Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.18 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 0 2812 563986 562172 2026-09-04T02:21:48Z Victor Bob 42043 563986 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BE850}} {{BNC1000HW}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/bɪˈkɒz/|/bɪˈkəz/}}, {{SAMPA|/bI"kQz/|/bI"k@z/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/bɪˈkəz/|/bɪˈkɔz/|/bɪˈkʌz/}}, {{SAMPA|/bI"k@z/|/bI"kOz/|/bɪ"kVz/}} * {{audio|en-us-because.ogg|US}} == Preposition == {{preposition}} # You use '''because''' to show the [[reason]] for something. #: ''I bought the book '''because''' I wanted to read it.'' #: ''We have to raise our prices '''because''' of rising costs.'' #: ''There's no class '''because''' it's Sunday.'' === Synonyms === * [[for]] * [[as]] * [[since]] * [[now]] === Related words === * [[by]] * [[cause]] [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] [[Category:Conjunctions]] [[Category:Prepositions with of-PP complements]] [[Category:Intransitive prepositions]] {{stub}} nt63i469l2yuips73l3eyqlmvto12s3 0 6377 563977 560121 2026-09-04T02:17:08Z Victor Bob 42043 563977 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BNC1000HW}} {{-}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ɑlˈðoʊ/}} * {{SAMPA|/Al"DoU/}} * {{audio|en-us-although.ogg|US}} == Preposition == {{preposition}} # You use '''although''' to show that an idea is [[surprising]] or different from another idea. {{syn|though|while}} #: ''We decided to take rooms in Longwood house, '''although''' we knew we could not really afford the rent there.'' {{stub}} [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] [[Category:Intransitive prepositions cmrctw6nolhvr4ga3l84n9e2cqlzv4f 563978 563977 2026-09-04T02:17:25Z Victor Bob 42043 563978 wikitext text/x-wiki {{BNC1000HW}} {{-}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ɑlˈðoʊ/}} * {{SAMPA|/Al"DoU/}} * {{audio|en-us-although.ogg|US}} == Preposition == {{preposition}} # You use '''although''' to show that an idea is [[surprising]] or different from another idea. {{syn|though|while}} #: ''We decided to take rooms in Longwood house, '''although''' we knew we could not really afford the rent there.'' {{stub}} [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] [[Category:Intransitive prepositions]] bgii92qkzmqjwfz89c2dlz61oyzmgx4 0 6456 563980 514734 2026-09-04T02:18:43Z Victor Bob 42043 /* Related words */ 563980 wikitext text/x-wiki == Preposition == {{preposition}} # In the same way that it would be if. #: ''It could look '''as if''' we're trying to hide something.'' #: ''She acts '''as if''' she hates me.'' #: ''It's '''as if''' we were in jail or something.'' #: '''''As if''' this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.'' # Used in exclamations to say that something is not true. #: ''"I'm not going to help anymore." "'''As if''' you were helping before!"'' === Synonyms === * [[as though]] === Related words === * [[as]] * [[if]] [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] {{stub}} 13i47c6voouhsj0tdntnz8m887dzosd 0 6458 563985 501203 2026-09-04T02:21:08Z Victor Bob 42043 563985 wikitext text/x-wiki == Preposition == {{preposition}} # the same way that it would be if #: ''It could look '''as though''' we're trying to hide something.'' #: ''She acts '''as though''' she hates me.'' #: ''It's '''as though''' we were in jail or something.'' #: '''''As though''' this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.'' === Synonyms === * [[as if]] === Related words === * [[as]] * [[though]] [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] {{stub}} tg9xx44vrfd4nd2n5iueok9vp7i3bxz 0 6888 563981 550277 2026-09-04T02:19:13Z Victor Bob 42043 /* Preposition */ 563981 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{enPR|/in ôr'd?r/}} * {{audio|en-au-in order.ogg|AU}} == Preposition == {{preposition}} # for the [[purpose]] (of doing something) {{syn|so as}} #: '''''In order''' to find out more of what this writer thinks, we can read other works by him.'' #: ''We should get a new car '''in order''' to solve the problem.'' {{stub}} == Expression == {{expression}} # allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc. #: ''Is it '''in order''' to speak now?'' === Related words === * [[in]] * [[order]] [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] [[Category:Intransitive prepositions]] 8cl0kgyi19hczjdlwg24xxmio9ex0ce 0 6939 563979 553568 2026-09-04T02:18:10Z Victor Bob 42043 563979 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/əˈlaʊɪŋ/}} * {{audio|en-us-allowing.ogg|US}} == Preposition == {{preposition}} # You use '''allowing''' for something, to show that you have thought about that thing in making your decision or getting your answer. #: ''Even '''allowing''' for inflation, $3.7 million is too big a change.'' #: '''''Allowing''' that there is never a single correct solution to this problem, the following example offers one possible solution.'' {{stub}} == Verb == {{verb|allow}} # {{present participle of|allow}} [[Category:Prepositions with for-PP complements]] [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] dkkf7hrai6c3u4nemaa8jfyl2cpc1ep 0 25781 563987 544841 2026-09-04T02:22:23Z Victor Bob 42043 563987 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|direct|ly}} {{AVL}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/dɪˈrɛk(t)li/|/daɪˈrɛk(t)li/}} * {{audio|en-us-directly.ogg|US}} * {{audio|en-ca-directly.ogg|CA}} == Adverb == {{adv|more=true}} # If something happens '''directly''', it happens with nothing in between. {{ant|indirectly}} #: ''I don't think we'll be '''directly''' affected by these changes.'' == Preposition == {{preposition}} # right after; as [[soon]] as. {{syn|immediately|instantly}} #: ''I'll pay him a visit '''directly''' I've finished my tea.'' [[Category:Adverbs suffixed with -ly]] [[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]] [[Category:Intransitive prepositions]] {{stub}} mf0848u0ncl7nh2suci7598hdrov46d 0 31343 563974 516568 2026-09-03T12:58:55Z Minorax 27347 563974 wikitext text/x-wiki === Word parts === {{ety-prefix|con|tour}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/ˈkɒntʊə(r)/|/-tɔː(r)/}} * {{audio|en-us-contour.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} # '''Contour''' is the outline of a shape. #: ''He liked the '''contour''' of her body.'' # A '''contour''' is a line that shows the outline of the shape. #: ''I started with a '''contour''' drawing of the mountains.'' # A '''contour''' line joins places of the same height on a map. #: ''Tightly spaced '''contour''' lines mean steep slopes.'' == Verb == {{verb}} # To '''contour''' is to draw or create the outline of a shape. #: ''He would '''contour''' the seat so that it would fit the human shape and be comfortable to sit on.'' {{stub}} i46nywgj1inozy9immic4iqucj462nn 0 69370 563982 563973 2026-09-04T02:20:13Z Victor Bob 42043 /* */ 563982 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} {{stub}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/joʊk/}} * {{audio|En-au-yoke.ogg|AU}} * {{homophones|yolk}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Yoke (PSF).png|thumb|A '''yoke'''.]] # A '''yoke''' is a wooden frame or bar with loops or bows at either end, used for joining two [[oxen]] or other animals together to pull a [[plough]] or vehicle. #: ''The farmer used a '''yoke''' to connect the oxen.'' # If someone has to live under the '''yoke''' of something bad, they have to lives that are controlled by it. #: ''The people struggled to free themselves from the '''yoke''' of [[slavery]].'' # A '''yoke''' is something that connects two parts and keeps them together. #: ''The '''yoke''' of marriage binds two people together.'' # In engineering, a '''yoke''' is a crosspiece that connects two parts of a mechanism. #: ''The '''yoke''' of the airplane controls its pitch and roll.'' # A '''yoke''' is a fitted part of a garment, usually around the neck and shoulders, that provides support and shape. #: ''The dress had a lace '''yoke''' around the neckline.'' == Verb == {{verb|yok|e}} # If you '''yoke''' animals, such as oxen, to something that they pull, you put a yoke on them, so they can pull it. #: ''The farmer '''yoked''' the