--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 49 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, 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/C/page/49/) [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/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 49 [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:* Combined means put together into one: «their combined score».[↗](../../combined/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To combine is to join or mix two or more things together.[↗](../../combined/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* How many balloons do Zoe and Lily have combined?[↗](../../combined/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Combined, the two boxes hold 25 crayons.[↗](../../combined/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom and Max combined their marbles.[↗](../../combined/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Combine the flour and the sugar in a bowl.[↗](../../combined/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydrogen and oxygen combine to make water.[↗](../../combined/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our two classes combined for the school play.[↗](../../combined/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their combined age is 17.[↗](../../combined/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Blue and yellow combined make green.[↗](../../combined/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The incensed deities now combined to punish the offender.[↗](../../combined/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He combined them, this one with that one.[↗](../../combined/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../combined/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Tzaddi, predominant in Taste, crowned it, combined and formed with it Aquarius in the Year, and the gullet in Man.[↗](../../combined/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../combined/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Tau, predominant in beauty, crowned, combined and formed Jupiter in the Universe, the seventh day in the week, and the mouth of man.[↗](../../combined/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../combined/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **combo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A combination of things that go together, like a meal deal of burger, chips and drink.[↗](../../combo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (games) A series of moves or hits done quickly one after another for extra points.[↗](../../combo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A small band of musicians, often playing jazz.[↗](../../combo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) The code of a combination lock.[↗](../../combo/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'll have the burger combo with a milkshake.[↗](../../combo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He pulled off a ten-hit combo in the game.[↗](../../combo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Strawberries and cream are a classic combo.[↗](../../combo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A jazz combo played at the school fair.[↗](../../combo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · What's the combo for your bike lock?[↗](../../combo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sun and wind are a good combo for drying washing.[↗](../../combo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **combust** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To burn, or to catch fire, especially through a chemical reaction with oxygen.[↗](../../combust/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, joking) To get very angry or excited, as if about to burst into flames.[↗](../../combust/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Petrol combusts inside a car engine.[↗](../../combust/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wood combusts when it gets hot enough and has oxygen.[↗](../../combust/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Piles of damp hay can combust on their own.[↗](../../combust/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never leave oily rags in a heap; they can combust.[↗](../../combust/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If I have to wait any longer, I'll combust\![↗](../../combust/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The match combusted with a bright flash.[↗](../../combust/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **combustion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Combustion is burning: a chemical reaction when a fuel joins with oxygen and gives out heat and light.[↗](../../combustion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An engine that burns fuel inside it is an internal combustion engine, like a car engine.[↗](../../combustion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Combustion needs fuel, heat and oxygen.[↗](../../combustion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A candle flame is an example of combustion.[↗](../../combustion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Car engines use internal combustion.[↗](../../combustion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Combustion of wood gives off smoke and ash.[↗](../../combustion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about the fire triangle and combustion.[↗](../../combustion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spontaneous combustion of a pile of oily rags can start a fire.[↗](../../combustion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **come** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking.[↗](../../come/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Come here\![↗](../../come/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To come is to arrive or join a place.[↗](../../come/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The bus is coming.[↗](../../come/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To come is to happen or be in an order.[↗](../../come/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Spring comes after winter.[↗](../../come/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To come from is to have a place as home or start.[↗](../../come/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* She comes from Ireland.[↗](../../come/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Coming together: add.[↗](../../come/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Going away: subtract.[↗](../../come/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 children were playing and 4 more came.[↗](../../come/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") How many children are playing now?[↗](../../come/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Then 3 ducks come to the pond.[↗](../../come/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Come here, please.[↗](../../come/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Which number comes after 19?[↗](../../come/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin comes from New Zealand.[↗](../../come/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you come to my party?[↗](../../come/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Summer comes after spring.[↗](../../come/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Come back before dark.[↗](../../come/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Presently he heard steps coming upstairs.[↗](../../come/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Laban came up with Jacob.[↗](../../come/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../come/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he came near, and kissed him.[↗](../../come/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.27.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../come/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.[↗](../../come/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.17.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../come/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · No evil shall come upon us'?[↗](../../come/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MIC.3.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../come/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And he returned, and came to Achish.[↗](../../come/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.27.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../come/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore they came back, and told him.[↗](../../come/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.9.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../come/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **comeback** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A comeback is when someone or something becomes successful or popular again after a bad time: the team made a great comeback.[↗](../../comeback/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A comeback is a quick, clever reply to an insult or a joke.[↗](../../comeback/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (written as two words, verb) To come back means to return.[↗](../../comeback/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our team was 3–0 down but made an amazing comeback.[↗](../../comeback/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Flared jeans are making a comeback.[↗](../../comeback/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer's comeback concert sold out.[↗](../../comeback/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He had no comeback when she proved him wrong.[↗](../../comeback/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her funny comeback made everyone laugh.[↗](../../comeback/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Come back home before dark\![↗](../../comeback/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **comedian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A comedian is a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes or doing funny things, on stage, on TV or in films.[↗](../../comedian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A comedian is also anyone who is always being funny (a class comedian).[↗](../../comedian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The comedian told a joke and everyone laughed.[↗](../../comedian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle wants to be a stand-up comedian.[↗](../../comedian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Charlie Chaplin was a famous comedian in silent films.[↗](../../comedian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom is a bit of a comedian in our class.[↗](../../comedian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The comedian made funny faces on TV.[↗](../../comedian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A good comedian knows when to pause.[↗](../../comedian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **comedy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Films, plays, shows or stories meant to make people laugh.[↗](../../comedy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A single funny film, play or show (a comedy).[↗](../../comedy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The funny side of something (the comedy of the situation).[↗](../../comedy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (literature) A play with a happy ending, as in Shakespeare's comedies.[↗](../../comedy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We watched a comedy and laughed all night.[↗](../../comedy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stand-up comedy is one person telling jokes on stage.[↗](../../comedy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school play was a comedy about a lost goat.[↗](../../comedy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shakespeare wrote comedies and tragedies.[↗](../../comedy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip was a comedy of errors.[↗](../../comedy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a lot of comedy in the book.[↗](../../comedy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "In tragedies they die, in comedies they marry one another."[↗](../../comedy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **comeliness** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* (old use) Comeliness is the state of being pleasant or pretty to look at.[↗](../../comeliness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war; they hanged the shield and helmet in thee, they set forth thy comeliness.[↗](../../comeliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comeliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · So that I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.[↗](../../comeliness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.10.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comeliness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, nor beauty that we should delight in him.[↗](../../comeliness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.53.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comeliness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The painter admired the comeliness of the young girls.[↗](../../comeliness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her comeliness made everyone smile.[↗](../../comeliness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The villagers were proud of the comeliness of their children.[↗](../../comeliness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **comely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome.[↗](../../comely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A comely maiden came to the well.[↗](../../comely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old king had a comely son.[↗](../../comely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cottage was small and comely.[↗](../../comely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.[↗](../../comely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.[↗](../../comely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.33.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.[↗](../../comely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **comer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A comer is a person who comes to a place, a newcomer or arrival.[↗](../../comer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The animals stared at the new comer.[↗](../../comer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Every comer was given a seat by the fire.[↗](../../comer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Welcome, comer, and sit down.[↗](../../comer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **comest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «comest» means «you come», a form of «come»: To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking.[↗](../../comest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Come here\![↗](../../comest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.[↗](../../comest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.6, JPS 1917) · "Whence comest thou, maiden?" said Connla.[↗](../../comest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Celtic Fairy Tales) · Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.[↗](../../comest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.19, JPS 1917) **comestible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal or humorous) Comestibles are things to eat, food.[↗](../../comestible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Comestible means fit to be eaten: «comestible plants».[↗](../../comestible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The butler laid out a table of comestibles.[↗](../../comestible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Are these mushrooms comestible?[↗](../../comestible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Any comestibles in the fridge?» asked Dad in a posh voice.[↗](../../comestible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sold comestibles and drinks.[↗](../../comestible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Not all wild berries are comestible.[↗](../../comestible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The picnic basket was full of comestibles.[↗](../../comestible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **comet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A comet is a ball of ice, dust and rock that travels around the Sun. When it comes close to the Sun, it heats up and makes a glowing cloud and a long bright tail that we can sometimes see in the night sky.[↗](../../comet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A comet has a long glowing tail.[↗](../../comet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Halley's Comet comes near Earth about every 76 years.[↗](../../comet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The comet's tail points away from the Sun.[↗](../../comet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a comet through binoculars.[↗](../../comet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Comets are made of ice, dust and rock.[↗](../../comet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A comet is sometimes called a «dirty snowball».[↗](../../comet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The comet will not be back for many years.