Definition of (english) in English English dictionary
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- African American Vernacular English
- A variation of Modern English spoken predominately by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States
- American English
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with British English and that of other places
- American English
- Of or related to, or spoken or written in American English
- American English
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English and that of other places
- Australian English
- The form of the English language used in Australia
- BBC English
- A form of received pronunciation formerly used in British broadcasting
- British English
- The English language as written and spoken in Britain, especially in England, contrasted with American English and that of other places
Now, according to my observation, no man whom the Dean of Canterbury, or the Public Orator of Cambridge, would accept as a speaker of pure English, says, with thick utterance, “a gloss of ayull;” and yet thousands of their countrymen do speak thus, and this peculiarity of British English passes very gradually away as social and mental culture increase, until among the best-bred and best-educated people it vanishes, and is heard no more than it or a nasal twang is heard among similar people here.
- Cajun English
- The dialect of the English language spoken in Cajun areas of southern Louisiana, USA
- Canadian English
- The variety of the English language used in Canada
Not so, however, is it with the modern refinements of our Canadian English. In referring to such a fact here, it would be said, not that he dived, but that he dove. Even Longfellow makes use of this — so harsh and unfamiliar to English ears — in the musical measures of his Hiawatha: . . .
- Commonwealth English
- The group of varieties of English used in the ex-colonial member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, in distinction to the varieties used in Britain itself
169–70: Across the world, many former U.K. colonies use English as a major language, and their standard resembles the British standard more than the American. The term “Commonwealth English” is a general term used to refer to this variety of English, which in theory differs little from “British English” as used in Great Britain. ¶ Australia is the best-known example, but even in nations where English is not the official or most widely used language, Commonwealth English is extremely important in commerce and government—as is the case in Nigeria, Pakistan, and India, which is the second-most-populated country in the world.
- Commonwealth English
- The generalized variety of English spoken and written primarily in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, sometimes excluding Canada. Often distinguished from American English by its orthography
Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed.
- Early Modern English
- the form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th to the mid 17th centuries
- Elizabethan English
- The dialect of English spoken during the reign of Elizabeth I of England
- English
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure
an English ton.
- English
- To translate, adapt or render into English
severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc. I spare to English this which I have said.
- English
- A regional type of spoken and or written English; a dialect
- English
- The English-language term or expression for something
What’s the English for ‘à peu près’?.
- English
- The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and other parts of the world
English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
- English
- One’s ability to employ the English language correctly
My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.
- English
- Of or pertaining to England or its people
- English
- English-language; of or pertaining to the English language
- English
- Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise
The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.
- English
- The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen
The Scottish and English have a history of conflict.
- English Bluebell
- The form of bluebell native to the British Isles, where it flowers in spring giving broad carpets of blue in many woods
- English Channel
- The part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
- English English
- A dialect of the English language that is spoken mostly in England. Compare British English
My own tongue is neither American English nor English English, but Irish English; so I am as nearly impartial in the matter as it is in human nature to be.
- English Midlands
- A culturally distinct region in the centre of England
- English bond
- In bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks such that one course has the short sides of the bricks (headers) facing outwards, and the next course has the long sides of the bricks (stretchers) facing outwards
- English bonds
- plural form of English bond
- English covenants
- In the law of real property, a set of six traditional covenants of title made by the seller of a parcel of land to the buyer of that parcel
- English horn
- a woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower
- English horns
- plural form of English horn
- English muffin
- a flat, round, yeast-leavened form of bread
- English muffins
- plural form of English muffin
- English partridge
- the grey partridge
- English plus
- A movement or idea used to encourage English only speakers to learn other languages
- English rose
- An Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose
She is a true English rose.
