on the right course.

text: Despite assurances from the contractor that everything was going well, we still felt nervous.

glosses: Assurance is the feeling of self confidence.

text: Cocteau in his trademark suit stared with absolute assurance into the camera.

ipa: /əˈʃʊrəns/

ipa: /əˈʃʊərəns/

hyphenation: as‧sur‧ance


tell

forms:
tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)

glosses: When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.

text: He always tells the truth.

text: I told all of my friends about the Simple English Wiktionary.

text: I will not tell anyone.

glosses: If you tell someone to do something, you are giving them an order.

text: My mom told me to clean my room.

glosses: If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.

text: I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell.

text: If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you.

enpr: tĕl

ipa: /tɛl/

sampa: /tEl/

tell

tells

told


liver

forms:
liver (singular)
livers (plural)

glosses: A large organ in the body that makes bile, and controls chemicals in the blood.

text: The liver is one of the most important organs in our body.

text: We're having beef liver for dinner.

ipa: /ˈlɪvə/

ipa: /ˈlɪvɚ/

hyphenation: liv‧er


sing

forms:
sing (canonical)
sings (third-person singular)
sang (past)
sung (past participle)
singing (present participle)

glosses: If you sing you use your voice to make music.

text: I'm going to sing a song to you.

enpr: /sĭng/

ipa: /sɪŋ/

sing

sings

sang

sung

singing


qualities

forms:
quality (singular)
qualities (plural)

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

noun

quality

qualities


philanthropy

forms:
philanthropy (singular)
philanthropies (plural)

glosses: Philanthropy is the giving away of money for charity.

text: The man that lived in that mansion was admired for his philanthropy. He would often donate millions to charities.

philanthropy

philanthropies


dynamic

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

glosses: If something is dynamic, it is changing, usually quickly.

text: Communication is a dynamic process in which the changing situation affects what you say and how you say it.

glosses: If someone is dynamic, they take charge and get things done; they have a lot of energy.

text: He was a good worker, but often unnoticed because of his more dynamic coworkers.

text: Picasso obviously had a more forceful and dynamic personality than Braque.

text: We tested the bar's strength in both static and dynamic tests.

glosses: A dynamic verb describes an action with a clear end point.

text: Dynamic, but not stative, verbs can take progressive aspect.

ipa: /daɪˈnæmɪk/


dynamic

forms:
dynamic (singular)
dynamics (plural)

glosses: The dynamics of a situation or group are the ways in which everything effects everything else.

text: We talk about what doctor should do without any real understanding of the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship.

text: Team dynamics also have an influence on the outcomes and the contribution of members.

glosses: Dynamics is a kind of mathematics that deals with motion and forces that cause changes in a system.

text: They built a computer model based on the mathematics of fluid dynamics.

glosses: Dynamics are changes in the loudness of music.

text: The dynamics of the performance are lost in this poor recording.

glosses: A dynamic is a force that causes change.

text: This is where we need the dynamic of God's transforming presence.

text: This view puts the dynamic of police racism in the norms and values through which the police define their roles.


happiest

forms:
happy (positive)
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of happy; most happy.

text: This is the happiest I've seen you since your husband died.

text: Sarah is the happiest person I know. She's always smiling and laughing.

ipa: /ˈhæpiɪst/

adj

happy

happier

happiest


theme

forms:
theme (singular)
themes (plural)

glosses: A theme is a general idea that runs through a conversation, story, group of images, piece of music, etc.

text: For Mr Giuliani, crime is a main campaign theme.

text: The topic did not seem related to the main themes of his studies.

text: The American novel focusses on themes of male companionship and confrontation with death.

text: They became a household name in 1982 with the theme music for the hit TV series, "Harry's Game".

ipa: /θiːm/


theme

forms:
theme (canonical)
themes (third-person singular)
themed (past)
themed (past participle)
theming (present participle)

glosses: If you theme something, you give it a theme.

verb

them

e


sneezing

forms:
sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

sneez


attending

forms:
attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

attend


attends

glosses: The third-person singular form of attend.


ask

forms:
ask (canonical)
asks (third-person singular)
asked (past)
asked (past participle)
asking (present participle)

glosses: To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it.

text: She sure does ask a lot of questions!

glosses: To approach someone to see if they will do something.

text: Let me ask my mom if I can go.

ipa: /ɑːsk/

ipa: /æsk/

audio: en-uk-to ask.ogg


roses

forms:
rose (singular)
roses (plural)

