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Common meanings of common English words:


Word Default meaning Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4
ability



able



about



above



absorb



accelerate



accept accept an offering accept a point of view or idea

access



accident unintended injury chance occurrence

accommodation



according



accuse



achieve



acid



acquire to obtain


across



act theatrical acting behave Perform a duty to be 'on duty'
action action: behaviour carried out legal action

activate



active



activity



add plus gain

admit to admit an action to confess to a bad action to allow in
adult



adverse adverse derive: adversity

advice



affect



afford



after



again



against touching anti-

age how old something is become older

aggression aggression aggravate

agree



agreement legal agreement agreement

aim try to align target ambition

air air - possibly more general than just oxygen oxygen

alcohol



alert wide awake an alarm alert a warning inform (bring to someone's attention)
alive



alkaline



all



allow



ally



almost almost about to

alone



alphabet



already



also



although



always



am



amaze



amends to make amends


among



an



ancient



angle



angry



animal



ankle



annoy



anti-



anybody



anyhow



anyone



anything



anywhere



apart not in the same place


ape



appear seem become present arrive how one looks: in a presentation of oneself
appearance how something looks


appropriate appropriate appropriate for

approve



approximate



arch



are



are a



are a



are the



are you



area an area mathematical area category as an area of a syllabus
argument disagreement but aggressive logical argument

arm



around around the outside approximately

arrange put in order make a booking

arrive



arts



as



ascend



ask ask a question ask for (request) wonder challenge assumption
asset



associate mentally associate mix with people associate within a business service
at



athlete



atom



attack



attention mental focus mental focus from another on to oneself

attitude one's behavioural approach


attract



attribute one of the attributes to attribute

aunt immediate family aunt


authority



Autumn



available



avoid



award



aware be self-aware the information is not news

away



axe



axel



baby



back rear support returned spine
background not foreground context not at the forefront of your attention
backward backwards


bad



badger badger animal to nag nagging
bag



balance equilibrium balanced sense of well being accounting balance
ball sphere ball for a game

bamboo



ban



be



be a



bean bean pea

beard a beard


beat beat (win against) beat (a drum) beat (pulse eg. heart)
beauty beauty derive: beautiful

because of



become



bed



before before (occurs earlier in time) in front of

beg



behave good manners function

behind



believe



belong



below



bend



benefit



best



better superior improved health

between



bias



big



bill



biology



bird



birth to give birth to a birth

bit a small part a digital bit a drill bit
bite



bitter



black



blame



blind



blood



blow blow (air) a landing blow in a fight

blue



board a thin rectangular or square object


boat



body whole of a human or creature's body human body the overall dimensions of an object a machine's body
boil



bolt unit of measurement for a roll of material a bolt for a nut move fast from stationary position to escape
bone



book a reading book to book an appointment derive: a booking
border



bore be boring personality drill a hole

borrow



boss chief / head / manager to instruct in the capacity of boss

both



bother irritate make the effort

bottle



bottom



bounce



bounce



bow a bow for shooting arrows to bow (a sign of respect)

bowl a bowl to bowl

box a type of container


boy



boyfriend



branch of a tree to branch out a branch of an organisation
brave



break stop being whole stop functioning a rest a holiday
break (2) break a law


breathe breathe derive: breath

brick



bright light intensity intelligent

bring



bristle



brother



brush



budget budget allowance (as credit to purchase with)

build to build


building a building a structure

bulb gardening bulb light bulb bulb shape
bump bump (curvature on a surface) collide and bounce

bureaucracy



bureaucrat



burn to burn in fire an injury burn

burn out exhausting or using up (not just a fire)


bury



bus



business a company business as in the world of business

busy



but



buy



by



calculate mathematics kind work out mentally

calendar



call call out a name how one is named: I am called... beckon call by telephone
can able tin

can the



cancel to stop a process signals net to zero

canvas surface of artwork


capable



car a motor car a coach of a vehicle such as a train carriage cart
care to care about to care for (for someone needing assistance)

careless



carriage train carriage lorry carriage other vehicle carriage the act of carrying
carry carry transmit (sound carries across a field)