- English rose
- Any rose thought to be typical of an English country garden
- English roses
- plural form of English rose
- English saddle
- Any of several saddles which, unlike a Western saddle, does not have a horn, but has padded panels so does not need a separate saddle blanket
- English saddles
- plural form of English saddle
- English sonnet
- A sonnet divided into 3 quatrains and a final couplet, using the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
- English strong ale
- An ale brewed to over 5% ABV that uses malt barley. It is brewed in England and also in America
- English studies
- An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language, English linguistics, and English sociolinguistics
- English vice
- Vacuous, base, and tedious moralism
No new thought, nothing of the nature of a finer turning or better expression of an old thought, not even a proper history of what has been previously thought on the subject: an IMPOSSIBLE literature, taking it all in all, unless one knows how to leaven it with some mischief. In effect, the old English vice called CANT, which is MORAL TARTUFFISM, has insinuated itself also into these moralists (whom one must certainly read with an eye to their motives if one MUST read them), concealed this time under the new form of the scientific spirit; moreover, there is not absent from them a secret struggle with the pangs of conscience, from which a race of former Puritans must naturally suffer, in all their scientific tinkering with morals.
- English vice
- The practice of indulging in an extramarital affair that resembles a second household
Oh,” retorted the clever woman, “I thought every one knew that, Mr. Daventry; the English vice is adultery with home comforts.”.
- English vice
- Homosexuality
prostitution was openly paraded in the streets, there was shamelessness later in public parks, and there was the ‘English vice’ – i.e. homosexuality (the French, a little irked at being considered immoral by their neighbours, have periodically been delighted to discover a few tears in the mantle of British virtue).60.
- English vice
- Sadomasochistic sexual practices
In English pornography countless scenes of flagellation metaphorically whipped devotees to a fever pitch of arousal.
- English vice
- A pathologically casual manner and complacency in the face of corruption
Everything in England is done unofficially, casually, by conversations and cliques. The one Parliament that really does rule England is a secret Parliament; the debates of which must not be published—the Cabinet. The debates of the Commons are sometimes important; but only the debates in the Lobby, never the debates in the House. Journalists do control public opinion; but it is not controlled by the arguments they publish—it is controlled by the arguments between the editor and sub-editor, which they do not publish. This casualness is our English vice. It is at once casual and secret. Our public life is conducted privately. Hence it follows that if an English swindler wished to impress us, the last thing he would think of doing would be to put on a uniform.
- English vice
- Hypocrisy
If hypocrisy was the English vice, as the French critic Taine declared, then it had soon become naturalized in the United States.
- English vice
- Snobbishness; sentimental royalism; idealistic love of class and aristocracy
There enters into such things a great national sin, a far greater sin than drink—the habit of respecting a gentleman. Snobbishness has, like drink, a kind of grand poetry. And snobbishness has this peculiar and devilish quality of evil, that it is rampant among very kindly people, with open hearts and houses. But it is our great English vice; to be watched more fiercely than small-pox. If a man wished to hear the worst and wickedest thing in England summed up in casual English words, he would not find it in any foul oaths or ribald quarrelling. He would find it in the fact that the best kind of working man, when he wishes to praise any one, calls him “a gentleman”. It never occurs to him that he might as well call him “a marquis”, or “a privy councillor”—that he is simply naming a rank or class, not a phrase for a good man.
- English vice
- Oppression of a country’s poor
Encomia on a tolerant and kindly society (remember the unarmed policemen?) has to confront believers in the special depravity of a people of hypocrites, uniquely devoted to what was then called the English vice, whether this meant sexual aberration or oppression of the poor. Only in England, said the one side, was political freedom fully established; only in England, replied the other, was economic freedom systematically suppressed.
- English wheel
- A manually-operated metalworking apparatus used to form smooth, compound curves from flat sheets of metal
- English wheels
- plural form of English wheel
- Estuary English
- A variety of English accent, spreading out from London into the area of the Thames estuary, containing features of both received pronunciation, Cockney and other regional accents
- Hiberno English
- English as spoken and written in Ireland
- Hiberno-English
- Alternative spelling of Hiberno English
- I am English
- Indicates that the speaker is from England
- I don't speak English
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the English language
- Indian English
- A major dialect of the English language, having many varieties in India, and also spoken by Indian ex-patriates, Indian migrants, and Indian tourists throughout the world
Much more common was the bureaucratic use of Indian English. Below the level of the most highly educated, whose English was invariably modelled on old-fashioned teaching, were the English-using clerks of the Imperial administration.
