--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 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/12/) [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 12 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/13/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/62/) **adar** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, around February and March.[↗](../../adar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The twelve months of the year are: Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tamus, Ab, Elul, Tishri, Marcheshvan, Kislev, Teves, Schevat and Adar.[↗](../../adar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../adar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Quoph, predominant in Mirth, crowned, combined, and formed Pisces in the world, Adar in the year, and the spleen in man.[↗](../../adar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../adar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Qoph, predominant in Mirth, crowned it, combined and formed with it Pisces in the Universe, Adar in the Year, and the spleen of Man.[↗](../../adar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../adar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, (Writings EST.9.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.[↗](../../adar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.8.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.[↗](../../adar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.6.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **add** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To add is to put numbers or things together to find how many there are in all; adding makes the total bigger.[↗](../../add/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To add is to put one more thing in with others: add sugar to the tea.[↗](../../add/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To add is to say or write something more: «And bring a coat,» she added.[↗](../../add/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I add one plum on the table.[↗](../../add/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam adds 4 red beads to his 7 blue beads.[↗](../../add/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") How many beads does he have?[↗](../../add/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Add 9 and 6 to find the total.[↗](../../add/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum adds 3 more eggs to the bowl of 5 eggs.[↗](../../add/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If you add 10 to 25, you get 35.[↗](../../add/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Add a pinch of salt to the soup.[↗](../../add/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The coins in my piggy bank add up to 2 dollars.[↗](../../add/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In science we added vinegar to the baking soda and it fizzed.[↗](../../add/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · «Don't forget your hat,» Dad added.[↗](../../add/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And turning to the queen, he added:[↗](../../add/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And she called his name Joseph, saying: 'The LORD add to me another son.'[↗](../../add/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../add/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy valuation.[↗](../../add/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../add/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.[↗](../../add/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../add/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days\![↗](../../add/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.61.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../add/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Add ye year to year, let the feasts come round\![↗](../../add/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.29.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../add/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Add iniquity unto their iniquity; and let them not come into Thy righteousness.[↗](../../add/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.69.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../add/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **adder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An adder is a small poisonous snake, the only venomous snake native to Britain, with a dark zig-zag pattern down its back.[↗](../../adder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Another name is common European viper.[↗](../../adder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An adder is a person or thing that adds numbers, such as a part of a computer that adds.[↗](../../adder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An adder was sunbathing on the heath path.[↗](../../adder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The adder has a black zig-zag stripe.[↗](../../adder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If an adder bites you, keep still and get medical help.[↗](../../adder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Adders are shy and usually slip away from people.[↗](../../adder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A computer has an adder circuit that adds numbers.[↗](../../adder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The death adder lives in Australia.[↗](../../adder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In one hand she brandishes a poniard and a hissing adder, whilst in the other she carries a burning torch.[↗](../../adder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **addicted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not able to stop taking a harmful drug, alcohol or tobacco, because the body and mind need it.[↗](../../addicted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not able to stop doing something, such as gambling or gaming, even when it causes harm.[↗](../../addicted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, light) Liking something very much: «I'm addicted to this song!».[↗](../../addicted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Smoking can make you addicted to nicotine.[↗](../../addicted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle was addicted to alcohol but got help and recovered.[↗](../../addicted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people become addicted to gambling.[↗](../../addicted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm totally addicted to this book series\![↗](../../addicted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Games can be fun, but be careful not to get addicted.[↗](../../addicted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors and support groups help people who are addicted.[↗](../../addicted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **addiction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An addiction is a strong need to keep doing or taking something, like drugs, alcohol, smoking or gambling, even when it causes harm.[↗](../../addiction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) An addiction can jokingly mean a very strong liking.[↗](../../addiction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "my chocolate addiction".[↗](../../addiction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Smoking can lead to addiction.[↗](../../addiction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He got help for his addiction to gambling.[↗](../../addiction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Nicotine in cigarettes causes addiction.[↗](../../addiction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some games are designed to cause a kind of addiction.[↗](../../addiction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Addiction is an illness, and people can recover.[↗](../../addiction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her addiction to sweets is a family joke.[↗](../../addiction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors help people with addiction.[↗](../../addiction/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Talk to an adult you trust if you are worried about someone's addiction.[↗](../../addiction/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **addictive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something addictive makes people want it again and again until they cannot easily stop, such as cigarettes, alcohol or some drugs.[↗](../../addictive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Very enjoyable so that you keep wanting more: «This game is so addictive».[↗](../../addictive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nicotine in cigarettes is very addictive.[↗](../../addictive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Vapes can be addictive, so they are not for children.