Common English Words

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160	also	©
1. adv. (conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
They had porridge for breakfast, and also toast.
2. adv. (obsolete) To the same degree or extent; so, as.
161	does
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of do
2. n. plural of doe
	do
1. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker
2. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
3. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
162	through	©
1. prep. From one side of an opening to the other.
I went through the window.
2. prep. Entering, then later leaving.
I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.
3. prep. Surrounded by (while moving).
163	told	©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of tell
	tell
1. v. To count, reckon, or enumerate.
2. v. To narrate.
3. v. To convey by speech; to say.
164	many	©
1. det. An indefinite large number of.
many people enjoy playing chess; there are many different ways to cook a meal
2. pron. A collective mass of people.
Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many
A great many do not understand this.
165	day	©
1. n. Any period of 24 hours.
I've been here for two days and a bit.
2. n. A period from midnight to the following midnight.
The day begins at midnight.
3. n. (astronomy) Rotational period of a planet (especially Earth).
166	ever	©
1. adv. Always, frequently, forever.
It was ever thus.
2. adv. At any time.
If that ever happens, we’re in deep trouble
He's back and better than ever.
167	nothing	©
1. pron. Not any thing; no thing.
2. pron. An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.
3. n. Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
- What happened to your face?- It's nothing.
4. n. A trivial remark (especially in the term sweet nothings).
168	another	©
1. det. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.
2. det. Not the same; different.
Do you know another way to do this job?
3. det. Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; anyone else; someone else.
169	made	©
1. n. (UK dialectal, or obsolete) A grub or maggot.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of make
	mak
1. v. (Wearside, dialectal) to make
	make
1. v. To create.
2. v. To build, construct, or produce.
3. v. To write or compose.
	myek
1. v. (Geordie, dialectal) To make.
170	such	©
1. det. (demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before. Such is life.
2. det. (particularly used in formal documents) Any.
the above address or at such other address as may notify
3. det. Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to very much of.
171	own	©
1. v. To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.
I own this car.
2. v. To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.
3. v. To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
172	may	©
1. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).
2. v. (obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.
3. v. (intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.
4. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
you may smoke outside; may I sit there?
173	world	©
1. n. (with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.
There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.
2. n. The Universe.
3. n. (with "the") The Earth.
People are dying of starvation all over the world.
174	better	©
1. adj. comparative form of good: more good
2. adj. comparative form of well: more well
3. adj. Greater in amount or quantity
4. adv. comparative form of well: more well
5. adv. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
175	while	©
1. n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
He lectured for quite a long while.
2. conj. During the same time that.
He was sleeping while I was singing.
3. conj. Although.
176	find	©
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
Water is found to be a compound substance.
177	there's
1. contraction. contraction of there is
There’s a strange guy over there.
2. contraction. contraction of there has
There’s been an accident!
3. contraction. contraction of there was
	there
1. adv. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
2. adv. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
3. adv. (location) To or into that place; thither.
	is
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
2. n. plural of i
178	might	©
1. n. Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
2. n. Physical strength or force.
He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.
3. adj. (obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
4. adj. (obsolete) Possible.
179	home
1. n. A dwelling.:
2. n. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one
3. n. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
4. n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
5. n. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.

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