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

noun

rose


show

forms:
show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
shown (past participle)
showing (present participle)

glosses: When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it.

text: The clock shows the time of day.

text: Can you show me your ID?

text: The museum has shown the art of America.

ipa: /ʃəʊ/

enpr: shō

ipa: /ʃoʊ/

sampa: /SoU/

audio: en-uk-to show.ogg

show

shows

showed

shown

showing


show

forms:
show (singular)
shows (plural)

glosses: A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program.

text: I saw the art show at the museum.

text: The show at the movie theater was boring.


exporter

forms:
exporter (singular)
exporters (plural)

glosses: An exporter is a person or company that exports things.

text: The United States is a major exporter of wheat.


hurries

forms:
hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of hurry.

verb

hurr

y


means

forms:
means (singular)
means (plural)

text: The head of the bank was a person of means.

ipa: /miːnz/

noun

means

means


enter

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

text: I entered the building through the side door.

text: Please pay the fare before you enter.

text: I entered all the necessary information but it still won't work.

ipa: /ˈentə/

audio: en-uk-to enter.ogg


enter

forms:
enter (singular)
enters (plural)

glosses: "Enter" is a key on a computer keyboard.


concurrent

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

glosses: If two things are concurrent, they happen at the same time.

text: The software can handle up to 500 concurrent users.

text: He was given six concurrent three-month jail sentences for the attacks.

text: Concurrent with the war in Iraq the Americans was the war in Afghanistan.

glosses: If two things are concurrent, they agree in meaning.

text: The police got concurrent stories from five witnesses.

glosses: If three or more lines are concurrent, they are alongside one another (parallel).

ipa: /kəŋˈkɝrənt/

ipa: /kəŋˈkʌrənt/

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


state

forms:
state (singular)
states (plural)

text: I am worried about her. She is in a constant state of depression.

glosses: Any sovereign nation (nation that rules itself) is a state.

text: The United States is a country with many sovereign nations united with each other.

ipa: /steɪt/

sampa: /steIt/


state

forms:
state (canonical)
states (third-person singular)
stated (past)
stated (past participle)
stating (present participle)

glosses: To state something is to say it as a fact.

text: He stated that he hasn't slept in 2 days.

glosses: To state something is to let it be known.

text: Please state your name and place of business.

verb

stat


Mercury

forms: Mercury

glosses: Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

glosses: Mercury is a Roman god who was the god of trade, travelers, thieves, profit, commerce, and the messenger of the gods.

ipa: /ˈmɜː(r)kjʊri/

ipa: /ˈmɝkjəri/


mottos

forms:
motto (singular)
mottos (plural)

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

noun

motto

mottos


guarantee

forms:
guarantee (singular)
guarantees (plural)

glosses: A guarantee is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: The phone is covered by a six-month guarantee on parts and labour.

glosses: A guarantee is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: The builders will now give performance and completion guarantees and will cover the costs of any problems.

text: Constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

text: The plan only operates for five years, with no guarantee of continuation.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/


guarantee

forms:
guarantee (canonical)
guarantees (third-person singular)
guaranteed (past)
guaranteed (past participle)
guaranteeing (present participle)

glosses: If you guarantee something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: All of our products are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

glosses: If you guarantee something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: the European Convention on Human Rights, guarantees the right to give and receive information.

text: When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guaranteed.

text: The Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace.

text: If you go fishing with me, you're almost guaranteed success.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

verb

guarantee

guarantees

guaranteed

guaranteeing


lose

forms:
lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

glosses: When you lose something, you don't know where it is.

text: The boy lost his book some place between home and school.

text: The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house.

glosses: In games, you lose when others do better than you.

text: He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.

enpr: lo͞oz

ipa: /luːz/

audio: en-uk-to lose.ogg

lose

loses

lost


cost

forms:
cost (singular)
costs (plural)

glosses: The cost of something is the price that a person pays for it.

text: What is the cost of the car?

ipa: /kɒst/

ipa: /kɔst/

audio: en-uk-to cost.ogg


cost

forms:
cost (canonical)
costs (third-person singular)
cost (past)
cost (past participle)
costing (present participle)

glosses: When you say that a thing costs, you say that one must pay in order to buy it.

text: That diamond ring costs a great deal of money.

glosses: One may say that an action costs a certain bad result.

text: It cost me my job when I broke the machine.

text: To commit a crime will cost you.