[↗](../../addictive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This puzzle game is really addictive\![↗](../../addictive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some apps are designed to be addictive.[↗](../../addictive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors warn that sugary drinks can feel addictive.[↗](../../addictive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Crisps are addictive; I can't stop at one\![↗](../../addictive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Addictive drugs can damage your brain and body.[↗](../../addictive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **addition** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (maths) Putting numbers together to find a total; the sum operation, shown by the sign +.[↗](../../addition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A thing or person that is added (a new addition to the family).[↗](../../addition/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The act of adding something.[↗](../../addition/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «In addition» or «in addition to»: as well, also.[↗](../../addition/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Addition is putting numbers together: 3 + 4 = 7.[↗](../../addition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We practised addition and subtraction today.[↗](../../addition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby is the newest addition to our family.[↗](../../addition/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In addition to maths, we have art today.[↗](../../addition/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They built an addition to the back of the house.[↗](../../addition/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new slide is a great addition to the park.[↗](../../addition/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Use addition to find the total cost.[↗](../../addition/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Toto did not like this addition to the party at first.[↗](../../addition/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The same passage is mentioned in the Talmud treatise Chagigah, p. 12, a, with the addition of (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../addition/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · must not be confused with Zain, Z ; and lastly Qoph, Q is very often replaced by K, which is hardly defensible as there is a true K in addition. '[↗](../../addition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") 44.[↗](../../addition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../addition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · It counts n among the simple letters, and, conse- quently, no sound in addition to tiiat of /( can be attached to it.[↗](../../addition/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../addition/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **additional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Additional means extra, more than what was there before.[↗](../../additional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Additional means added on to something.[↗](../../additional/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She bought 5 additional pencils.[↗](../../additional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each additional hour costs 3 dollars.[↗](../../additional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He needs 12 additional points to win.[↗](../../additional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An additional 8 students joined the club.[↗](../../additional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There is an additional fee for late books.[↗](../../additional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We need additional chairs for the party.[↗](../../additional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the teacher for additional help.[↗](../../additional/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The game has additional levels to unlock.[↗](../../additional/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The drink comes at no additional cost.[↗](../../additional/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Additional rain fell overnight.[↗](../../additional/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · "I'm satisfied," said Jack; "and if you stop me from doing a thing after telling me to do it, you are to give me an additional month's wages."[↗](../../additional/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · + Maintain attribution The Google "watermark" you see on each file is essential for informing people about this project and helping them find additional materials through Google Book Search.[↗](../../additional/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../additional/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **additionally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Additionally means also, as well, in addition.[↗](../../additionally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Additionally, you will need a ruler.[↗](../../additionally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip costs 10 pounds; additionally, bring money for lunch.[↗](../../additionally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She sings, and additionally plays the piano.[↗](../../additionally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom bought 5 apples and additionally 3 pears, so 8 fruits in all.[↗](../../additionally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need water.[↗](../../additionally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Additionally, they need sunlight.[↗](../../additionally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Additionally, the school will be closed on the trip day.[↗](../../additionally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **address** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The details of where a person lives or a building is: house number, street, town, postcode or ZIP code.[↗](../../address/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An email or website address.[↗](../../address/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A formal speech: an address to the school.[↗](../../address/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Verb: to write an address on a letter or parcel.[↗](../../address/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Verb: to speak to someone or a group: «address the class».[↗](../../address/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Verb: to deal with a problem: «address the issue».[↗](../../address/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Do you know your home address?[↗](../../address/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the address on the envelope.[↗](../../address/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share your address online.[↗](../../address/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What's your email address?[↗](../../address/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher addressed the whole school.[↗](../../address/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Address your teacher as Mr Smith or Ms Jones.[↗](../../address/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We moved house, so we have a new address.[↗](../../address/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The president gave an address on TV.[↗](../../address/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · When they were alone, Scheherazade addressed her thus:[↗](../../address/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **addressee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The person a letter, parcel, email or message is sent to.[↗](../../addressee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (language) The person someone is speaking to.[↗](../../addressee/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The postman could not find the addressee, so the letter was returned.[↗](../../addressee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the addressee's name in the middle of the envelope.[↗](../../addressee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sender's address goes on the back, and the addressee's on the front.[↗](../../addressee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only the addressee should open this letter.[↗](../../addressee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Check you have the right addressee before you click «Send».[↗](../../addressee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The parcel said «Addressee unknown».[↗](../../addressee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adduce** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To give something as a reason or proof in an argument: to adduce evidence is to bring it forward to support what you say.[↗](../../adduce/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lawyer adduced new evidence in court.