Note - English meaning

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

Something, usually written, that helps you to remember something

noun

A piece of paper money, constituting a central bank's promissory note to pay a stated sum to the bearer on demand.

Usage examples:

A £100 banknote

noun

A piece of printed paper that has a particular value as money

Usage examples:

A £20 banknote, they issue both banknotes and coins.

idiom

Keep in mind

noun

The part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things

Usage examples:

Her mind was full of what had happened the night before, and she just wasn't concentrating., of cou…

noun

A printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services.

Usage examples:

The bill for their meal came to £17

verb

List (a person or event) in a programme.

Usage examples:

They were billed to appear but did not show up

verb

(of birds, especially doves) stroke bill with bill during courtship.

Usage examples:

Two birds, perfectly white, pink-beaked, dark-eyed, pigeons, settled on the ledge outside my window…

noun

An expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation.

Usage examples:

A biting social commentary about the divide between rich and poor

noun

A series of remarks describing an event, esp. on radio or television, or a set of written notes explaining or expressing an opinion on a text or subject

Usage examples:

[ c ] the television commentary on the olympic games

noun

A spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens, or the action of providing this description

Usage examples:

Commentary on the commentary on the olympic games was much better on the other channel., after reti…

phrase

To write something down

Usage examples:

Perhaps we should commit these ideas to paper before we forget them., it's best to allow yourself s…

noun

The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Usage examples:

Television is an effective means of communication

noun

The process by which messages or information is sent from one place or person to another, or the message itself

Usage examples:

[ u ] e-mail is an increasingly important means of business communication., [ u ] there was very li…

noun

The process of sharing information, especially when this increases understanding between people or groups

Usage examples:

We have been in communication with various agencies in regard to this matter., a form/means/method …

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

verb

To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Usage examples:

Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation., [ + question word ] have you cons…

noun

An essential or characteristic part of something abstract.

Usage examples:

The death had all the elements of a great tabloid story

noun

One of the parts of something that makes it work, or a quality that makes someone or something effective

Usage examples:

The heating element of a toaster, having a second income is an important element for most home buye…

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

List the elements that make up a perfect dinner party., the movie had all the elements of a good th…

noun

Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

Usage examples:

Reading email has become the first task of the morning

verb

Send an email to (someone).

Usage examples:

You can email me at my normal address

noun

A message sent from one person to another by computer

Usage examples:

[ u ] i save all my e-mail., [ c ] she sent an e-mail to her children with the subject line, "sad d…

verb

Come or go into (a place).

Usage examples:

She entered the kitchen

noun

A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.

Usage examples:

The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on y…

verb

To come or go into

noun

An act of going or coming in.

Usage examples:

The door was locked, but he forced an entry

noun

The act of entering a place or joining a particular society or organization

Usage examples:

A flock of sheep blocked our entry to the farm., i can't go down that street - there's a "no entry"…

noun

A door, gate, etc. by which you enter a place

Usage examples:

I'll wait for you at the entry to the park.

noun

A letter.

Usage examples:

Activists firing off angry epistles

noun

A letter

Usage examples:

Lengthy epistle humorous many thanks for your lengthy epistle, which arrived in this morning's post.

noun

One of the letters written to the early christians by the apostles (= the first men who believed in jesus christ)

adjective

Insubstantial and easily damaged.

Usage examples:

A flimsy barrier

noun

A document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper.

Usage examples:

Credit-card flimsies

adjective

(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed

Usage examples:

A flimsy dress, a flimsy building, they convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence.

noun

A dollar bill; a dollar.

Usage examples:

He's worth a boatload of greenbacks

noun

Any piece of us paper money

Usage examples:

He took out a thick wad of greenbacks.

noun

The american dollar, as referred to in relation to currency trading

Usage examples:

Economic growth will affect the global demand for greenbacks., the new currency has lost around 10%…

verb

Pay attention to; take notice of.

Usage examples:

He should have heeded the warnings

noun

Careful attention.

Usage examples:

If he heard, he paid no heed

verb

To pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning

Usage examples:

Heed advice/a warning the airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lac…

noun

A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.

Usage examples:

He has given no hint of his views

verb

Suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.

Usage examples:

The minister hinted at a possible change of heart

noun

Something that you say or do that shows what you think or want, usually in a way that is not direct

Usage examples:

[ + that ] he's dropped (= given) several hints to the boss that he'll quit if he doesn't get a pro…

noun

A sign or piece of information that indicates something.