- Irish English
- The dialect of the English language spoken in Ireland
- King's English
- Especially in England, spoken or written English which is standard, characterized by grammatical correctness, proper usage of words and expressions, and (when spoken) formal British pronunciation
The O.E.D. is unlike any other dictionary. . . . It wants every word, all the lingo: idioms and euphemisms, sacred or profane, dead or alive, the King’s English or the street’s.
- Korean English
- A dialect of the English language that is chiefly spoken in the Republic of Korea. Compare British English, American English
- Medieval English
- Middle English
- Middle English
- The ancestor language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD. It developed from Anglo-Saxon, also called Old English, with heavy influence from French and Latin after the Norman invasion
- Modern English
- English spoken since the great vowel shift, completed in roughly 1550
- Multicultural London English
- An English accent peculiar to modern day London, being a mixture of Cockney, Jamaican, West African, and Indian accents and dialects. Also known as MLE
- Old English
- The ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD. The language is a more inflected language, maintaining strong and weak verbs, nouns, and adjectives. It has a clearly marked subjunctive mood, and has 5 cases of nouns and adjectives. In addition to singular and plural grammatical numbers, there was a dual number for two people. After ca. 884, many Old Norse words made their way into Old English, as Norse settlers in the Danelaw interacted with native Anglo-Saxons
- Old English
- Middle English
- Old English Sheepdog
- A breed of herding dog (also used as a pet), with shaggy grey and white fur also covering its face, and a docked tail
- Old English Sheepdogs
- plural form of Old English Sheepdog
- Queen's English
- Especially in England, spoken or written English which is standard, characterized by grammatical correctness, proper usage of words and expressions, and (when spoken) formal British pronunciation
In the movies, bankable Brits fall into one of two categories: those who live in stately homes and possess a firm grasp of the Queen's English, and those who live in cottages or tenements and possess accents thick enough to caulk boats.
- Scottish English
- A dialect of the English language that is spoken mostly in Scotland. Compare British English
- South African English
- a dialect of English spoken in South Africa and in neighbouring countries
- Standard English
- The English language as it is spoken and written by educated native users
A debate rages on whether or not the singular they constitutes Standard English usage.
- body English
- A body motion made to coax an object already propelled go in a desired direction. For example, a nervous leaning or twisting movement while playing sports such as golf or bowling, to "persuade" the ball to go in a desired direction
- do you have a menu in English
- A question used to ask for a menu in the English language
- do you speak English
- Used to ask whether or not the addressed person is able to speak in the English language
- does anyone here speak English
- Does anyone here speak English?
- english
- Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling
You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.
- full English
- A cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods
- full English breakfast
- A traditional breakfast from England, typically consisting of bacon, eggs, tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread and sausages (with the ubiquitous cup of tea)
- full English breakfasts
- plural form of full English breakfast
- how do you say...in English
- Common phrase used to ask how to express an idea or translate a word, often in a foreign language
- king's English
- Alternative form of King's English
- queen's English
- Alternative form of Queen's English
- simple English
- Constructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden which only contains a small number of words
- simple English
- Controlled language originally developed for aerospace industry maintenance manuals
- white English bulldog
- A medium to large breed of predominantly white dog with short, coarse coat, square, flat skull with powerful jaws and hind legs, originally bred as a protection and defense dog against the hostile frontier of early Spanish Florida. They are the closest descendents to the old spanish guard and war dogs brought to argentina and spanish florida by spanish settlers and inquisitors and they also have strong influence of the british alaunt
- white English bulldog
- A type of farm utility dog
- white English bulldogs
- plural form of white English bulldog
- english
- ancient Earth language (by which we are communicating with you) largely bereft of constructs which easily elucidate intuitive ideas and thought methodologies This language was used for centuries by captains of industry to persuade governmental entities to confer advantage and to subjugate members of other Earth cultures in unwitting exploitation The language lost much of the richness of its ancestral lexical languages and conveyed none of the memes offered by pictographic languages
- english
- {v} to translate or turn into English
- english
- {n} the people or language of England
- english
- {a} belonging or relating to England
- English flute
- (Muzik) The English Flute or recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes — whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle and ocarina. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple. It is distinguished from other members of the family by having holes for seven fingers (the lower one or two often doubled to facilitate the production of semitones) and one for the thumb of the uppermost hand. The bore of the recorder is tapered slightly, being widest at the mouthpiece end and narrowest at the top on Baroque recorders, or flared almost like a trumpet at the bottom on Renaissance instruments
