about
adverb, preposition
used for saying that things are in many different parts or areas, especially because they have been left there carelessly
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
adverb, preposition
used for saying that things are in many different parts or areas, especially because they have been left there carelessly
adverb, preposition
used for saying that something spreads until it covers the whole of an area or surface
adverb
used for saying that something is in front of you, in the direction you are going or looking
adverb, preposition
in a place with other people, because you live there or spend a lot of time there
adverb, conjunction, preposition
if one place is before another place on your journey, you come to it first
adverb, preposition
used for saying that someone stops somewhere for a short time, especially while going to another place
adjective, adverb
used for referring to the part of an area or space that is nearest one side or end of it
adverb, interjection
used when you are referring to someone or something that is with you or near you
adverb, interjection
used for saying that someone or something has just arrived or is just arriving
adjective, adverb, preposition
used for referring to the side of something that is the closest to where you are
adjective, adverb, determiner, pronoun
used for referring to the place that is closest to where you are
adjective, adverb, determiner, pronoun
used for referring to the first place that you come to when you continue moving
adjective, adverb, preposition
not on the top or surface of something, especially after being on it
adverb, preposition
used for saying which thing a part of your body accidentally hits or touches causing you to be hurt
adverb, preposition
used for saying that someone leaves their home or place of work in order to visit someone, have a meal, buy something etc
adjective, adverb, preposition
from one side of a window, door, gate etc to the other side of it
another spelling of till1
conjunction, preposition
until: ‘Till’ is less formal than ‘until’ and is used less often in writing
adjective, adverb, preposition
in a high place, or in a higher place than you, for example near the top of a hill or in the top part of a house
adjective, adverb, preposition
looking, turning, or pointing away from the ground or towards a higher position
adverb, conjunction
used when someone knows or says what place someone or something is in or what place they go to
adverb, conjunction
used for referring to a particular place that someone or something is in or that they go to
in front of someone or something
from a very wide area
in or to several different places
at or to the left/right side of someone or something
in a position that is just before the last one/just after the next one
|
|
using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
BuzzWord ArticleOpen Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
add a wordBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog