--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 61 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/61/) [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 61 [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:* To keep someone or something inside a small or closed space: «The dog was confined to the kitchen».[↗](../../confine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To keep something within a limit and not let it spread or go beyond: «Please confine your answer to 100 words».[↗](../../confine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Be confined to bed, a wheelchair or the house: to have to stay there because of illness or injury.[↗](../../confine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (old) To be confined: to be in bed to give birth to a baby.[↗](../../confine/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To hold something tightly in place, such as tying hair back.[↗](../../confine/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fire was confined to the kitchen and did not spread.[↗](../../confine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad was confined to bed with flu for a week.[↗](../../confine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please confine your talk to five minutes.[↗](../../confine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tiger paced in its confined enclosure.[↗](../../confine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats hate being confined in a box.[↗](../../confine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Firefighters train for rescues in confined spaces.[↗](../../confine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The flooding was confined to the low part of town.[↗](../../confine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Aphrodite is also frequently represented in the act of confining her dripping locks in a knot, whilst her attendant nymphs envelop her in a gauzy veil.[↗](../../confine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **confined** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Kept inside a small or closed space (a confined space).[↗](../../confined/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kept from going somewhere (confined to bed).[↗](../../confined/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Limited to a particular area or group (The problem is confined to one class).[↗](../../confined/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Past form of confine: to keep someone or something within limits.[↗](../../confined/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pup was confined to the kitchen at night.[↗](../../confined/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play in confined spaces like old fridges.[↗](../../confined/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was confined to bed with flu.[↗](../../confined/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The flood was confined to the low part of town.[↗](../../confined/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The prisoners were confined to their cells.[↗](../../confined/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire was confined to one room.[↗](../../confined/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him, bitterly reviled him.[↗](../../confined/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **confinement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Confinement is being kept in a small space or not being allowed to leave.[↗](../../confinement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the animals were in confinement".[↗](../../confinement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Solitary confinement is keeping a prisoner alone in a cell.[↗](../../confinement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old-fashioned, euphemism) Confinement was a polite word for the time a woman gives birth and rests in bed.[↗](../../confinement/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The prisoner spent years in confinement.[↗](../../confinement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess hated her confinement in the tower.[↗](../../confinement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the operation, he faced a week's confinement to bed.[↗](../../confinement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chickens kept in close confinement cannot move freely.[↗](../../confinement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Solitary confinement is a harsh punishment.[↗](../../confinement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the lady's confinement ended with a baby boy.[↗](../../confinement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I think he found his confinement wearisome, so that I was a welcome guest.[↗](../../confinement/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **confines** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The edges or limits of a place: «within the confines of the school grounds».[↗](../../confines/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The limits of an idea, rule or activity: «within the confines of the law».[↗](../../confines/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pupils must stay within the confines of the school grounds at lunch.[↗](../../confines/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy was happy to escape the confines of its crate.[↗](../../confines/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the narrow confines of the cave, we had to crawl.[↗](../../confines/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Artists like to work beyond the confines of the usual rules.[↗](../../confines/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Everything must be done within the confines of the law.[↗](../../confines/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox lived within the confines of the city park.[↗](../../confines/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.[↗](../../confines/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.26.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confines/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **confirm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To confirm something is to show or say that it is definitely true or correct.[↗](../../confirm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To confirm a plan, booking or time is to say that it will definitely happen.[↗](../../confirm/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In some Christian churches, to confirm someone is to accept them as a full member in a ceremony.[↗](../../confirm/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Confirmed describes someone who has long held a habit or belief and is unlikely to change.[↗](../../confirm/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Check your answer to confirm that it is right.[↗](../../confirm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor confirmed that my arm was broken.[↗](../../confirm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please confirm the time of the party.[↗](../../confirm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The test results confirmed our guess.[↗](../../confirm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum phoned to confirm our table at the restaurant.[↗](../../confirm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher confirmed that the trip was on Friday.[↗](../../confirm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you confirm your email address?[↗](../../confirm/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · To confirm this there are faithful witnesses; the world, year and man, the twelve, the Equipoise, the heptade, which God regulates like the Dragon, \[40\] (Tali) sphere and the heart.[↗](../../confirm/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../confirm/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I have sworn, and have confirmed it, to observe Thy righteous ordinances.[↗](../../confirm/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.106, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confirm/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.[↗](../../confirm/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confirm/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.[↗](../../confirm/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.9.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confirm/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **confirmation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Confirmation is a message or proof that something is true or definitely happening, like a booking confirmation.