--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 description: The 1215 words of the 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/english/A/page/11/) [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/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / A # A — The English dictionary · page 11 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* An activist is a person who works hard to bring about political or social change, for example by campaigning, protesting or writing letters.[↗](../../activist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist.[↗](../../activist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Malala became an activist for girls' education.[↗](../../activist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Climate activists marched through the city.[↗](../../activist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Activists collected signatures for a petition.[↗](../../activist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You can be an activist by writing to your local council.[↗](../../activist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The activists held up signs outside parliament.[↗](../../activist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **activity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»).[↗](../../activity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Activity is a situation in which a lot is happening or people are busy and moving («a lot of activity in the playground»).[↗](../../activity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Activity is also movement or work done by something (volcanic activity, brain activity).[↗](../../activity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class did a fun activity with magnets.[↗](../../activity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming is my favourite activity.[↗](../../activity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Children need an hour of physical activity a day.[↗](../../activity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The after-school activities include chess and football.[↗](../../activity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a lot of activity at the station before the holiday.[↗](../../activity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists watch the volcano for signs of activity.[↗](../../activity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher handed out an activity sheet.[↗](../../activity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Reading is a quiet activity.[↗](../../activity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the affluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory.[↗](../../activity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../activity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the aflluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory.[↗](../../activity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../activity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **actor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An actor is a person who plays a part in a play, a show or a film.[↗](../../actor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An actor can be any person or group that takes part in something.[↗](../../actor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The play has 12 actors.[↗](../../actor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each actor needs 3 costumes.[↗](../../actor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 actors left the show.[↗](../../actor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The actors sold 240 tickets.[↗](../../actor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The actor learned all his lines.[↗](../../actor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be an actor when she grows up.[↗](../../actor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The voice actor plays a talking cat.[↗](../../actor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All the actors bowed at the end.[↗](../../actor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A good actor can make you cry.[↗](../../actor/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The actors wore masks on stage.[↗](../../actor/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · "One can always get actors if one makes use of what one has," observed grandpapa.[↗](../../actor/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **actress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An actress is a woman or girl who acts in plays, films or TV shows, pretending to be a character.[↗](../../actress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Someone who is "a good actress" is good at pretending feelings she does not really have.[↗](../../actress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The actress played a queen in the new film.[↗](../../actress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister wants to be an actress when she grows up.[↗](../../actress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She won the award for best actress.[↗](../../actress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The actress learned all her lines in a week.[↗](../../actress/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A child actress played the girl in the story.[↗](../../actress/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't believe her tears, she's a good little actress\![↗](../../actress/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The actress waved to the fans outside the theatre.[↗](../../actress/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The many distinguished actors and actresses who had passed away must surely have a field for their talent.[↗](../../actress/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **actual** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Actual means real or true, not just guessed, imagined or planned.[↗](../../actual/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Actual is used to stress the exact thing itself, as in «the actual answer».[↗](../../actual/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I guessed 50 sweets, but the actual number was 62.[↗](../../actual/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The picture shows the beetle at actual size.[↗](../../actual/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the difference between the estimate and the actual answer?[↗](../../actual/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The actual party starts at six, not five.[↗](../../actual/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In actual fact, the moon has no light of its own.[↗](../../actual/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan said ten minutes, but the actual trip took twenty.[↗](../../actual/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But in the actual Russia of to-day, snakes bear by no means so bad a character.[↗](../../actual/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **actually** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Actually means «in fact» or «really», what is true.[↗](../../actually/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Actually is used when you correct someone or say something surprising.[↗](../../actually/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Actually is used to sound polite or soft when you disagree or change your mind.[↗](../../actually/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Sun looks small, but actually it is enormous.[↗](../../actually/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Actually, my name is Sam, not Tom.[↗](../../actually/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Did you actually see the fox?[↗](../../actually/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I thought it would be hard, but it was actually easy.[↗](../../actually/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Actually, I'd rather have juice.[↗](../../actually/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · What actually happened at the party?[↗](../../actually/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Whales are actually mammals.[↗](../../actually/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He actually finished the whole book in one day.