[↗](../../adduce/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In her essay she adduced three reasons for saving the woods.[↗](../../adduce/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists must adduce data to back up their claims.[↗](../../adduce/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He could adduce no proof that the dog ate his homework.[↗](../../adduce/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher asked us to adduce examples from the text.[↗](../../adduce/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Several facts were adduced to show the bridge was unsafe.[↗](../../adduce/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sweet drink made from fruit juice, water and sugar, such as lemonade, orangeade or limeade.[↗](../../ade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (suffix) -ade ends many words: lemonade, parade, blockade, barricade, escapade.[↗](../../ade/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Ade is a short form of the names Adrian or Adeola.[↗](../../ade/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sold lemonade at a stand outside our house.[↗](../../ade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Orangeade is an orange drink, like lemonade.[↗](../../ade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The menu had a mango ade.[↗](../../ade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The words parade and lemonade both end in -ade.[↗](../../ade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ade is short for Adrian.[↗](../../ade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Limeade is green and sour.[↗](../../ade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adelie** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kind of penguin of Antarctica, black and white with a white ring round each eye; one of the most common penguins.[↗](../../adelie/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Adélie Land is a part of the Antarctic coast, named after Adèle, the wife of the French explorer who found it; the penguin takes its name from it.[↗](../../adelie/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Adélie penguins build their nests from pebbles.[↗](../../adelie/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An Adélie penguin has a white ring around each eye.[↗](../../adelie/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Adélies eat tiny shrimp-like animals called krill.[↗](../../adelie/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Adélie penguins steal stones from their neighbours' nests.[↗](../../adelie/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists count Adélie penguins to learn how the ice is changing.[↗](../../adelie/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Adélie is smaller than the emperor penguin.[↗](../../adelie/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adept** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adjective: very skilled at doing something.[↗](../../adept/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Noun: a person who is very skilled at something.[↗](../../adept/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He is adept at chess.[↗](../../adept/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After years of study he became an adept in the black art.[↗](../../adept/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an adept at folding paper.[↗](../../adept/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kalisch in the supplementary paragraphs gives a different attribution ; both are wrong, as an adept cultured clairvoyant could prove.[↗](../../adept/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../adept/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **adequate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adequate means enough or good enough for a need or purpose.[↗](../../adequate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Adequate can mean only just good enough, not very good.[↗](../../adequate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Make sure you drink an adequate amount of water.[↗](../../adequate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The room had adequate light for reading.[↗](../../adequate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is 20 pounds adequate for the trip?[↗](../../adequate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her work was adequate, but she can do better.[↗](../../adequate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need adequate sunlight to grow.[↗](../../adequate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tent gave adequate shelter from the rain.[↗](../../adequate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adequately** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Well enough, enough for what is needed, but not especially well.[↗](../../adequately/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a way that is suitable or sufficient for a job.[↗](../../adequately/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The room was adequately heated, though not cosy.[↗](../../adequately/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Make sure you are adequately dressed for the snow.[↗](../../adequately/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plants were not adequately watered, so they drooped.[↗](../../adequately/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She answered the question adequately but forgot the units.[↗](../../adequately/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge was not adequately checked before the storm.[↗](../../adequately/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Children must be adequately supervised near the pool.[↗](../../adequately/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Explain your method adequately so the marker can follow it.[↗](../../adequately/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adhd** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; it is a difference in how the brain works that can make it hard to pay attention, sit still or wait, and it can also bring energy and creativity.[↗](../../adhd/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin has ADHD and finds it hard to sit still for a long time.[↗](../../adhd/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors can tell if someone has ADHD.[↗](../../adhd/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · ADHD is a difference in how the brain works.[↗](../../adhd/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People with ADHD can be very creative and full of ideas.[↗](../../adhd/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher lets him take a movement break because of his ADHD.[↗](../../adhd/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Having ADHD does not mean someone is not clever.[↗](../../adhd/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some grown-ups with ADHD use lists and alarms to remember things.[↗](../../adhd/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adhere** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To adhere means to stick firmly to something, like glue or a sticker on a surface.[↗](../../adhere/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To adhere to a rule, plan or belief means to follow it or keep to it carefully.[↗](../../adhere/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To adhere to a group or idea can mean to support it loyally.[↗](../../adhere/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sticker would not adhere to the wet window.[↗](../../adhere/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Paint adheres better if the wall is clean.[↗](../../adhere/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · All players must adhere to the rules of the game.[↗](../../adhere/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our family adheres to a strict bedtime on school nights.[↗](../../adhere/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The glue helps the paper adhere to the card.[↗](../../adhere/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school adheres to safety guidelines on trips.[↗](../../adhere/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians who adhere to the old ways keep Sunday as a day of rest.[↗](../../adhere/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One spring day the neighbor's boy brought him some field-flowers, and among them was one to which the root still adhered.[↗](../../adhere/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.[↗](../../adhere/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.11.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adhere/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/13/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/11/) - next →: [page 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/13/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)