| a2 |
used to introduce one particular thing or person of a group or kind, but one which is not considered known to the listener. [1/3 definitions] |
| abandoned |
An abandoned thing is a thing that somebody has left behind without any plan to come back to it. |
| abbreviate |
When you abbreviate a word, you use a shorter form of it, You often use just a few letters of the word to stand for the whole thing. We often abbreviate things like the names of months, names for the days of the week, and words in addresses like "Street" and "Road." [1/2 definitions] |
| ability |
When you have ability for a certain kind of thing, it means that you are good at it. Some words that have a similar meaning to "ability" are "skill" and "talent." [1/2 definitions] |
| able |
having the skill or power needed to do a thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| above |
When one thing is above another thing, it is higher than it. If a plane flies above the clouds, it means that the plane is flying higher than the clouds. [1/4 definitions] |
| absolutely |
When something is absolutely right, it is exactly right. If something is absolutely beautiful, "beautiful" is the exact word to describe this thing, and there is nothing about this thing that isn't beautiful. [2 definitions] |
| absorb |
When something absorbs another thing, it takes it into itself. It soaks it up. If something absorbs water or other liquid, it takes it into itself the way a towel or sponge does. [1/2 definitions] |
| academy |
An academy is a school. Usually an academy is a private school. People have to pay to go to a private school. Some academies focus on a particular type of thing, such as art, music, military training, or science. Academies give special classes for these things. Some academies are regular schools for school children, and some academies give classes for adult students, especially in things like music, drama, or art. |
| accessory |
An accessory is a thing that you add to something else to make it nicer or better in some way. An accessory is a nice thing to have but it is not a necessary thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| accommodation |
a change that has been made to adapt a thing to someone's needs. [1/2 definitions] |
| accompany |
If somebody accompanies you somewhere, they go along with you. You don't go alone. If one thing accompanies another thing, it comes with it. [2/3 definitions] |
| accord |
Accord is agreement or harmony. If things are in accord, they go well together. If something is in accord with another thing, it follows it. It doesn't go against it. If people are in accord, they agree about something or they have a similar opinion. |
| account |
If a certain thing accounts for something, it means that it is the cause of it. [1/5 definitions] |
| acquaint |
If you acquaint yourself with someone, you introduce yourself to them and get to know them a little. If you acquaint yourself with a thing, you start to learn about it and get some knowledge about it. [1/2 definitions] |
| across |
When something is on the other side of another thing, it is across it. Also, if someone or something goes from one side of something to the other side of it, they go across it. [1/5 definitions] |
| act |
a thing that is done; deed. [1/9 definitions] |
| activity |
a thing that people spend time doing. [1/2 definitions] |
| actual |
The actual reason for something, is the true reason for it. An actual thing is something that is known or proven to be true, or it is, in fact, the real thing that people think it could be. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptable |
If a living thing is adaptable, it has the ability to change itself in order to survive or fit in better in a new situation. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptation |
a particular change in the body of a living thing that helps the animal or plant to survive under new conditions. An adaptation happens over a very long time. [2/4 definitions] |