Usage examples:

The visit was an indication of the improvement in relations between the countries

noun

A sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen

Usage examples:

An indication that there are few indications that the economy is on an upswing., an indication of s…

noun

A suitable action that is suggested by something

Usage examples:

The indication from the trade figures is to reduce stock by at least 30 percent.

noun

A change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.

Usage examples:

A set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections

noun

Change in the quality of the voice, often showing an emotion

Usage examples:

Phyllis replies without any particular inflection in her voice, "i guess i’m lazy.", "gets," "got,"…

noun

A change in or addition to the form of a word that shows a change in the way it is used in sentences

Usage examples:

If you add the plural inflection "-s" to "dog" you get "dogs".

verb

Write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.

Usage examples:

His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy

verb

To write words in a book or cut words onto the surface of an object

Usage examples:

She inscribed the book, "to my number-one fan.", wind and rain wore away the inscriptions on the gr…

verb

To write words in a book or carve (= cut) them on an object

Usage examples:

(be) inscribed on the prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first pag…

noun

A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.

Usage examples:

The inscription on her headstone

noun

Words that are written or cut in something

Usage examples:

The inscription read "to darling molly, christmas 1904"., the inscriptions on the gravestones were …

noun

The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

Usage examples:

She spoke english with a german intonation

noun

The sound changes produced by the rise and fall of the voice when speaking

noun

The sound changes produced by the rise and fall of the voice when speaking, especially when this has an effect on the meaning of what is said

Usage examples:

The end of a sentence that is not a question is usually marked by falling intonation.

noun

An individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set.

Usage examples:

The items on the agenda

adverb

Used to introduce each item in a list.

Usage examples:

Item two statute books … item two drums

noun

One thing that is a part of a list or a collection of things

Usage examples:

There were several more items on the agenda., a news item in this morning’s newspaper, basic food i…

noun

A brief note.

Usage examples:

A few jottings on an envelope

verb

Write (something) quickly.

Usage examples:

When you've found the answers, jot them down

verb

To write something quickly in a short note

Usage examples:

[ m ] the guard jotted down the van’s license plate number.

noun

A brief note.

Usage examples:

A few jottings on an envelope

noun

Quickly written short notes

Usage examples:

She made some jottings in the margin of the book she was reading.

noun

A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

Usage examples:

A capital letter

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

A written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent by post

Usage examples:

Letter from i got a letter from the bank this morning.

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A memorandum.

Usage examples:

An unnamed official was so alarmed by the draft that he wrote a highly unusual memo of protest.

noun

Short form ofmemorandum

Usage examples:

He put his conclusions in a memo to bethel.

noun

A written message sent from one person or department to another within a company or organization

Usage examples:

In a memo (to sb) in a memo to employees, the chief executive outlined plans to increase the shared…

noun

A written message in business or diplomacy.

Usage examples:

He told them of his decision in a memorandum

noun

A written report prepared especially for a person or group of people and containing information about a particular matter

Usage examples:

Ann will send a memorandum to the staff outlining the new procedures.

noun

An official report about a particular subject that is written for a company, organization, or government to consider

Usage examples:

An earlier memorandum, agreed with the treasury, stated that overspends should be split between lon…

noun

A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.

Usage examples:

If i'm not there leave a message on the answerphone

verb

Send a message to (someone), especially by email.

Usage examples:

I was messaged by a californian contact for some information

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Usage examples:

We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

Usage examples:

The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Usage examples:

We waited for twenty minutes

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

Usage examples:

The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

Minute particles

noun

A letter, especially a long or official one.

Usage examples:

Yet another missive from the foreign office

noun

An official, formal, or long letter

Usage examples:

She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections.

noun

A series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics.

Usage examples:

Algebraic notation

noun

The system of written symbols used esp. in mathematics

noun

The action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone.

Usage examples:

She was brought into hospital for observation

noun

A remark made about something you have noticed

Usage examples:

She made an interesting observation about the poet’s intentions., he was admitted to the hospital f…

verb

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Usage examples:

She observed that all the chairs were already occupied

verb

Watch attentively

phrase

To watch, listen to, or think about something or someone carefully or with interest

Usage examples:

If you don't pay attention now, you'll get it all wrong later., don't pay any attention to nina - s…

noun

An instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a cylindrical case.

Usage examples:

Have a pencil and paper ready

verb

Write, draw, or colour with a pencil.

Usage examples:

A previous owner has pencilled their name inside the cover

noun

A thin, usually wooden, tube-shaped device for writing or drawing which has colored material in the center and a point at one end

Usage examples:

[ c ] colored pencils, [ u ] make your corrections in pencil (= using a pencil).

plural noun

An event or a series of activities involving a set procedure.

Usage examples:

You complete a form to start proceedings

plural noun

A series of actions that happen in a planned and controlled way

Usage examples:

As the president was sworn in, the nation watched the proceedings on tv.

noun

The actions that are taken in a court of law

Usage examples:

Commence/enter into/start proceedings the plaintiffs commenced proceedings for breach of contract.,…

collocation

Put in a horizontal position

phrasal verb

Stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.

Usage examples:

Harry put down his cup

phrasal verb

Record something in writing.

Usage examples:

He's putting a few thoughts down on paper

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

To keep information for the future by writing it down or storing it on a computer

Usage examples:

She carefully recorded the events of the meeting., wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour were recor…

noun

An official list or record of names or items.

Usage examples:

A membership register

verb

Short for cash register.

verb

To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list

Usage examples:

[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

noun

A thing that causes someone to remember something.

Usage examples:

Her mushroom omelette is a blissful reminder of sunday suppers

noun

Something that helps someone remember

Usage examples:

She kept the shells as a reminder of our days together., [ + that clause ] the park serves as a rem…

noun

A letter to a customer asking for a payment that they should already have made

Usage examples:

Automatic/email/written reminders

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

verb

Write (something) in a hurried, careless way.

Usage examples:

Charlie scrawled his signature

noun

An example of hurried, careless writing.

Usage examples:

The page was covered in scrawls and doodles

verb

Write carelessly

verb

Write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

He took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible

noun

A piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

Illegible scribbles

verb

Card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely.

Usage examples:

The machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers

noun

An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.

Usage examples:

Flowers are often given as a sign of affection

verb

Write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.

Usage examples:

The card was signed by the whole class

noun

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Usage examples:

Light travels faster than sound

verb

Emit or cause to emit sound.

Usage examples:

A loud buzzer sounded

adjective

In good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased.

Usage examples:

They returned safe and sound

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Usage examples:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Usage examples:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

noun

A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.

Usage examples:

A streak of oil

verb

Cover (a surface) with streaks.

Usage examples:

Tears streaking her face, cynthia looked up

noun

A mark of a color that is different from what surrounds it, or a thin strip of light

Usage examples:

Streaks of gray and black colored the marble., the comet appeared as a dazzling streak in the sky.,…

noun

An idea or plan put forward for consideration.

Usage examples:

Here are some suggestions for tackling the problem

noun

An idea, possible plan, or action that is mentioned for other people to consider

Usage examples:

[ c ] she made some helpful suggestions on how to cut our costs., [ c ] they didn’t like my suggest…

noun

A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.

Usage examples:

She had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her

noun

A feeling or belief that something is likely or true

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] there are suspicions that he may not be able to play at all., [ c ] his strange b…

phrasal verb

Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb

To remove something that was previously put up or put in place

Usage examples:

It must be time to take down the holiday decorations., the indiana pacers took down cleveland, 80–7…

phrasal verb

Provide with shelter

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Usage examples:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Usage examples:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

idiom

To give attention to something, especially because it is important

Usage examples:

You should take careful note of what she tells you because she knows their strategy well.

idiom

To give something your attention

Usage examples:

Voters are beginning to take notice of him as a serious candidate.

noun

A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

Usage examples:

They were speaking in hushed tones

verb

Give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle).

Usage examples:

Push-ups help tone your abs

noun

An instance of buying or selling something.

Usage examples:

In an ordinary commercial transaction a delivery date is essential

noun

An occasion when someone buys or sells something

Usage examples:

Users can now make financial transactions in euros., customers worry about the security of online t…

noun

A written or printed version of material originally presented in another medium.

Usage examples:

A word-for-word transcript comes with each tape

noun

Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.

Usage examples:

This puts the full weight of your uterus on your back and on the major vein that carries blood betw…

noun

A tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

Usage examples:

A vein of iron ore, she published many novels and stories in the romantic vein then popular.

idiom

Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

phrasal verb

Make a note of something in writing.

Usage examples:

Alice wrote down the address

phrasal verb

Reduce the nominal value of stock or goods.