[↗](../../comet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists landed a probe on a comet.[↗](../../comet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cometary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To do with comets, the icy bodies that travel around the Sun and grow glowing tails when they come near it.[↗](../../cometary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Meteor showers come from cometary dust.[↗](../../cometary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The probe studied cometary ice up close.[↗](../../cometary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A cometary orbit can be very long and stretched.[↗](../../cometary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists think cometary water may have reached the young Earth.[↗](../../cometary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The telescope showed a faint cometary tail.[↗](../../cometary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Halley's Comet has a cometary orbit of about 76 years.[↗](../../cometary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cometh** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «cometh» means «comes», a form of «come»: To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking.[↗](../../cometh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Come here\![↗](../../cometh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And they said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer cometh.[↗](../../cometh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.19, JPS 1917) · At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'[↗](../../cometh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.14, JPS 1917) · And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.[↗](../../cometh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917) **comfit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old) A small sweet made of a seed or nut, such as aniseed, caraway or an almond, coated in hard sugar.[↗](../../comfit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Alice found a box of comfits in her pocket.[↗](../../comfit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each animal got one comfit as a prize.[↗](../../comfit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The comfits were a little wet from the salt water.[↗](../../comfit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A comfit is a seed or nut covered in sugar.[↗](../../comfit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sugared almonds are a kind of comfit.[↗](../../comfit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The big birds complained they could not taste their comfits.[↗](../../comfit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **comfort** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Comfort is a pleasant feeling of being relaxed, warm and free from pain or worry.[↗](../../comfort/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To comfort someone means to make them feel less sad or scared.[↗](../../comfort/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A comfort is a person or thing that makes you feel better.[↗](../../comfort/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Comforts are things that make life easy and pleasant, like a warm bed.[↗](../../comfort/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I comforted my little brother when he fell over.[↗](../../comfort/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat was a great comfort to Grandma.[↗](../../comfort/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · These shoes are made for comfort, not speed.[↗](../../comfort/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She took comfort in her friends' kind words.[↗](../../comfort/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We sat in comfort by the fire.[↗](../../comfort/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Trying a new sport takes you out of your comfort zone.[↗](../../comfort/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Soup is my favourite comfort food.[↗](../../comfort/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm came too close for comfort.[↗](../../comfort/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaac was comforted for his mother.[↗](../../comfort/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.67, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comfort/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.'[↗](../../comfort/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.[↗](../../comfort/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comfort/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.[↗](../../comfort/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comfort/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · How then comfort ye me in vain?[↗](../../comfort/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comfort/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God.[↗](../../comfort/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comfort/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.[↗](../../comfort/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.71.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../comfort/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **comfortable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pleasant to use, sit in, wear or be in, without pain or being too hot, cold or tight.[↗](../../comfortable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Feeling relaxed, calm and at ease, not worried or shy.[↗](../../comfortable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Having enough money to live well without worry.[↗](../../comfortable/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Of a win or lead: big enough to be safe.[↗](../../comfortable/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This sofa is really comfortable.[↗](../../comfortable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear comfortable shoes for the school trip.[↗](../../comfortable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Make yourself comfortable while I get some drinks.[↗](../../comfortable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't feel comfortable talking in front of the whole class.[↗](../../comfortable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If a secret makes you feel uncomfortable, tell a trusted adult.[↗](../../comfortable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team had a comfortable lead of ten points.[↗](../../comfortable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat looked comfortable curled up by the fire.[↗](../../comfortable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital said Grandpa was comfortable after the operation.[↗](../../comfortable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The inside of the house was comfortable and roomy.[↗](../../comfortable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **comfortably** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that feels relaxed and free from pain or worry: «sitting comfortably».[↗](../../comfortably/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Easily, with plenty to spare: «They won comfortably».[↗](../../comfortably/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* With enough money to live well: «They live comfortably».[↗](../../comfortably/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Are you sitting comfortably?[↗](../../comfortably/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Then I'll begin.[↗](../../comfortably/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat curled up comfortably on the sofa.[↗](../../comfortably/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team won comfortably, five goals to one.[↗](../../comfortably/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Twenty children fit comfortably in the minibus.[↗](../../comfortably/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandparents are comfortably off since they retired.[↗](../../comfortably/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The patient was resting comfortably after the operation.[↗](../../comfortably/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The box comfortably holds all our books with room to spare.[↗](../../comfortably/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So said, so done, and both slept very comfortably.[↗](../../comfortably/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/48/) **49** [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/50/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/48/) - next →: [page 50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/50/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)