[↗](../../confirmation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) Confirmation is a Christian ceremony in which a young person or adult, usually already baptised, confirms their faith for themselves, often with a bishop laying hands on them and praying.[↗](../../confirmation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We got an email confirmation for the cinema tickets.[↗](../../confirmation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher waited for confirmation that the trip was on.[↗](../../confirmation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister's confirmation is at the cathedral with the bishop.[↗](../../confirmation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At confirmation, Ciara chose the name Brigid.[↗](../../confirmation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The test result gave confirmation of our guess.[↗](../../confirmation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Confirmation classes are on Wednesday evenings.[↗](../../confirmation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The clothes were ready, and the candidate for confirmation was ready.[↗](../../confirmation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **confirmeth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «confirmeth» means «confirms», a form of «confirm».[↗](../../confirmeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To confirm something is to show or say that it is definitely true or correct.[↗](../../confirmeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them.[↗](../../confirmeth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.26, JPS 1917) **confiscate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To take something away from someone, usually as a punishment or because a rule says it is not allowed, often keeping it for a while.[↗](../../confiscate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) For police or the government to take someone's property officially, for example because it was used in a crime.[↗](../../confiscate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher confiscated my phone because it rang in maths.[↗](../../confiscate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If you bring that slime to class again, I'll confiscate it.[↗](../../confiscate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My yo-yo was confiscated until home time.[↗](../../confiscate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Customs officers confiscated the fruit at the airport because of the rules on pests.[↗](../../confiscate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Police confiscated the stolen bikes.[↗](../../confiscate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad threatened to confiscate the games console if we kept fighting.[↗](../../confiscate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The referee confiscated the ball from the boys who kept kicking it at the windows.[↗](../../confiscate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Everything he had was confiscated or stolen.[↗](../../confiscate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **confiscation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The act of taking something away from someone because of a rule or as a punishment.[↗](../../confiscation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) The official taking of property by police, a court or the government.[↗](../../confiscation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school rules say that toys in class may lead to confiscation.[↗](../../confiscation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The confiscation of his skateboard made Sam sulk all afternoon.[↗](../../confiscation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The court ordered the confiscation of the money from the robbery.[↗](../../confiscation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In history we read about the confiscation of land from farmers.[↗](../../confiscation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweets brought into the exam room face confiscation.[↗](../../confiscation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the third confiscation, Mia stopped bringing her cards to school.[↗](../../confiscation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **confiture** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) Confiture is the French word for jam or fruit preserve: «confiture de fraises» means strawberry jam; to an English ear it sounds like «kon-fee-TOOR».[↗](../../confiture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In English it is a rare, fancy word used on jars and menus for a jam or sweet preserve.[↗](../../confiture/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In French, jam is «la confiture».[↗](../../confiture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Je voudrais de la confiture» means «I'd like some jam».[↗](../../confiture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The jar said «Confiture de fraises».[↗](../../confiture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We spread confiture on our croissants in Paris.[↗](../../confiture/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Confiture is made by boiling fruit with sugar.[↗](../../confiture/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The menu offered toast with butter and confiture.[↗](../../confiture/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **conflagration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) A very large, destructive fire that spreads widely.[↗](../../conflagration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A big war or conflict.[↗](../../conflagration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Great Fire of London was a terrible conflagration.[↗](../../conflagration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The conflagration destroyed hundreds of homes.[↗](../../conflagration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Firefighters battled the conflagration all night.[↗](../../conflagration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dry bushland can turn a small spark into a conflagration.[↗](../../conflagration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaders feared the border fight would become a wider conflagration.[↗](../../conflagration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Only stone buildings survived the conflagration.[↗](../../conflagration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The smoke drove across the scene of the conflagration, and the wind carried it away.[↗](../../conflagration/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **conflict** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument.[↗](../../conflict/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A conflict is a war or fight between countries or groups.[↗](../../conflict/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* If two things conflict, they cannot both be true or happen at the same time.[↗](../../conflict/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In stories, the conflict is the main problem the characters must face.[↗](../../conflict/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two friends had a conflict over the football.[↗](../../conflict/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people lost their homes in the conflict.[↗](../../conflict/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The story's conflict is that the dragon has stolen the gold.[↗](../../conflict/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Choir practice conflicts with football training.[↗](../../conflict/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned how to solve conflicts calmly.[↗](../../conflict/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The two reports gave conflicting numbers.[↗](../../conflict/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher helped settle the conflict.[↗](../../conflict/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A SERPENT and an Eagle were struggling with each other in deadly conflict.[↗](../../conflict/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He made them as a conflict, drew them up like a wall; and set one against the other as in warfare.[↗](../../conflict/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../conflict/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He made them as a conflict, drew them up like a wall ; and set one against the other as in warfare.[↗](../../conflict/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../conflict/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **conform** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To conform is to behave the way most people do or the way you are expected to.