亚洲网紅露点

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English

[ ing-glishor, often, -lish ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  2. belonging or relating to, or spoken or written in, the English language:

    a high school English class;

    an English translation of a Spanish novel.

  3. of or relating to a person or thing that is not Amish, generally used by Amish people in Anglophone North America:

    The Amish rarely celebrate English holidays like Labor Day.

    He fixed a rabbit hutch for his English neighbor.



noun

  1. (used with a plural verb) the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
  2. the Germanic language of England, widespread and standard also in the United States, Canada, and other countries colonized or settled by England, historically termed Old English (c450鈥揷1150), Middle English (c1150鈥揷1475), and Modern English (after c1475). : E
  3. English language, composition, and literature as offered as a course of study in school.
  4. a specific variety of the English language, as that of a particular time, place, or person:

    Shakespearean English;

    American English.

  5. simple, straightforward language:

    What does all that jargon mean in English?

  6. Sports. (sometimes lowercase)
    1. a spinning motion imparted to a ball, especially in billiards.
  7. Printing. a 14-point type of a size between pica and Columbian.
  8. a grade of calendered paper having a smooth matte finish.
  9. (used with a plural verb) people who are not Amish, generally used by Amish people in Anglophone North America:

    More Amish than English live in this county.

verb (used with object)

  1. to translate into English:

    to English Euripides.

  2. to adopt (a foreign word) into English; Anglicize.
  3. (sometimes lowercase) Sports. to impart spin to (a ball).

English

/ 藞瑟艐伞濒瑟蕛 /

noun

  1. the official language of Britain, the US, most parts of the Commonwealth, and certain other countries. It is the native language of over 280 million people and is acquired as a second language by many more. It is an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch See also Middle English Old English Modern English
  2. the English
    functioning as plural the natives or inhabitants of England collectively
  3. (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 14 point
  4. an old style of black-letter typeface
  5. often not capital the usual US and Canadian term for side
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. denoting, using, or relating to the English language
  2. relating to or characteristic of England or the English
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. archaic.
    to translate or adapt into English Anglo-
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞贰苍驳濒颈蝉丑苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 补苍路迟颈-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 丑补濒蹿-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 苍辞苍-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective noun
  • 辫谤别-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 辫谤辞-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 辫蝉别耻路诲辞-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-贰苍驳路濒颈蝉丑 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of English1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English Englisc, equivalent to Engle (plural) 鈥渢he English鈥 (compare Latin 础苍驳濒墨 鈥渢he Angles,鈥 a branch of the Suevians + -isc; Angle, Anglic, -ish 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see body English ; in plain English .
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a transphobic crime more than anything,鈥 she said, mixing Spanish and English.

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English literature student Chloe Bell, 20, is planning to watch Kneecap live when they support Fontaines DC at Belfast Vital in August.

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And a final thought: if English politics feels splintered and noisy, remember Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland too.

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Nigel Farage's Reform UK has made big gains in English local elections, cementing it as a prime challenger to Britain's traditional main parties.

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Conversations with the Co-op hackers were carried out in text form - but it is clear the hacker, who called himself a spokesperson, was a fluent English speaker.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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