case legal case travel case one of the avenues to explore: one of several cases a medical case occasion about a patient
catch capture. eg. catch a fish be caught in a trap or prison catch a ball catch: part of a door, for example
category



cauldron



cause



cave



ceiling



celebrate



censor



centi-



centre



certain a particular definite: no doubt

chain a chain in general an engineering chain part of a machine a jewellery chain a chain of ideas
challenge challenge (to resist) challenge a person challenge an idea an obstacle to overcome
change to change (in general) to substitute out to change state residual money to return after money is handed over
character how someone is in their approach and nature a fictional being a writing character eg. in Chinese writing a good quality character of a person. He has character
charge to rush at charge a battery charge someone with breaking a law
check test a state a promise of payment (U.S. spelling)

cheek be cheeky part of the face

chemical



chest body chest furniture chest

chew



child



chimney



chip to chip a chip (in general) a vegetable chip
choke



choose



chop to chop with a knife a cut of meat a chopping hand blow
circle



city



civil in civil matters civil behaviour derive: civilian derive: civilisation
claim purport a right to an asset

clan



clarify



claw to claw a claw claws
clean not dirty tidy up

clear tidy up not foggy a clear understanding blank as opposed to null
cliff cliff


climate



climb eg. a person climbs a steep hill an airplane climbs in altitude

clock



close not near opposite of open a closeness in human relationship
cloth



clothes



cloud



clue



clumsy



cold cold temperature cold causing sneezes

collapse



collate to collate information


collect collect. eg. Collect stamps collection gather together.eg. people gather (themselves) collect someone or something (by travelling)
colour (color)



column column in general vertical column in a table of data architectural column Literature column of presentation
combination



come



comfortable physically comfortable comfortable with an idea or with a suggestion

comma



comment give an opinion


commit to guarantee that one will do something to commit an offence

common not rare


communicate



companion



compare to compare comparison

compatible



compensate to compensate compensation

compete compete competition to take part in

complain



complete whole finish off

complex



compose to constitute create

compress physically compress represent information or data by using less data

computer



conceive early life stage to picture a concept

concern is to do with: it concerns to have an interest in a subject a worry
conclude make a conclusion come to an end

conclusive



condition clause quality: in good or bad condition adapt through repetition
cone



confident



confuse



congratulate



connect physically connect mentally associate

connotation



conscience



consequence



consider to think about a concept to think about a person's welfare

constant



constellation



contain contain containment (keeping within the confines) contents (what is inside)
container container in general container one associates with a lid container like a basin
context



continue



contract a legally bindig contract to contract an illness

contradict



contrary



contrast



control to control control: state of being in control device: the controls
controversial



convenient



conversation



converscate



convert



convict



convince



cool to cool all right; acceptable more than all right
co-operate



cope



copy to copy to forge

corner a corner of a shape to corner to reduce exit opportunities

corpse



correct



correlate



cost to cost the cost

cotton



cough



could



could be a



could be the



could have



could the



could you



count count up rely (on)

course a course of lessons


cousin



cover cover a cover or lid cover a discussion point overlap
cow



cowrie (a type of sea shell)



crack crack (verb) a crack to give up - having resisted earlier
crawl to crawl along the ground


create to create drive: creative

credible



creep to creep creepy

creepy crawly a lifeform about the size of an insect that moves on or under the ground


crime



criss-cross



criterion



criticise



crop



cross as a verb: eg. to cross a road a shape of right angle intersection

crowd a crowd an audience

crunch crush eating crunch

cry



cube



culture culture biology lab culture culture sophistication
cup



curl to curl up to curl in a curved motion a curl (in general) hair curl
currency



current at the moment electrical current contemporary
curve to curve a curve

cut



cycle a cyclic process a cycle vehicle such as a bicycle

cylinder



damage



damn



dance



danger



dare



dark dark dark moody atmosphere

data



daughter



daunt (daunting task)


day



de



dead



deadly lethal


deaf



death



debt



decay rot become less and less in substance (via entropy)