glosses: When you estimate a cost or set a cost, you cost a thing.

text: The repair man costed the work to fix the car.

cost

costs

cost

cost

costing


richer

forms:
rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of rich; more rich.

ipa: /ˈrɪt͡ʃɚ/

ipa: /ˈrɪt͡ʃə/

hyphenation: rich‧er

adj

rich

richer

richest


hot

forms:
hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

glosses: Something that is hot is high in temperature.

text: The sun is very hot.

glosses: Someone who is hot is sexually attractive.

text: Woah, that woman is hot!

glosses: Something that is hot is very radioactive.

text: The atoll is the hottest on Earth.

ipa: /hɒt/

sampa: /hQt/

enpr: hät

ipa: /hɑːt/

adjective

hot

hotter

hottest


deviation

forms:
deviation (singular)
deviations (plural)

glosses: A deviation is difference or movement away from a standard.

text: They insist that there must be no deviation from that style.

text: Any deviations from the contract would have to be agreed by both parties.

glosses: A deviation is the difference between a number and the average of a set of values.

ipa: /diviˈeɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: de‧vi‧a‧tion


choose

forms:
choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

glosses: When you choose a thing, you decide you want it and not something else.

text: The manager and coaches will choose the starting line-up.

text: Rafferty always chooses those with the best skills.

text: Flanagan chose Tom and Jerry as first and third basemen.

text: All those men chosen for this year's team will report tomorrow night.

text: Are you choosing to leave the team, or is someone forcing you to quit?

enpr: cho͞oz

ipa: /tʃuːz/

choose

chooses

chose

chosen

choosing


dad

forms:
dad (singular)
dads (plural)

text: Timmy's father is very important to him. He goes everywhere with his dad.

ipa: /dæd/


batter

forms:
batter (singular)
batters (plural)

glosses: A batter is somebody who is supposed to hit a ball with a bat.

glosses: A batter is a mixture of flour and liquid (usually eggs and water).

ipa: /ˈbætə(r)/

ipa: /ˈbætər/


batter

forms:
batter (canonical)
batters (third-person singular)
battered (past)
battered (past participle)
battering (present participle)

glosses: If you batter someone or something, you hit or beat it.

text: The battered child was brought to the attention of the police.


break

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

glosses: If you break something, you make it come apart in a way that cannot easily be put back together, usually by force.

text: He injured his leg and broke his arm during the crash.

text: When my brother died, my family broke apart.

text: The airplane broke apart in the sky over Hawai'i.

text: When the ice broke underneath me, I said to myself, I'm in trouble.

glosses: If something such as a machine breaks, it stops working because something is wrong.

text: My car breaks down about once a week.

glosses: If you break a law, rule, promise, etc. you do something that you should not do.

text: The police can't do anything if no laws are broken.

text: These are the rules. Don't break the rules and I won't send you home.

glosses: If you break a surface, limit, record, etc., you go beyond it.

text: In 1954 he set a new record of 3:59.4, breaking the old record by more than five minutes.

text: Wilson broke barriers for women in journalism at a time when newsrooms were mostly male.

glosses: If you break free or out of something, you could not leave but now you leave.

text: The police are looking for some prisoners who broke out of the jail.

text: One of the dogs broke loose and ran at her.

text: When she closed the door, everyone broke into laughter.

glosses: If you break, you stop for a short time to rest.

text: We break for coffee at 10:00 every morning.

text: The day was breaking as they packed up the tent.

text: Dawn was just breaking when Helga Schneider climbed out of bed.

glosses: If you break something, you stop it suddenly.

text: The sound of the door closing broke the silence.

text: I didn't know my father, but with my son, I want to break that cycle of fathers leaving their sons.

text: The show had been so magical that people didn't want to leave the theater, didn't want to break the spell.

text: Smoking is such a hard habit to break.

text: Mike had to leave to break up a fight between Ronni and Bridget.

text: The rain finally broke on Monday evening.

glosses: If your voice breaks, it changes because you are almost crying.

text: "I wanted to say goodbye before he died", she said, her voice breaking.

glosses: If you break some money, you change a note into coins.

text: I don't want to break a twenty just to buy matches.

enpr: /brāk/

ipa: /breɪk/

sampa: /breIk/

break

breaks

broke

broken

breaking


break

forms:
break (singular)
breaks (plural)

glosses: A break is a time when something stops before starting again.