[↗](../../conform/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To conform to a rule or standard is to obey it or meet it: «The toys conform to safety rules».[↗](../../conform/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To conform to a shape is to fit it.[↗](../../conform/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* All toys must conform to safety standards.[↗](../../conform/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He didn't want to conform, so he dyed his hair blue.[↗](../../conform/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The uniform must conform to school rules.[↗](../../conform/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mattress conforms to the shape of your body.[↗](../../conform/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People often conform to what their friends do.[↗](../../conform/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This bike helmet conforms to the safety rules.[↗](../../conform/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Now I want rest after my dinner," said the Portuguese; "you must conform to the rules of the house while you are here.[↗](../../conform/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **conformable** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* matching or fitting in shape or manner.[↗](../../conformable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And under the firmament were their wings conformable the one to the other; this one of them had two which covered, and that one of them had two which covered, their bodies.[↗](../../conformable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.1.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../conformable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **conformity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Behaving the same way as most other people or as the rules expect, instead of being different: «pressure towards conformity».[↗](../../conformity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being in agreement with a rule, law or standard: «in conformity with the safety rules».[↗](../../conformity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* School uniforms are partly about conformity.[↗](../../conformity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some teenagers dye their hair to rebel against conformity.[↗](../../conformity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The toy was tested for conformity with safety rules.[↗](../../conformity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Conformity is not always bad: we all drive on the same side of the road.[↗](../../conformity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about a girl who refuses to give in to conformity.[↗](../../conformity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists ran a famous experiment showing how strong the pressure to conformity can be.[↗](../../conformity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **confound** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To confound someone is to confuse them so badly that they cannot think clearly.[↗](../../confound/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To confound a plan is to defeat it or spoil it.[↗](../../confound/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (exclamation) «Confound it!» is an old way of saying «Blast it!» when something goes wrong.[↗](../../confound/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puzzle began to confound me.[↗](../../confound/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The magician's fog was meant to confound the soldiers.[↗](../../confound/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not confound the innocent with the guilty.[↗](../../confound/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Confound it!» cried the farmer when his cart stuck in the mud.[↗](../../confound/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.'[↗](../../confound/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confound/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth; and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.[↗](../../confound/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confound/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **confounded** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Confounded means very puzzled or confused.[↗](../../confounded/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old-fashioned, mild swearing) Confounded is used to show annoyance, meaning «annoying» or «wretched»: «this confounded rain».[↗](../../confounded/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To confound someone is to surprise and confuse them; to confound a plan or prediction is to prove it wrong.[↗](../../confounded/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To confound two things is to mix them up and think one is the other.[↗](../../confounded/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puzzle left everyone confounded.[↗](../../confounded/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «That confounded motor car!» shouted the old man.[↗](../../confounded/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The result confounded the experts.[↗](../../confounded/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Confound it, I've lost my keys\![↗](../../confounded/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad cursed the confounded washerwoman's dress.[↗](../../confounded/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The magician's trick confounded the audience.[↗](../../confounded/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Kow" must not be confounded with the more prosaic animal with a "C."[↗](../../confounded/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The harmonious one (zusammengefuegtes Eins) was confounded with the plain one and thus fire came to be regarded as the Pythagorean first material element..[↗](../../confounded/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../confounded/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded.[↗](../../confounded/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.6.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confounded/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · We are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.'[↗](../../confounded/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.9.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confounded/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They shall be ashamed, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go in confusion together that are makers of idols.[↗](../../confounded/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.45.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confounded/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **confront** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To confront someone is to face them, often to argue or talk about a problem.[↗](../../confront/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To confront a problem or danger is to deal with it instead of avoiding it.[↗](../../confront/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* If a problem confronts you, you have to face it.[↗](../../confront/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She confronted her brother about the missing chocolate.[↗](../../confront/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight confronted the dragon.[↗](../../confront/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You have to confront your fears to beat them.[↗](../../confront/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We were confronted with a huge pile of homework.[↗](../../confront/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher confronted the problem of bullying.[↗](../../confront/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't confront a burglar — call the police.[↗](../../confront/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.[↗](../../confront/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confront/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.[↗](../../confront/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confront/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword; (Writings PSA.17.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confront/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/60/) **61** [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/62/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/60/) - next →: [page 62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/62/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)