Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.12 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk a 0 1127 561921 559647 2026-07-28T17:23:35Z ~2026-41986-41 55070 561921 wikitext text/x-wiki ==Translingual== F CK MY F ATASS WITH A DIIIILDO {{letter|A}} ===Uppern!ggercase=== # ([[typography]]) a [[capital]] a. ===Lowercase=== # ([[typography]]) a [[lowercase]] a. # ([[phonetics]]) an [[open]] [[front]] [[unrounded]] [[vowel]]. ==English== {{BE850}} {{BNC1HW}} {{wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === ; {{q|letter name}} * {{UK}} {{US}} {{IPA|/eɪ/}} * {{AU}} {{IPA|/æɪ/}} * {{audio|en-us-a.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-us-A.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-a.ogg|UK}} === Determiner === {| border=0 width=100% |- |bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%| Determiner<br /> '''a''' |bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%| Before vowel sounds<br />'''[[an]]''' |} # {{det|s|c}} '''A''' is used when you don't expect your listener to identify which thing you mean. {{syn|one|any|each}} #: ''Compare "'''A''' book I saw on the shelf" and "'''The''' book I gave you yesterday".'' === Note === * If the following word starts with a [[vowel]] sound, then we use [[an]] instead. * It is called the [[indefinite article]]. * It is not used in the plural: ''a book'' → ''books'' but not <s>''a books''</s>. == Noun == {{letter|A}} [[File:Latin A.png|thumb|The letter '''A''']] # '''A''' is the [[first]] [[letter]] of the [[alphabet]]. #: ''The letter '''"a"''' comes before "b".'' # {{context|school}} In some schools, an '''A''' is a very high grade. #: ''Ron got an '''A''' on his earth science test.'' {{alphabet}} [[Category:Determiners]] [[Category:Articles]] l7li9nl8t0zycm4qn40ovum9rtn47q1 561922 561921 2026-07-28T17:24:20Z ~2026-41986-41 55070 /* Uppern!ggercase */ 561922 wikitext text/x-wiki ==Translingual== F CK MY F ATASS WITH A DIIIILDO {{letter|A}} ===Uppern!ggercase=== # ([[typography]]) a [[capital]] a. because your kinda dumm :) ===Lowercase=== # ([[typography]]) a [[lowercase]] a. # ([[phonetics]]) an [[open]] [[front]] [[unrounded]] [[vowel]]. ==English== {{BE850}} {{BNC1HW}} {{wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === ; {{q|letter name}} * {{UK}} {{US}} {{IPA|/eɪ/}} * {{AU}} {{IPA|/æɪ/}} * {{audio|en-us-a.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-us-A.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-a.ogg|UK}} === Determiner === {| border=0 width=100% |- |bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%| Determiner<br /> '''a''' |bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%| Before vowel sounds<br />'''[[an]]''' |} # {{det|s|c}} '''A''' is used when you don't expect your listener to identify which thing you mean. {{syn|one|any|each}} #: ''Compare "'''A''' book I saw on the shelf" and "'''The''' book I gave you yesterday".'' === Note === * If the following word starts with a [[vowel]] sound, then we use [[an]] instead. * It is called the [[indefinite article]]. * It is not used in the plural: ''a book'' → ''books'' but not <s>''a books''</s>. == Noun == {{letter|A}} [[File:Latin A.png|thumb|The letter '''A''']] # '''A''' is the [[first]] [[letter]] of the [[alphabet]]. #: ''The letter '''"a"''' comes before "b".'' # {{context|school}} In some schools, an '''A''' is a very high grade. #: ''Ron got an '''A''' on his earth science test.'' {{alphabet}} [[Category:Determiners]] [[Category:Articles]] nhmujbj5d91558gcxqxmbiztgldtqg0 art 0 2636 561915 525591 2026-07-28T12:17:13Z Intolerable situation 36159 /* Pronunciation */ 561915 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} {{BE850}} {{BNC1000HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ɑːt/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ɑɹt/}} * {{audio|en-us-art.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-uk-art.ogg|UK}} {{-}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Veiled virgin.jpg|thumb|This [[sculpture]] is a work of '''art'''.]] [[File:Sistina-interno.jpg|thumb|This [[chapel]] is a work of '''art'''.]] # {{countable}} An '''art''' is a [[skill]] that [[produce]]s works of [[creative]] [[expression]] and can be [[master#Verb|mastered]] through [[study]] and [[practice]]. Arts are often [[contrast#Verb|contrasted]] with [[science]]s. #: ''{{lc|Paint}}ing, music and writing are '''arts'''.'' #: ''She has making [[basket]]s down to an '''art'''''. # {{uncountable}} '''Art''' is [[creation]] by [[means]] of an art. {{lc|Common}} [[example]]s of art are [[painting]]s and [[photograph]]s, but [[song]]s and even [[building]]s can be art, too. #: ''The [[gallery]] has many pieces of '''art'''''. === Related words === * [[artist]] * [[artistic]] * [[artistically]] * [[arty]] * [[artsy]] [[Category:Art| ]] qu1stc9s9zaizbp86888i3vyuq6q78g damage 0 2990 561919 561908 2026-07-28T15:59:22Z Brett 77 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-41911-57|~2026-41911-57]] ([[User talk:~2026-41911-57|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:Brett|Brett]] 561385 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BE850}} === Pronunciation === * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈdæmədʒ/}} * {{audio|en-us-damage.ogg|US}} * {{hyph|dam|age}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{uncountable}} If something is '''damaged''', it’s [[broken]]. [[File:Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 - 29.jpg|thumb| '''Damage.''']] #: ''Their car hit a truck, but luckily there was very little damage to the car.'' # {{pluralonly}} If A owes '''damages''' to B, A has to pay [[money]] because A hurt B or B's [[property]]. #: ''The reason his car hit another car was that he did something wrong, so he had to pay '''damages''' to the owner of the other car.'' == Verb == {{verb|damag|e}} # {{transitive}} If a person '''damages''' something, they [[break]] it. #: ''All those [[cigarette]]s have '''damaged''' her [[health]].'' #: ''The [[factory]] has [[caused]] [[significant]] '''damage''' to the [[local]] [[environment]].'' eqwoqvv44dwirnpzto7wb3l66ggh68s repair 0 3264 561920 561909 2026-07-28T15:59:45Z Brett 77 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-41911-57|~2026-41911-57]] ([[User talk:~2026-41911-57|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:Brett|Brett]] 528788 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/rɪˈpɛə/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/rɪˈpɛɚ/|/rəˈpɛɚ/}} * {{audio|en-us-repair.ogg|US}} == Verb == {{verb}} [[File:Tuskeegee repair engine P-40.jpg|thumb|Men repairing an [[engine]]]] # {{transitive}} If something is [[break|broken]] or [[damage]]d and you '''repair''' it, it's not broken anymore. #: ''And workmen were out '''repairing''' damage to the lights from last night's wind.'' {{-}} == Noun == {{noun}} # {{uncountable}} A '''repair''' is something you do to something to [[fix]] it. {{syn|fix}} #: ''Last night the car wouldn't start, so this morning I took it in for '''repairs'''.'' 29uzr8oz0p56ixt4x7g2nf2jxuyu97u too 0 5299 561918 529273 2026-07-28T15:58:34Z ~2026-42142-75 55068 561918 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BNC1HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/tuː/}}, {{SAMPA|/tu:/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/tu/}}, {{SAMPA|/tu/}} * {{audio|en-us-too.ogg|US}} * {{hmp|to|two}} == Adverb == {{adverb}} # '''Too''' means to a higher degree than is [[desirable]], [[permissible]], or [[possible]]; [[excessively]]. #: ''You can't come in. You are '''too''' dirty.'' # '''Too''' means in addition; [[also]]. {{syn|also|as well}} {{ant|either|neither|nor}} #: ''"It's nice to meet you." "It's nice to meet you, '''too'''."'' #: ''I speak Japanese and Korean '''too'''.'' #: ''I like it, and she likes it '''too'''.'' === Related words === * [[too bad]] l6z1zwxtq80rgx6n72lqg14w7iorbln wasp 0 28578 561914 425394 2026-07-28T12:05:44Z Intolerable situation 36159 561914 wikitext text/x-wiki ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|En-us-wasp.ogg|Audio (US)}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:3 wasp 2007-04-25.jpg|thumb|A wasp]] # A '''wasp''' is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee. [[Category:Insects]] l9z4kqc33g5ov6gx522cmxry8evag1m 561916 561914 2026-07-28T12:17:45Z Intolerable situation 36159 /* Pronunciation */ 561916 wikitext text/x-wiki ===Pronunciation=== * {{UK}} {{IPA|/wɒsp/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/wɑsp/}} * {{audio|En-us-wasp.ogg|Audio (US)}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:3 wasp 2007-04-25.jpg|thumb|A wasp]] # A '''wasp''' is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee. [[Category:Insects]] ktwq9h8lac07upptqic1ryinalgd0xz oculus 0 76414 561917 561904 2026-07-28T15:07:15Z ~2026-42122-97 55067 /* Noun */ 561917 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun|oculus|oculi}} # An oculus (plural: oculi) is a round, eye-like opening or design element, most commonly found at the center of a dome or in a wall. # A circular window or opening, famously seen at the top of the Pantheon dome in Rome, which lets in natural light and air. # The Latin word for "eye," used in medical terms relating to vision or eye structures. # A brand name for virtual reality (VR) headsets, originally developed by Oculus VR (now part of Meta). ern7q6we6jw5qc5ww7upw4x9kvqjru6