text: We get a 15-minute break in the middle of the morning.

text: I'll phone you during my lunch break.

text: We're going to take a one-minute commercial break and we'll be right back.

glosses: A break (up) is an end of a relationship.

text: We didn't see each other for years after the break up.

glosses: A break is a space between something continuous.

text: The sun shone through a break in the clouds.

glosses: A break is a situation in which things are not as difficult.

text: That job opening up just when she finished school was a lucky break for her.

text: Give me a break.

text: The new law would give middle-income families a $2,000 tax break.

glosses: A break is a place where something is broken.

text: The break in his leg could be seen clearly on the x-ray.


prospect

forms:
prospect (singular)
prospects (plural)

glosses: A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.

text: There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.

text: Immigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.

text: There is little or no prospect of a new station being opened up on the east coast.

glosses: Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.

text: So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.

text: A new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.

text: We are very worried about her prospects.

glosses: A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.

text: At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.

glosses: A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.

text: Your best prospects are your previous customers.

ipa: /ˈprɒspɛkt/

enpr: präsʹpĕkt

ipa: /ˈprɑspɛkt/

hyphenation: pros‧pect


prospect

forms:
prospect (canonical)
prospects (third-person singular)
prospected (past)
prospected (past participle)
prospecting (present participle)

glosses: If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.

text: Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.

enpr: prə-spĕktʹ

ipa: /prəˈspɛkt/


feel

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

glosses: If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case.

text: I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.

glosses: If you feel happy, sad, angry, etc., you have that emotion.

text: He feels happy when someone makes him laugh.

glosses: When you feel something, you experience a sensation from touching it.

text: He felt the cold ice on his lips.

text: I feel pain when I touch the fire.

ipa: /fiːl/

feel

feels

felt


feel

forms:
feel (singular)
feels (plural)

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


erosion

forms:
erosion (singular)
erosions (plural)

glosses: Erosion is the loss of land because of water and wind.

text: Farming increases soil erosion by breaking up soil structure, and reducing the number of plants.

text: Footpath erosion is a significant problem in all the UK's national parks.

text: The new plan should stop the erosion of support for the idea.

glosses: An erosion is a shallow lesion that is usually found on the skin or in tissue of the epithelium.

ipa: əˈrəʊˌʒən

ipa: əˈroʊˌʒən


convert

forms:
convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)

glosses: If you convert something, you change it so that it has a different function or form.

text: They wanted to convert the room into a study.

text: The factory was powered originally by water, then converted to steam in 1811.

text: The electric engine is extremely efficient at converting electrical energy into movement.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːt/

enpr: kənvûrt'

ipa: /kənˈvɝt/


convert

forms:
convert (singular)
converts (plural)

glosses: A convert is a person who changed their beliefs or religion.

text: Mr Kinnock is a relatively recent convert to Buddhism.

text: And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion.

enpr: kŏn'vûrt


increasing

forms:
increase (canonical)
increases (third-person singular)
increased (past)
increased (past participle)
increasing (present participle)

text: His money is increasing because he makes good business deals.

text: He is worried about his increasing debt: it keeps getting bigger and bigger.

ipa: /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/

hyphenation: in‧creas‧ing

verb

increas


begs

forms:
beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

beg

g


attended

forms:
attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attend.

ipa: /əˈtɛndɪd/

attend


smells

forms:
smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of smell.

smell


smells

forms:
smell (singular)
smells (plural)

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


researcher

forms:
researcher (singular)
researchers (plural)

glosses: A researcher is somebody who does research.

text: Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a new kind of virus.

ipa: /rɪˈsɜːt͡ʃɚ//


manipulation

forms:
manipulation (singular)
manipulations (plural)

glosses: Manipulation is the act of controlling someone or something, usually through pressure or in dishonest ways.

text: The political manipulation of statistics to confuse people is common.

text: In data manipulation on a parallel computer all bits of a word are processed at the same time.

text: All too often, guilt is also a form of manipulation – a way of hurting or punishing others.

glosses: Manipulation is the act of using your hands skillfully to move, play or operate something.

text: He tried to remove the piece by gentle manipulation from the outside.


heel

forms:
heel (singular)
heels (plural)

glosses: A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

text: I have a large heel.

glosses: The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.

ipa: /hiːl/


heel

forms:
heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)

glosses: To follow someone closely at their heels.


queen

forms:
queen (singular)
queens (plural)

glosses: The female leader of a country whose son will probably lead the country.