oxen to the plough.'' # If you '''yoke''' two things together, you join or link them together closely. #: ''The new policy '''yokes''' education with economic development.'' # If someone is '''yoked''' to something bad, they have to lives that are controlled by it. #: ''The workers felt '''yoked''' to their desks.'' rll3w0vg38zkw5sqrs6wwh0lylj6wy3 563983 563982 2026-09-04T02:20:25Z Victor Bob 42043 /* */ 563983 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/joʊk/}} * {{audio|En-au-yoke.ogg|AU}} * {{homophones|yolk}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Yoke (PSF).png|thumb|A '''yoke'''.]] # A '''yoke''' is a wooden frame or bar with loops or bows at either end, used for joining two [[oxen]] or other animals together to pull a [[plough]] or vehicle. #: ''The farmer used a '''yoke''' to connect the oxen.'' # If someone has to live under the '''yoke''' of something bad, they have to lives that are controlled by it. #: ''The people struggled to free themselves from the '''yoke''' of [[slavery]].'' # A '''yoke''' is something that connects two parts and keeps them together. #: ''The '''yoke''' of marriage binds two people together.'' # In engineering, a '''yoke''' is a crosspiece that connects two parts of a mechanism. #: ''The '''yoke''' of the airplane controls its pitch and roll.'' # A '''yoke''' is a fitted part of a garment, usually around the neck and shoulders, that provides support and shape. #: ''The dress had a lace '''yoke''' around the neckline.'' == Verb == {{verb|yok|e}} # If you '''yoke''' animals, such as oxen, to something that they pull, you put a yoke on them, so they can pull it. #: ''The farmer '''yoked''' the oxen to the plough.'' # If you '''yoke''' two things together, you join or link them together closely. #: ''The new policy '''yokes''' education with economic development.'' # If someone is '''yoked''' to something bad, they have to lives that are controlled by it. #: ''The workers felt '''yoked''' to their desks.'' ru0mg7fhqcqyhbo1pqvu9upn55dobai 563984 563983 2026-09-04T02:20:40Z Victor Bob 42043 563984 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} === Pronunciation === * {{IPA|/joʊk/}} * {{audio|En-au-yoke.ogg|AU}} * {{homophones|yolk}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Yoke (PSF).png|thumb|A '''yoke'''.]] # A '''yoke''' is a wooden frame or bar with loops or bows at either end, used for joining two [[oxen]] or other animals together to pull a [[plough]] or vehicle. #: ''The farmer used a '''yoke''' to connect the oxen.'' # If someone has to live under the '''yoke''' of something bad, they have to lives that are controlled by it. #: ''The people struggled to free themselves from the '''yoke''' of [[slavery]].'' # A '''yoke''' is something that connects two parts and keeps them together. #: ''The '''yoke''' of marriage binds two people together.'' # In engineering, a '''yoke''' is a crosspiece that connects two parts of a mechanism. #: ''The '''yoke''' of the airplane controls its pitch and roll.'' # A '''yoke''' is a fitted part of a garment, usually around the neck and shoulders, that provides support and shape. #: ''The dress had a lace '''yoke''' around the neckline.'' == Verb == {{verb|yok|e}} # If you '''yoke''' animals, such as oxen, to something that they pull, you put a yoke on them, so they can pull it. #: ''The farmer '''yoked''' the oxen to the plough.'' # If you '''yoke''' two things together, you join or link them together closely. #: ''The new policy '''yokes''' education with economic development.'' # If someone is '''yoked''' to something bad, they have to lives that are controlled by it. #: ''The workers felt '''yoked''' to their desks.'' {{stub}} 903izokf47qs6w570uyeuzqdptyi398 0 77102 563989 2026-09-04T08:09:38Z ~2026-36517-83 54808 Created page with "==Adjective== {{adj|more=true}} #If you are '''lackadaisical''' you don't have [[interest]] or [[determination]] in doing things." 563989 wikitext text/x-wiki ==Adjective== {{adj|more=true}} #If you are '''lackadaisical''' you don't have [[interest]] or [[determination]] in doing things. 27qe2tepur7h1vg61fbsic2p8etwxop