[↗](../../actually/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he found that he actually had hind legs\![↗](../../actually/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · \* The Chinese Philosophers even actually said that the circle 0 and the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../actually/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · This \]ieeuliarity harmonizes best with tjie Libjan- Uerberic alphabet, in which we actually find each of the first (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../actually/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A work like the Sefer Yetzirah could not have been the product of the person, who actually put it into writing.[↗](../../actually/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../actually/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **acuity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Sharpness of a sense, especially of eyesight or hearing: «visual acuity» means how clearly you can see small details.[↗](../../acuity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Sharpness of the mind: being quick to notice and understand things.[↗](../../acuity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The eye test measured my visual acuity.[↗](../../acuity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Eagles have amazing visual acuity and can spot a mouse from high up.[↗](../../acuity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective's acuity helped her solve the case.[↗](../../acuity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Older dogs can lose some hearing acuity.[↗](../../acuity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The optician said my acuity is better with glasses.[↗](../../acuity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls have great acuity in the dark.[↗](../../acuity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **acute** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (maths) An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle.[↗](../../acute/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very serious or severe, like acute pain or an acute shortage.[↗](../../acute/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (medicine) Starting suddenly and lasting a short time, as opposed to chronic.[↗](../../acute/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Very sharp and good, about senses or the mind, like acute hearing.[↗](../../acute/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.[↗](../../acute/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · All three angles in an acute triangle are less than 90 degrees.[↗](../../acute/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dogs have an acute sense of smell.[↗](../../acute/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was taken to hospital with acute stomach pain.[↗](../../acute/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There is an acute shortage of water in the village.[↗](../../acute/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls have acute hearing.[↗](../../acute/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This one possessed the sense of hearing to a very high degree: so acute was this sense, that it was said he could hear the grass grow.[↗](../../acute/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ad** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ad is short for advertisement: a picture, video, poster or message that tries to get people to buy something or do something.[↗](../../ad/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small ad (classified ad) is a short notice in a newspaper or online to sell something or find a job, a home or a lost pet.[↗](../../ad/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In scholarly notes, ad is a Latin word meaning "at" or "to", as in "ad fin." meaning "at the end".[↗](../../ad/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I saw an ad for a new cereal on TV.[↗](../../ad/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had to watch an ad before the video.[↗](../../ad/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ads use bright colours to catch your eye.[↗](../../ad/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't click on pop-up ads in games.[↗](../../ad/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad put an ad online to sell our old bike.[↗](../../ad/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class made an ad for the school fair.[↗](../../ad/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an ad on the side of the bus.[↗](../../ad/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The ad said «free», but you had to pay to play.[↗](../../ad/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom; (Prophets ISA.9.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ad/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **ada** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ada is a girl's name (a name).[↗](../../ada/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who wrote what is often called the first computer program.[↗](../../ada/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ada is also a programming language named after her.[↗](../../ada/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* ADA in the USA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects disabled people.[↗](../../ada/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ada Lovelace worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine.[↗](../../ada/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ada is the youngest girl in our class.[↗](../../ada/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our coding lesson was about Ada Lovelace and the first program.[↗](../../ada/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The library has a poster of Ada Lovelace.[↗](../../ada/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · ADA rules mean the building must have a ramp.[↗](../../ada/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ada is a programming language used in planes and trains.[↗](../../ada/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adam** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adam is a boy's or a man's name.[↗](../../adam/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the Bible, Adam is the first man.[↗](../../adam/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Adam's apple» is the bump at the front of the throat.[↗](../../adam/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Adam has 15 stickers.[↗](../../adam/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam gives 4 apples to his sister.[↗](../../adam/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam reads 20 pages a day.[↗](../../adam/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more cards does Adam have than Lisa?[↗](../../adam/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam is in my class.[↗](../../adam/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam's dog is called Rex.[↗](../../adam/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam won the spelling bee.[↗](../../adam/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam and Eve are in a story from the Bible.[↗](../../adam/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Your Adam's apple moves when you swallow.[↗](../../adam/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam scored 2 goals.[↗](../../adam/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Still, she was one of Adam's race, like Rudy.[↗](../../adam/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the book of the generations of Adam.[↗](../../adam/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.5.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adam/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.[↗](../../adam/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.5.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adam/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.[↗](../../adam/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.3.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adam/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **adamant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adjective: refusing firmly to change your mind.[↗](../../adamant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Noun (old use, in fairy tales): a very hard stone, unbreakable like diamond.