text: The queen wore her royal robes at the ceremony.

glosses: The wife of the king is usually the queen.

glosses: A queen is a piece in the game of chess.

ipa: /kwiːn/


rose

forms:
rose (singular)
roses (plural)

glosses: A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers

text: He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.

text: That rose smells good!

ipa: /rəʊz/

ipa: /roʊz/

sampa: /roUz/

homophones: rhos roes rows


rose

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

text: I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.

rise

rises

rose

risen

rising


suspend

forms:
suspend (canonical)
suspends (third-person singular)
suspended (past)
suspended (past participle)
suspending (present participle)

glosses: If you suspend something, you stop it for a time.

text: The army suspended all operations in the north until the weather has changed.

text: The conversation was temporarily suspended while everyone watched the TV.

glosses: If you suspend someone from a job or from school, you stop them from going for a time.

text: Crang was suspended for five games for punching another player.

glosses: If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down.

text: Two lamps were suspended above the room and gave off a gentle light.

ipa: /səˈspɛnd/

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


slather

forms:
slather (canonical)
slathers (third-person singular)
slathered (past)
slathered (past participle)
slathering (present participle)

glosses: If you slather something, you spread a lot of something onto it.

text: John likes to slather his bread with butter.

text: I slathered myself with sunscreen before I went to the beach.

glosses: If you slather something, you spread a lot of it onto something else.

text: John always slathers butter on his bread.

text: I slathered sunscreen on my skin before I went to the beach.

ipa: /ˈslæðə(r)/

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


agent

forms:
agent (singular)
agents (plural)

glosses: An agent is a person that is a representative and acts for other people.


bank

forms:
bank (singular)
banks (plural)

glosses: A building where you can keep and borrow money.

text: I have to stop at the bank to deposit my check and get money for tonight.

text: blood bank

text: sperm bank

text: data bank

ipa: /bæŋk/


bank

forms:
bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

glosses: The act of a plane turning left or right while in flight.

text: The plane banks right to line up with the runway.


variability

forms:
variability (singular)
variabilities (plural)

glosses: The variability of something is how much it changes.

text: The data shows a great variability in the observed sizes.

ipa: /ˌvɛər.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti (ɪ.ti)/

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

hyphenation: vari‧abil‧ity

noun

variabilities


eats

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

text: He eats bacon for breakfast every day.

text: She only eats low-fat food so that she doesn't gain weight.

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


eats

forms: eats (plural)

text: Give me some eats!


advertise

forms:
advertise (canonical)
advertises (third-person singular)
advertised (past)
advertised (past participle)
advertising (present participle)

glosses: If you advertise something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

text: I'm advertising my new business in the newspaper.

ipa: /ˈadvə(r)taɪz/

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

verb

advertis

e


accommodation

forms:
accommodation (singular)
accommodations (plural)

glosses: (usually accommodations in American English) Accommodation is a place to stay or live.

text: The hotel provides high quality accommodation, mostly for foreign visitors.

text: After long years of living in rented accommodations, Jack could finally afford to buy a house.

glosses: Accommodation is the process or result of changing something to fit a particular need or situation.

text: During the 1990s Iran tried twice to reach an accommodation with its long time rival.


attend

forms:
attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

glosses: If you attend something like school or a party, you go to it.

text: I attended a party.

text: My son will attend kindergarten next year.

glosses: If you attend to something, you give attention to it.

text: I attended my brother as best man at his wedding.

text: Will you please attend to this huge list of orders?

ipa: /əˈtɛnd/


people

forms:
person (singular)
persons or people (plural)

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

text: Who are these people at the party?

glosses: A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language.

text: Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people.

text: This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines.

ipa: /ˈpiːpəl/

ipa: /ˈpipl/

noun

person

people


people

forms:
people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

glosses: If a place is peopled, people live there.

text: It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers.

glosses: If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people.

text: He liked to people his books with simple folk.

verb

peopl


tensions

forms:
tension (singular)
tensions (plural)

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

noun

tension


life

forms:
life (singular)
lives (plural)

glosses: Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.

text: scientists want to learn if there is life on other planets.

glosses: Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.

text: The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.

text: The lives of great men and women are very interesting.

text: He never left his home town in his life.

glosses: The state of something being in existence.

text: We brought the company back to life, after it had been closed for 5 years.

enpr: līf

ipa: /laɪf/

sampa: /laIf/

lives