decibel



decide decide decisive decision
decimal decimal system


declare divulge announce a speech
decorate to decorate decoration decorations
decrease decrease


dedicate



deep depth dimension into distance and foreground depth downwards intense deep meaning
deer a female deer


defeat



defect something wrong


defend defend in court defend an opinion physically defend (also see 'protect')
define



defy



degree angle of the 360 kind degree unit in another context

deity



delay



deliver deliver a communication or package deliver a baby

demand how much something is wanted insist (see 'insist')

denominator



deny deny knowledge deny a request

depend it depends depend upon a person for one's livelihood for success an outcome depends on something or someone
deploy



depress depress (make sad) depress (not just sad but mental illness)

derive



descend



describe



deserve



despite



destroy



detail



detain



detect



develop develop development

deviate



device



diagram



did



did a



did the



die to die death

differ to differ derive: different

differentiate to tell the difference in maths, the differentiation operation

difficult difficult difficulty difficult (when describing a person's nature)
dig



digital



dim light intensity stupidity

dimension dimension axis of a graph parameter of a databse
dip to dip into liquid (like a biscuit into tea) the dip food that food can be dipped into a movement of going down and then up again
direct straight give instructions

direction



dirty



disability disability disabled (human)

disable to stop from functioning properly


disadvantage



disagree



disappear vanish go away

disappoint



disapprove



disassemble



discard throw away


discipline control over behaviour strict

discover to encounter unintentionally to find out

discuss to discuss to debate the pros and cons

disease disease infectious disease non-infectious disease
dismantle



disorder disorder (not working properly) chaos medical complaint (see complain)
displace displacement as a knock-on effect


dispose of



disregard assign no value to an instruction or to advice


disrespect



disrupt



dissolve dissolve disband

distance distance distant (spatially) distant (in time) distant (indirect)
distinguish tell the difference


distribute



divide to divide division (mathematics) division (of an organisation) a divide
do



do a / does a



do the / does the



doctor



document to document a document

dog



domicile



dominate



done



don't



door door (physical) door (figurative logical) doorway
dot



doubt



down



dozen twelve


draft an early version


drag drag along a surface


dragon



drain



drama eventful happening acting (theatre)

draw do art even result to extract
drilldown into detail


drink drink (v) a drink

drive drive (vehicle) drive (self-motivation)

drop verb a drop like a drop of water

drug a drug


drum



dry



due [meanings: pending/due to]



during



dusk



dust



dye to dye a dye

each



ear



early



earn



Earth planet Earth earth (soil)

east



easy



easy-going



eat eat human or animal eats generally, consume energy
-ed to



edge



effect what is caused effects for drama such as special effects

effective effective effectively - doing something to a good standard effectively - achieves a result by a different means
efficient



effort



eg.



egg



eight



either



eject



elbow



electric



electricity



electronic



else



embarrass



embroidery



emotion feelings


empathy



employ



empty remove contents null

enable



encourage



end



enemy



energy



enforce



enjoy



enough



enter



entertain



entrance



epidemic



equal equals is the same as equal in rank
era



error



escape to escape successfully to be in the process of running away (flee)

escort



especially



essential essential essentially as 'needed for a reason' essentially as 'not polished but done' essence (the essential part)
etc.



ethic



ethnic



evaluate



even even as a type of emphasis equal score not an odd number items are level with each other
evening



event social event occurrence

eventual



ever



every



everything



everywhere



evidence



ex



examine



exchange to exchange an exchange derive: a stock exchange
excite stimulate stimulate happiness

exclude



excrete excrete excrement excretion
excuse as in 'excuse me' to introduce oneself


exercise keep fit task

exit



expect expect expectation (not necessarily predicted) expect (as a consequence of the rules of a system) await (wait for)
expensive



experience verb experienced (capability from experience) adventure
explain



explode



expose expose expose a wrong expose to a weakening environment (exposure) put on exhibition
express express an idea or emotion express as communication express as a display (eg. art) without needing an audience
expression facial expression


extra beyond normal amount


extreme



extrovert



eye