[↗](../../adamant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was adamant that she would not go.[↗](../../adamant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chains were made of adamant.[↗](../../adamant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "No," said the king, adamant as ever.[↗](../../adamant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead; fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.'[↗](../../adamant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.3.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adamant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **adapt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To adapt is to change so that you fit a new place or situation better.[↗](../../adapt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To adapt something is to change it so it can be used in a new way.[↗](../../adapt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To adapt a book or story is to change it into a film, play or shorter version.[↗](../../adapt/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Polar bears are adapted to live in the cold Arctic.[↗](../../adapt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It took me a few weeks to adapt to my new school.[↗](../../adapt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We adapted the recipe because Sam cannot eat nuts.[↗](../../adapt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The play was adapted from a famous fairy tale.[↗](../../adapt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cacti are adapted to dry places: they store water in their stems.[↗](../../adapt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog quickly adapted to the new house.[↗](../../adapt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This is probably another case of adapting one tradition to another.[↗](../../adapt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adaptable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adaptable means able to change to suit new situations or places.[↗](../../adaptable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An adaptable thing can be changed for different uses.[↗](../../adaptable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Foxes are adaptable and live in both cities and forests.[↗](../../adaptable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Be adaptable when plans change.[↗](../../adaptable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This adaptable table can be made bigger.[↗](../../adaptable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Humans are very adaptable animals.[↗](../../adaptable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Good teachers are adaptable to every pupil.[↗](../../adaptable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The adaptable plant grows in sun or shade.[↗](../../adaptable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adaptation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In science, an adaptation is a feature of a living thing (body part or behaviour) that helps it survive in its habitat, like a camel's hump or a polar bear's thick fur.[↗](../../adaptation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An adaptation is a changed version of something, such as a film made from a book.[↗](../../adaptation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Adaptation is the process of changing to fit a new situation.[↗](../../adaptation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A camel's long eyelashes are an adaptation to sandy winds.[↗](../../adaptation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Webbed feet are an adaptation for swimming.[↗](../../adaptation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cacti have spines instead of leaves, an adaptation that saves water.[↗](../../adaptation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hibernation is a behavioural adaptation.[↗](../../adaptation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a film adaptation of «Charlotte's Web».[↗](../../adaptation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The play was an adaptation of a fairy tale.[↗](../../adaptation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Moving to a new country took some adaptation.[↗](../../adaptation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Russian word idol is identical with our own adaptation of +eidolou+.[↗](../../adaptation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **adapted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adapted means changed so as to suit a new use, place or situation («The book was adapted into a film»).[↗](../../adapted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In science, adapted describes a living thing whose body or behaviour suits its habitat («Camels are adapted to the desert»).[↗](../../adapted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Adapted means got used to something new («She quickly adapted to her new school»).[↗](../../adapted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A polar bear is adapted to the cold Arctic.[↗](../../adapted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cactuses are adapted to live with little water.[↗](../../adapted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The play was adapted from a famous book.[↗](../../adapted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The car was adapted so that Grandad could drive with his hands only.[↗](../../adapted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ducks have webbed feet, adapted for swimming.[↗](../../adapted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After a few weeks, our puppy adapted to his new home.[↗](../../adapted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The recipe was adapted to make it gluten-free.[↗](../../adapted/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish are adapted to breathe in water with gills.[↗](../../adapted/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley.[↗](../../adapted/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **adapter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small device that lets you connect a plug or cable to a socket or machine it does not normally fit.[↗](../../adapter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who adapts something, such as a story for film.[↗](../../adapter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We need a travel adapter for the plugs in Spain.[↗](../../adapter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The laptop came with a power adapter.[↗](../../adapter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not plug too many things into one adapter.[↗](../../adapter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He used an adapter to connect his headphones to the phone.[↗](../../adapter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The UK plug would not fit, so Dad found an adapter.[↗](../../adapter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The film's adapter changed the ending of the book.[↗](../../adapter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adaptor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An adaptor is a small device that lets you connect a plug or cable to a different kind of socket.[↗](../../adaptor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An adaptor is something that changes a thing so it fits or works with another thing.[↗](../../adaptor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We need an adaptor to use our charger in Spain.[↗](../../adaptor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad bought a travel adaptor at the airport.[↗](../../adaptor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The adaptor changes a UK plug to fit a US socket.[↗](../../adaptor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't plug too many things into one adaptor.[↗](../../adaptor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My laptop has a power adaptor.[↗](../../adaptor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This adaptor lets old headphones fit the new phone.[↗](../../adaptor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The adaptor got hot, so Mum unplugged it.[↗](../../adaptor/#x7 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