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.) is a global education association for English language teachers to speakers of others languages with individual and institutional members and extensive affiliations worldwide
- old english
- The English language from the middle of the 5th to the beginning of the 12th century. Also called Anglo-Saxon
- African American Vernacular English
- Any of the nonstandard varieties of English spoken by African Americans. Also called Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. See Usage Note at Black English
- Canadian English
- {i} English language used in Canada which is similar to American English
- English
- {i} native or resident of England; people from England
- English Heritage
- a British government organization which takes care of many old buildings and other places that are important in English history National Trust
- English National Opera
- an opera company which performs operas in English at a theatre called the London Coliseum
- English as a Second Language
- {i} English teaching program designed for non-native speakers, ESL
- English breakfast
- {i} breakfast that starts with cereal or fruit then hot cooked food (bacon or ham and eggs, sausages and tomatoes) and then toast with jam or marmalade
- English breakfast
- An English breakfast is a breakfast consisting of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes. It also includes toast and tea or coffee. a large cooked breakfast consisting of bacon, eggs, toast etc continental breakfast
- English foxhound
- Any of a breed of medium-sized hunting dog originating in England and having straight legs and a smooth, black and white or tan and white coat
- English humor
- dry style of humor popular in England
- English muffin
- A flat round muffin made from yeast dough that has been baked on a griddle and is usually split and toasted before being eaten. a round thick flat piece of bread with small holes inside
- English muffin
- {i} flat muffin made with yeast is cooked on a griddle and split and toasted before serving
- English speaker
- person who speaks the English language
- English speaking
- able to speak the English language
- English teacher
- instructor in English, one who teaches English
- English-English dictionary
- dictionary which provides definitions in English for English words
- Middle English
- form of the English language which was used from c.1100 to c.1500 (language of Chaucer)
- Old English
- English language as it was spoken before 1100 C.E
- Queen's English
- English speech or usage that is considered standard or accepted; Received Standard English. speak the Queen's English to speak very correctly and in a way that is typical of people who belong to the highest social class King's English
- Received Standard English
- British English characterized especially by Received Pronunciation
- The English Patient
- novel by Michael Ondaatje; 1996 film directed by Anthony Minghella (starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, and Willem Dafoe)
- United States English
- {i} American English, U.S. English, form of the English language which is used in the United States (as opposed to British English)
- american english
- the English language as used in the United States
- babu english
- Indian English
- basic english
- Ogden and I
- basic english
- a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C
- body english
- a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
- borough english
- a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
- broken English
- poor English
- business English
- {i} English language used in business and international trade (in business correspondence, etc.)
- english
- contains equals begins with ends with
- english
- Belarussian English-Belarussian-English Dictionary, grammar, sounds
- english
- GERMAN SPAIN BELGIUM
- english
- See 1st Bond, n
- english
- English to English lexicon: 17,000 entries / 1 MB English to English Gold lexicon: 35,000 entries / 2 MB English to English Pro lexicon: 77,000 entries / 5 5 MB
- english
- of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
- english
- an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries
- english
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature
- english
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- english
- As used in the play of marble games, the act of putting backspin or sidespin on a marble Being able to put "English" on your shooter allows one to play a much more controlled game, make more complicated shots and increasing the odds of winning
- english
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature
- english
- A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer
- english
- the people of England
- english
- Hindi Descrp
- english civil war
- civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
- english department
- the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature
- english foxhound
- an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs
- english person
- a native or inhabitant of England
- english primrose
- plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
- english revolution
- the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
- english saddle
- a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn
- english teacher
- someone who teaches English
- english toy spaniel
- British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle
- middle english
- English from about 1100 to 1450
- old english
- English prior to about 1100
