--- title: A — The Early Modern English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 21 words of the Early Modern English dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/) / A # A — The Early Modern English dictionary The words of the Early Modern English dictionary under A: 21 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. 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[abide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/abide/) — To remain or stay somewhere for a time. — 5 sentences - [abode](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/abode/) — Stayed or lived in a place for a time. — 4 sentences - [abroad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/abroad/) — Spread around in many places, or out of doors. — 4 sentences - [actest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/actest/) — «actest» means «you act», a form of «act»: To act means to do something, to take action: act quickly in an emergency. — 2 sentences - [afar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/afar/) — At a great distance. — 4 sentences - [affright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/affright/) — Made very afraid, or the sudden fear itself. — 4 sentences - [almond](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/almond/) — Here it means the almond tree or its flower, not the nut. — 4 sentences - [alway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/alway/) — At all times, every time. — 4 sentences - [an](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/an/) — Used before a word that starts with a vowel sound, to mean one. — 4 sentences - [anon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/anon/) — Soon, shortly, or straight away. — 4 sentences - [apothecary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/apothecary/) — A person who made and sold medicines. — 4 sentences - [appeareth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/appeareth/) — «appeareth» means «appears», a form of «appear»: To appear means to come into sight, to begin to be seen: a rainbow appeared. — 4 sentences - [approacheth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/approacheth/) — «approacheth» means «approaches», a form of «approach». — 2 sentences - [art](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/art/) — Are, used with thou. — 4 sentences - [artillery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/artillery/) — In older English, any weapons that throw or shoot, such as bows and arrows or catapults. — 3 sentences - [askest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/askest/) — «askest» means «you ask», a form of «ask». — 4 sentences - [asketh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asketh/) — «asketh» means «asks», a form of «ask». — 5 sentences - [asp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asp/) — A small, poisonous snake. — 4 sentences - [atonement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/atonement/) — In these texts, a gift or offering to God that makes up for a sin. — 4 sentences - [aught](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/aught/) — Anything at all. — 4 sentences - [awaiteth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/awaiteth/) — «awaiteth» means «awaits», a form of «await»: (formal) To await is to wait for something. — 2 sentences - 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