Common English Words

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240	play	©
1. v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
They played long and hard.
2. v. To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
He plays on three teams. Who's playing now? play football; play sports; play games
3. v. To compete against, in a game.
241	until	©
1. prep. Up to the time of (something happening).
2. prep. Before (a time).
3. prep. (obsolete) To; physically towards.
4. conj. Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).
5. conj. Before (a condition becoming true).
242	young	©
1. adj. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
a lamb is a young sheep; these picture books are for young readers
2. adj. At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
the age of space travel is still young; a young business
3. adj. (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
243	yet	©
1. adv. (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.
He has never yet been late for an appointment; I’m not yet wise enough to answer that; Have you finished yet?
2. adv. Continuously up to the current time; still.
The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.
3. adv. At some future time; eventually.
244	against	©
1. prep. A close but separated relationship.:
2. prep. In a contrary direction to.
If you swim against the current, you must work harder.
3. prep. Close to.
The kennel was put against the back wall.
245	yeah
1. part. (informal) Yes.
2. interj. Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.
Yeah! We did it!
246	they're
1. contraction. contraction of they are
2. adv. misspelling of there
3. det. misspelling of their
	they
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female.
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
	are
1. v. second-person singular present of be
2. v. first-person plural present of be
3. v. second-person plural present of be
	be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
247	men	©
1. n. plural form of man
2. n. (collective) (The) people, humanity.
3. n. (collective, military) enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).
	man
1. n. An adult male human.
2. n. (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
3. n. A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
248	seen	©
1. v. past participle of see
2. v. (nonstandard, dialectal) simple past tense of see; saw.
I seen it with my own eyes.
3. n. The letter س in the Arabic script.
	see
1. v. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
2. v. To witness or observe by personal experience.
249	woman
1. n. An adult female human.
2. n. (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
3. n. A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
4. n. A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
5. n. A female attendant or servant.
250	looking	©
1. v. present participle of look
2. n. The act of one who looks; a glance.
3. n. (obsolete) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.
	look
1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
2. v. To appear, to seem.
3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
251	used
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of use
You used me!
2. v. (intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed to doing something
He used to live here, but moved away last year.
3. adj. That is or has or have been used.
	use
1. n. The act of using.
2. n. (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
3. n. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
252	wasn't
1. v. was not (negative auxiliaryArnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, , Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513)
	was
1. v. first-person singular past of be.
2. v. third-person singular past of be.
	be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
	not
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
2. adv. To no degree.
253	end	©
1. n. The terminal point of something in space or time.
At the end of the road, turn left.
At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love.
2. n. (by extension) (euphemistic) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
Is there no end to this madness?
254	wouldn't
1. v. would not (negative auxiliaryArnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, , Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513)
	would
1. v. As a past-tense form of will.:
2. v. (obsolete) Wished, desired (something).
3. v. (archaic) Wanted to ( + bare infinitive).
4. v. Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to ( + bare infinitive); indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly.
5. v. Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
	will
1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
	not
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
2. adv. To no degree.
255	show	©
1. v. To display, to have somebody see (something).
The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
2. v. To bestow; to confer.
to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
256	since	©
1. adv. From a specified time in the past.
I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.
2. prep. From: (referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.)
3. prep. Continuously during that period of time.
I have known her since last year.
257	year	©
1. n. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago
2. n. (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution
Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
3. n. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by
258	hand
1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
Her hands are really strong.
2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.:
3. n. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
4. n. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
259	mind	©
1. n. The ability for rational thought.
Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.
2. n. The ability to be aware of things.
There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.
3. n. The ability to remember things.

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